WR · New England Patriots · #1

A.J. Brown

WR1

College: Mississippi
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 226 lb
Experience: 8th season

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Season

EPA / target

−0.23▼ 0.51 vs '25

44th of 45 WRs

Catch rate

45.0%▼ 19.5 vs '25

45th of 45 WRs

Yards / target

5.0▼ 3.2 vs '25

43rd of 45 WRs

Target share

22.1%▼ 6.6 vs '25

27th of 45 WRs

Receiving

101 yds−0.23 EPA/TGT

9 rec · 20 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 44 qualifying wide receivers on the 2026 leaderboard plus Brown.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving−4.6

Rushing0.0

Net−4.6

Best game · Wk 7 @ CHI

3/6

Rec/Tgt

Rec yds

+1.5

Rec EPA

+0.26

EPA/target

16.0

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 @ SEAL	4	3	26	8.7	0	75.0	4.8	+1.3	+0.31	0	0	0
Wk 6 vs NYJW	10	3	27	9.0	0	30.0	9.9	−7.4	−0.74	0	0	0
Wk 7 @ CHIL	6	3	48	16.0	0	50.0	24.8	+1.5	+0.26	0	0	0
Season	20	9	101	11.2	0	45.0	13.3	−4.6	−0.23	0	0	0

How he compares

2026 wide receivers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2024 with NE/PHI

$96Mover 3 years

Avg. per year: $32M
Guaranteed: $51M 53%
2026 cap hit: $7M 2.0% of the cap
Signed: 2024
Runs through: 2026

2024

2025

2026 · now

Year 3 of 3 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	3	−4.6	20	9	101	0	45.0	11.2	5.0	22.1	−0.23	0	0	0
2025	15	+33.7	121	78	1,003	7	64.5	12.9	8.3	28.7	+0.28	0	0	0
2024	13	+61.8	97	67	1,079	7	69.1	16.1	11.1	33.9	+0.64	0	0	0
2023	17	+65.9	158	106	1,456	7	67.1	13.7	9.2	30.4	+0.42	0	0	0
2022	17	+55.9	145	88	1,496	11	60.7	17.0	10.3	28.6	+0.39	0	0	0
2021	13	+33.1	105	63	869	5	60.0	13.8	8.3	27.7	+0.32	2	10	0
2020	14	+65.6	106	70	1,075	11	66.0	15.4	10.1	27.2	+0.62	0	0	0
2019	16	+52.9	84	52	1,051	8	61.9	20.2	12.5	19.9	+0.59	3	60	1
Career	108	+364.3	836	533	8,130	56	63.8	15.3	9.7	27.8	+0.43	5	70	1