Draft Note by John Paulsen
Brown's metrics are elite. His ESPN scores–93rd-percentile OPEN, 88th-percentile CATCH, 85th-percentile YAC, 95th-percentile OVERALL–and his 92nd-percentile PFF route grade and 87th-percentile drop rate paint the picture of a complete, physical WR1 at the top of his game. He's finished WR12 per game in back-to-back seasons (14.1 and 12.1 points per game), missing a handful of games each year but producing at a high level when available. Landing in New England with Drake Maye–who posted 100th-percentile efficiency last season–the upside is enormous: a proven WR1 paired with perhaps the most efficient young quarterback in the league.
A.J. Brown
- WR
- , New England Patriots
- 29
- 226 lbs
- 6' 1"
- Mississippi
- 21
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Mike Reiss
·Aug 05 · 10:55 AM EDT
2026 Draft note
Brown's metrics are elite. His ESPN scores–93rd-percentile OPEN, 88th-percentile CATCH, 85th-percentile YAC, 95th-percentile OVERALL–and his 92nd-percentile PFF route grade and 87th-percentile drop rate paint the picture of a complete, physical WR1 at the top of his game. He's finished WR12 per game in back-to-back seasons (14.1 and 12.1 points per game), missing a handful of games each year but producing at a high level when available. Landing in New England with Drake Maye–who posted 100th-percentile efficiency last season–the upside is enormous: a proven WR1 paired with perhaps the most efficient young quarterback in the league.
2026 Strength of Schedule - NE
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 @SEA | 21 PIT | 12 @JAX | 6 @BUF | 8 LV | 19 NYJ | 31 @CHI | 27 @MIA | 20 GB | 29 @DET | BYE | 14 @LAC | 6 BUF | 1 MIN | 10 @KC | 19 @NYJ | 15 DEN | 27 MIA |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.8 | 1.30 | 1.8 | 55/63 | 87.3% |
| 2 | @KC | 5 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.7 | 5.20 | 7.7 | 58/60 | 96.7% |
| 3 | LAR | 6 | 109 | 1 | 10 | 18.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.9 | 19.90 | 22.9 | 62/67 | 92.5% |
| 4 | @TB | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.7 | 1.70 | 2.7 | 55/57 | 96.5% |
| 5 | DEN | 5 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 8.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.3 | 6.80 | 9.3 | 57/61 | 93.4% |
| 6 | @NYG | 6 | 80 | 0 | 9 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 11.00 | 14.0 | 55/57 | 96.5% |
| 7 | @MIN | 4 | 121 | 2 | 6 | 30.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 24.1 | 26.10 | 28.1 | 46/50 | 92.0% |
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Injury Details (w8)
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Injury Details (w9)
Status: Questionable Injury: Hamstring | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | @GB | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.3 | 2.30 | 3.3 | 49/63 | 77.8% |
| 11 | DET | 7 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.9 | 8.40 | 11.9 | 67/72 | 93.1% |
| 12 | @DAL | 8 | 110 | 1 | 10 | 13.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 21.00 | 25.0 | 59/63 | 93.7% |
| 13 | CHI | 10 | 132 | 2 | 12 | 13.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.2 | 30.20 | 35.2 | 52/54 | 96.3% |
| 14 | @LAC | 6 | 100 | 0 | 13 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 13.00 | 16.0 | 69/71 | 97.2% |
| 15 | LV | 2 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 20.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.1 | 11.10 | 12.1 | 50/69 | 72.5% |
| 16 | @WAS | 9 | 95 | 0 | 12 | 10.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.5 | 14.00 | 18.5 | 61/70 | 87.1% |
| 17 | @BUF | 5 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 13.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.8 | 9.30 | 11.8 | 48/54 | 88.9% |
| 18 | WAS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Per game | 5.20 | 66.87 | 0.47 | 8.07 | 12.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.49 | 12.09 | 14.69 | 56.20/62.07 | 90.76% | |
| Totals | 78 | 1003 | 7 | 121 | 12.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 142.3 | 181.3 | 220.3 | 843/931 | 90.76% | |
