A.J. Brown

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

A.J. Brown was acquired by the New England Patriots in a trade with Philadelphia in exchange for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick on June 1, 2026 ... Originally drafted by Tennessee in the second round (51st overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft ... Acquired by Philadelphia in a trade with Tennessee in exchange for a 2022 first-round draft pick and a 2022 third-round draft pick (4/28/22).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• A three-time AP All-Pro Second Team honoree (2022-24), three-time Pro Bowler (2020, 2022, 2023) and Super Bowl LIX champion.
• Returns to a Mike Vrabel-coached team for the first time since becoming Vrabel's second-ever draft pick as a head coach in 2019. He spent three seasons with Vrabel in Tennessee from 2019-21.
• Among all players with at least 250 receptions since 2019, he ranks third in yards per reception (15.3), and fourth in receiving yards (8,029) and receiving touchdowns (56).

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2025 (15/15, 1/1 - Philadelphia)

• Started in 15 games, producing team-leading 78 receptions for 1,003 yards (12.9 avg.) and 7 touchdowns.
• Started in the Wild Card Round vs. San Francisco (1/11/26) and finished with 3 receptions for 25 yards (8.3 avg.).
• Set a franchise record with his fourth-consecutive season reaching 1,000 receiving yards. He is one of five players in the NFL to have recorded 1,000 receiving yards in each of the past four seasons.
• Compiled five games with 100 receiving yards:
  • Week 3 vs. the L.A. Rams (109)
  • Week 7 at Minnesota (121)
  • Week 12 at Dallas (110)
  • Week 13 vs. Chicago (132)
  • Week 14 at the L.A. Chargers (100)
• Inactive vs. the N.Y. Giants (10/26/25).
• Active but did not play in the regular season finale vs. Washington (1/4/26).

2024 (13/13, 4/4 - Philadelphia)

• Started 13 games, totaling 67 receptions for 1,079 yards (16.1 avg.) and 7 touchdowns.
• Started every game of the team's Super Bowl run - the Wild Card Round vs. Green Bay (1/12/25), the Divisional Round vs. the L.A. Rams (1/19/25), the NFC Championship vs. Washington (1/26/25) and in Super Bowl LIX vs. Kansas City (2/9/25). Logged 12 receptions for 163 yards (13.6 avg.) and 2 touchdowns.
• Received AP Second-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors after leading the league in receiving average (min. 60 receptions) and ranking third in yards per game (83.0).
• Compiled five games with 100 receiving yards. He had the joint-most 100-yard receiving games in 2024 despite missing four games:
  • Week 1 vs. Green Bay (119)
  • Week 2 vs. Cleveland (116)
  • Week 10 at Dallas (109)
  • Week 12 at the L.A. Rams (109)
  • Week 15 vs. Pittsburgh (110)
• Inactive vs. Atlanta (9/16), at New Orleans (9/22) and at Tampa Bay (9/29) due to an injury and inactive vs. the N.Y. Giants (1/5/25) for the final game of the season.
• Caught 3 passes for 43 yards and 1 touchdown in Super Bowl LIX vs. Kansas City (2/9/25), becoming the only Eagle to have a receiving touchdown in multiple Super Bowls. He also did so in Super Bowl LVII vs. Kansas City (2/12/23).

2023 (17/17, 0/0 - Philadelphia)

• Started all 17 games, posting with a career-high 106 receptions for 1,456 yards (13.7 avg.) and 7 touchdowns. He finished fifth in the league in receiving yards and eighth in receptions.
• Ste is the only wide receiver and second player in Eagles history to record 100 receptions in a season, along with TE Zach Ertz (2018).
• Compiled seven games with 100 receiving yards, including in six straight weeks from Week 3-8. He tied WR Terrell Owens (2004) for the single-season team record for 100-yard receiving games:
  • Week 3 at Tampa Bay (131)
  • Week 4 vs. Washington (175)
  • Week 5 at the L.A. Rams (127)
  • Week 6 at the N.Y. Jets (131)
  • Week 7 vs. Miami (137)
  • Week 8 at Washington (130)
  • Week 13 vs. San Francisco (114)
• Set an NFL record with six consecutive games with 125-or-more receiving yards from Week 3 to Week 8. He also set the Eagles record for longest streak of 100-yard receiving games.
• Totaled 9 receptions for 175 yards (19.4 avg.) and 2 touchdowns in the 34-31 OT victory vs. Washington (10/1), along with a 59-yard touchdown reception from QB Jalen Hurts in the third quarter to give Philadelphia a lead. He became the first Eagle to produce 175+ receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in a game since WR Jeremy Maclin had 187 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns at Arizona (10/26/14).
• Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after recording 10 receptions for 137 yards in Week 7 vs. Miami (10/22).
• Named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October after catching 40 passes for 700 yards and 5 touchdowns in five games. He led the NFL in receiving yards during that stretch.
• Inactive for the Wild Card Round at Tampa Bay (1/15/24) due to injury.

