WR · New Orleans Saints · #19

Barion Brown

PR1Questionable · Thighwk 5 report
College
Kentucky
Height
5'11"
Weight
177 lb
Experience
1st season
EPA / target
+0.54
8th of 45 WRs
Catch rate
100.0%
1st of 45 WRs
Yards / target
15.5
1st of 45 WRs
Target share
1.9%
45th of 45 WRs
Receiving
62 yds+0.54 EPA/TGT
4 rec · 4 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

Week 1Week 2Week 4Week 5−0.50Week 6+0.89Week 7

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+2.2
Rushing−1.6
Net+0.5
Best game · Wk 7 vs PIT
3/3
Rec/Tgt
57
Rec yds
0
TD
+2.7
Rec EPA
+0.89
EPA/target
19.0
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 @ DETL000–0––––130
Wk 2 @ BALW000–0––––000
Wk 4 vs ATLL000–0––––1−50
Wk 5 vs MINL000–0––––000
Wk 6 @ NYGW1155.00100.04.0−0.5−0.50000
Wk 7 vs PITL335719.00100.013.7+2.7+0.89000
Season446215.50100.011.3+2.2+0.542−20

How he compares

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

4.27.510.914.217.5−0.36+0.01+0.38+0.75+1.12AllenAdamsEvansDiggsBourneMetcalfLambHigginsCollinsWaddleChaseSmithSt. BrownLondonOlaveWilliamsPickensWilsonRobinsonWatsonSmith-NjigbaWilsonTuckerWashingtonHutchinsonDownsFlowersNacuaNabersFlournoyVeleCokerWashingtonWorthyOdunzeMcMillanEgbukaGoldenBurden IIILemonBostonTateBernardConcepcionBarion Brown↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2026 with Saints

$4.7Mover 4 years
Avg. per year
$1.2M
Guaranteed
$294K 6%
Signed
2026
Runs through
2029
2026 · now
2027
2028
2029
Year 1 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20266+0.544620100.015.515.51.9+0.542−20