A.J. Brown Fantasy

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown had an excellent rookie season and beat defenders with his combination of size and strength. Quarterbacks Ryan Tannehill and Marcus Mariota had a combined passer rating of 127.6 when targeting Brown in 2019. Brown faced pressure at the line of scrimmage 38.3 percent of the time but still had 52 catches for over 1,000 yards receiving. Cornerbacks blanketed the young wideout on 33.3 percent of all of his targets, and he was open on just 25 percent of his targets. Brown finished strong to help fantasy owners get to the promised land, but don't overvalue him as a WR1 because of his strong first season. The soon-to-be 23-year-old should be a force in this league for years to come, but he had just 84 targets and remains in a run-first offense.

Jun. 1st • 11:38 PM

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown had a fantastic rookie season, but he's not satisfied and is looking to improve in his second season in the NFL. "I think the sky is the limit for me to be honest," Brown said. "I am great learner, and I am going to keep learning each and every day." The second-year wideout also wants to be more of a leader going into his sophomore campaign. Brown finished third in NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2019, behind Kyler Murray and Josh Jacobs. He led all rookies with 1,051 receiving yards and also had eight touchdowns among his 52 catches. Brown was the first rookie since Randy Moss in 1998 to have a minimum of 50 catches, 1,000 receiving yards and five touchdowns while averaging 17-plus yards per catch. He led the NFL with 605 receiving yards in the final six games of the regular season. You get the picture. Brown is an emerging star as the team's No. 1 wideout, but he still resides in a run-first offense, perhaps capping his fantasy upside as a WR2.

May. 21st • 12:36 PM

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown had a superb regular season, one that may result in a Rookie of the Year nod. However, he has caught just two of four targets for a mere 13 scoreless yards in the Titans' two playoff games as running back Derrick Henry has siphoned all of the fantasy juice for this offense during their stunning playoff run. Brown will likely fall victim to the gameplan once again, as the Chiefs Defense is ranked sixth in pass DVOA and allow the third-least fantasy points to receivers while ranking 29th in rush DVOA. The Titans are 7.5-point underdogs, so the volume has a chance to come up a bit if they're trailing and Brown would be the preferred target in that scenario. He's not a cash game option in DFS, but there's definitely merit to chasing his upside for tournaments.

Jan. 19th • 12:38 PM