2022 (17/16, 3/3 - Philadelphia)

• Played in all 17 games with 16 starts, accumulating 88 receptions for a career-high 1,496 yards (17.0 avg.) and 11 touchdowns.
• Started all three of the Eagles' postseason games - the Divisional Round vs. the N.Y. Giants (1/21/23), the NFC Conference Championship vs. San Francisco (1/29/23) and Super Bowl LVII vs. Kansas City (2/12/23). He logged 13 receptions for 146 yards (11.2 avg.) and 1 touchdown.
• Traded to Philadelphia from Tennessee in a draft day trade in exchange for a first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.
• Recorded the most 25+ yard catches in the NFL with 18, finished third in receiving average, tied for third in receiving touchdowns and fourth in receiving yards en route to AP All-Pro Second Team honors and a Pro Bowl selection.
• Set the team record for receiving yards, clearing WR Mike Quick's 1983 mark of 1,409.
• Had 100- plus receiving yards in five games: 155 at Detroit (9/11), 156 vs. Pittsburgh (10/30), 119 vs. Tennessee (12/4), 181 at Chicago (12/18) and 103 at Dallas (12/24).
• Had 100+ receiving yards in five games:
  • Week 1 at Detroit (155)
  • Week 8 vs. Pittsburgh (156)
  • Week 13 vs. Tennessee (119)
  • Week 15 at Chicago (181)
  • Week 16 at Dallas (103)
• Made his Eagles debut at Detroit (9/11) and finished with 10 catches for 155 yards (15.5 avg.), becoming the fifth player since 1970 to log 10 receptions and at least 150 receiving yards in his first game with a team. It was also the third-most yards in a Philadelphia season opener in team history behind Tommy McDonald (179 vs. Pittsburgh on Sept. 15, 1963) and Harold Jackson (161 at Dallas on Sept. 17, 1972).
• Registered 6 receptions for 156 yards (26.0 avg.) and a career-high 3 touchdowns vs. Pittsburgh (10/30). He tied for the second-most receiving touchdowns in a game in Eagles history and the most since WR Riley Cooper at Oakland on Nov. 3, 2013.
• Finished with 9 receptions for a career-high 181 yards (20.1 avg.) at Chicago (12/18), the most receiving yards by an Eagle since WR Jeremy Maclin had 187 receiving yards at Arizona (10/26/14).
• Caught 6 passes for 96 yards (16.0 avg.) and 1 touchdown in Super Bowl LVII vs. Kansas City (2/12/23). His touchdown came on a 45-yard pass from QB Jalen Hurts at the beginning of the second quarter, the longest touchdown pass in a Super Bowl for the Eagles.

2021 (13/13, 1/1 - Tennessee)

• Started 13 games, recording 63 receptions for 869 yards  (13.8 avg.) and 5 touchdowns. Added 2 carries for 10 yards (5.0 avg.).
• Started in the team's Divisional Round game vs. Cincinnati (1/22/22), logging 5 receptions for a Titans postseason record 142 yards (28.4 avg.) and 1 touchdown. His 28.4-yard receiving average is the best in Titans postseason history in a game (min. 5 receptions) and ranks seventh in NFL postseason history in a game (min. 5 receptions).
• Logged three 100-yard games:
  • Week 7 vs. Kansas City (133)
  • Week 8 at Indianapolis (155)
  • Week 16 vs. San Francisco (145)
• Registered his first career defensive tackle vs. Arizona (9/12) as a defensive back on the final play of the first half.
• Carried the ball once for 3 yards vs. Indianapolis (9/26) before leaving the game in the first quarter with an injury.
• Inactive at the N.Y. Jets (10/3) due to injury.
• Recorded his 10th career 100-yard game vs. Kansas City (10/24), posting 8 receptions for 133 yards (16.6 avg.) and 1 touchdown. He became the eighth player in Titans history to do so and the first since Titans WR Ernest Givins (1986-88) to accomplish the feat within his first three seasons.
• Placed on Injured Reserve on Nov. 27 and activated on Dec. 23.
• Returned to play vs. San Francisco (12/23) and caught a career-high 11 passes for 145 yards (13.2 avg.) and 1 touchdown. He caught 8 passes on third down becoming the first player since 1978 to produce 8 or more receptions on third down in a game. Six of his third-down receptions went for first downs, giving him the most third-down conversions in a game since WR Davante Adams had 7 in 2020.

