A.J. Brown with the Tennessee Titans, 2019
With the Tennessee Titans, 2019. Photo: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Ole Miss, 2016–⁠18

A.J. Brown

Number
No. 1
Height
6′1″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Starkville, MS
Born
Jun 30, 1997, in Starkville, Mississippi

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A.J. Brown played receiver at Ole Miss (2016–⁠18). The Tennessee Titans took Brown in round 2, No. 51 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,355
Receiving yards, 2018 (Ole Miss, 5–⁠7)
Best game
185 yards
Vs. Louisiana, week 11, 2017: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in receiving yards, 2018
Drafted
No. 51
Round 2, 2019 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Louisiana, 2017233receiving yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Southern Illinois, 2018

Honors

Regional honors: Conerly Trophy 2017

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ole Miss2941214.2237
2017Ole Miss751,25216.71177
2018Ole Miss851,35515.9684
Career1893,01916.01984

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Ole Miss1308470

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Ole Miss1WRFr.
2017Ole Miss1WRSo.
2018Ole Miss1WRJr.6′1″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Ole Miss380.5655th (n=489)0.5221.24%
2017Ole Miss931.0497th (n=507)0.5296.913%
2018Ole Miss1140.7174th (n=497)0.5380.513%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Ole Miss 12 games, 85 catches, 1,355 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Texas TechW 47–⁠27793134
Sep 8vs.Southern IllinoisW 76–⁠418158246
Sep 15vs.AlabamaL 7–⁠62434013
Sep 22vs.Kent StateW 38–⁠17796042
Sep 29atLSUL 16–⁠45972035
Oct 6vs.UL MonroeW 70–⁠219133131
Oct 13atArkansasW 37–⁠33664020
Oct 20vs.AuburnL 16–⁠319149151
Nov 3vs.South CarolinaL 44–⁠486115046
Nov 10atTexas A&ML 24–⁠386127039
Nov 17atVanderbiltL 29–⁠369212184
Nov 22vs.Mississippi StateL 3–⁠355102041
2017 Ole Miss 11 games, 75 catches, 1,252 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.South AlabamaW 47–⁠278233277
Sep 9vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠238156258
Sep 30atAlabamaL 3–⁠661606
Oct 7atAuburnL 23–⁠4410109040
Oct 14vs.VanderbiltW 57–⁠358174258
Oct 21vs.LSUL 24–⁠40439017
Oct 28vs.ArkansasL 37–⁠38248028
Nov 4atKentuckyW 37–⁠34765114
Nov 11vs.LouisianaW 50–⁠2214185233
Nov 18vs.Texas A&ML 24–⁠31770127
Nov 23atMississippi StateW 31–⁠286167177
2016 Ole Miss 11 games, 29 catches, 412 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Florida StateL 34–⁠45248036
Sep 10vs.WoffordW 38–⁠13215112
Sep 17vs.AlabamaL 43–⁠48248137
Sep 24vs.GeorgiaW 45–⁠14446020
Oct 1vs.MemphisW 48–⁠28431011
Oct 15atArkansasL 30–⁠34113013
Oct 29vs.AuburnL 29–⁠40348023
Nov 5vs.Georgia SouthernW 37–⁠27129029
Nov 12atTexas A&MW 29–⁠28477029
Nov 19atVanderbiltL 17–⁠3831606
Nov 26vs.Mississippi StateL 20–⁠55341025

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′0½″
Weight226 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan78″W
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 106 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

Pro Bowls: 3 (2020, 2022–⁠23) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2022–⁠24)

All-Pro teams: AP second team 2022–⁠24.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Tennessee Titans16521,0518
2020Tennessee Titans14701,07511
2021Tennessee Titans13638695
2022Philadelphia Eagles17881,49611
2023Philadelphia Eagles171061,4567
2024Philadelphia Eagles13671,0797
2025Philadelphia Eagles15781,0037
2026 (so far)New England Patriots13260
NFL career1065278,05556

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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