Drew Stanton

Cardinals WR John Brown scored twice in the second quarter of Arizona's third preseason game, once from starting QB Carson Palmer and another from back-up Drew Stanton.

Related players: Larry Fitzgerald, David Johnson, Carson Palmer

Heading into last season, Brown was one of the best up-and-coming receivers in the league. He was 25 years old and coming off of a 65-catch, 1003-yard, 7-touchdown sophomore year. Last year, he struggled with his sickle cell trait and also discovered that he had a cyst in his back. The cyst has been removed and he is reportedly feeling like his old self again. Carson Palmer has taken notice: "He doesn't look like he looked last year. He just has a different energy about him. He's heavier. He's stronger. He looks more explosive than he did last year, I think, with all the health issues he had last year.” Beat writer Josh Weinfuss said that Brown, who has added 12 pounds of muscle this offseason, looks like a “game-changing receiver.” Michael Floyd is out of the way, so outside of Fitzgerald, Brown’s main competition for targets is J.J. Nelson and Jaron Brown. If John Brown is fully healthy again, and it appears that he is, he’s going to be a great value in the middle rounds.