2020 (14/12, 1/1 - Tennessee)

• Played in 14 games with 12 starts and finished with 70 catches for 1,075 yards (15.4 avg.) and a career-high 11 touchdowns. Added 1 onside kick returned for a 42-yard touchdown.
• Started the team's Wild Card Round game vs. Baltimore (1/10/21), posting 6 receptions for 83 yards (13.8 avg.) and 1 touchdown.
• Named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career.
• Tied WR Drew Bennett (2004) for the team record for receiving touchdowns in a season.
• Became the 11th player to record 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first two seasons and the fifth player since 1970 to log at least 2,000 receiving yards and 19 receiving touchdowns through two career seasons.
• Reached 100 receiving yards in four games:
  • Week 7 vs. Pittsburgh (153)
  • Week 9 vs. Chicago (101)
  • Week 14 at Jacksonville (112)
  • Week 17 at Houston (151)
• Inactive vs. Jacksonville (9/20) and at Minnesota (9/27) due to injury.
• Scored his 10th and 11th receiving touchdowns vs. Houston (10/18), becoming the first player to log 10 receiving touchdowns in less than 20 games for the Titans since 1970.
• Registered 4 receptions for 98 yards (24.5 avg.) and 1 touchdown at Indianapolis (11/29). He also returned an onside kick 42 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter while up 38-20, becoming the first player in franchise history with a receiving touchdown and a kickoff return touchdown in the same game.

2019 (16/11, 3/3 - Tennessee)

• Played in all 16 games with 11 starts, accumulating 52 receptions for 1,051 yards and 8 touchdowns, adding in 3 carries for 60 yards (20.0 avg.) and 1 touchdown.
• Started all three of the team's postseason games: the Wild Card Round at New England (1/4/20), the Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/11/20) and the AFC Championship at Kansas City (1/19/20). He produced 5 receptions for 64 yards  along with a 9-yard rush in the playoffs.
• Finished the regular season leading all rookies in receiving yards, tied for first in receiving touchdowns and fifth in receptions. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team after the season.
• Led all rookies with five 100-yard receiving games:
  • Week 1 at Cleveland (100)
  • Week 12 vs. Jacksonville (135)
  • Week 14 at Oakland (153)
  • Week 15 vs. Houston (114)
  • Week 17 at Houston (124)
• Started his NFL debut at wide receiver at Cleveland (9/8), hauling in 3 receptions for 100 yards (33.3 avg.). He became the first Titan since RB Sid Blanks (9/12/64) to record 100 receiving yards in his NFL debut.
• Scored his first two career touchdown receptions at Atlanta (9/29), finishing with 3 receptions for 94 yards (31.3 avg.) and 2 touchdowns. He became the first Titans rookie with two or more touchdown receptions in a game since WR Chris Sanders against the Denver Broncos on Nov. 26, 1995.
• Started at Oakland (12/8) and produced 5 receptions for 153 yards (30.6 avg.) and 2 touchdowns. He scored his first touchdown on a career-long 91-yard touchdown to put the Titans up 14-7 in the first quarter. It was the fourth-longest touchdown reception in team history and the longest since Dick Compton had a 95-yard touchdown reception vs. Buffalo (12/5/1965).
• Started vs. New Orleans (12/22) and recorded 1 reception for 34 yards along with a 49-yard touchdown run coming off a reverse in the first quarter.
• Started the first postseason game of his career in the Wild Card at New England (1/4/20), logging 1 reception for 4 yards.

COLLEGE

• Played in 26 games with 25 starts in three seasons at Ole Miss (2016-18), accumulating 189 receptions for an school record 2,984 yards (15.8 avg.) and 19 touchdowns.
• Finished his career with the most career yards and 100-yard games (12) in Rebels history, along with the third-most receptions and fifth-most receiving touchdowns. He was also the only receiver to log at least 60 receptions in back-to-back seasons (2017-18). His 2,984 career yards are the ninth-most in the SEC since 1956.
• Named to the AP All-America Third Team and All-SEC First  Team in 2018 after posting 85 receptions for 1,320 yards (15.5 avg.) and 6 touchdowns. He set team records with his receptions and receiving yards, leading the SEC in receiving yards and ranking second in receptions.
• Received Third Team AP All-American honors and All-SEC First Team honors in 2017 as a sophomore after hauling in 75 receptions for 1,252 yards (16.7 avg.) and 11 touchdowns. He led the SEC in receiving yards and touchdowns, and was second in receptions.

PERSONAL

• Was a top recruit in both football and baseball at Starkville High School (Starkville, Miss.), where he had 83 receptions for 1,371 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior and led his team to a 6A state championship in football.
• His middle name "Juan" was misspelled on his birth certificate and was meant to read "Jauan."
• He became the second player, after Kyler Murray, to play in both the Under Armour All-America Football Game and the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game.
• Was drafted by the San Diego Padres as an outfielder in the 19th round of the 2016 MLB Draft. He signed with the Padres, which prevented him from playing college baseball at Ole Miss. He attended extended spring training after his freshman and sophomore years at Ole Miss.