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Player file

A.J. Brown

WR Wide Receiver · Ole Miss · #1 · PRO

6' 1" · 226 lbs · ESPN roster listing (measurement date not published)

age 29 · born 1997-06-30 · corroborated by nflverse players.csv · as of 2026-09-20

ESPN team roster · 2026-09-20Over The Cap · 2026-09-20

NE · ir

Reported high ankle sprain; six-week absence estimate. An estimate, not a confirmed return date. NFL Network · 2026-09-13

Placed on injured reserve. Club confirmed September 12. Membership and return timing are separate from the reported injury. New England Patriots · 2026-09-12T16:00:00-04:00

Formal report: Practice: not reported · Game designation not reported. Check next report · Plan coverage

Inspect sources and coverage

Inspect file assembly

lifecycle: veteran8 NFL regular-season line(s) 2019–2026 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20

#67 rec yds · 1 g2026where he ranks at Receiving yards among 151 qualified at the position · 2026 · nflverse player statistics 2026 · 2026-09-20

Inspect season and contract figures
Season stats
  1. 2026 · NE · WR · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved3 rec · 4 tgt · 26 rec yds · 0 rec TDnflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-21T09:36:04.104Z

Provider-reported season totals may lag game-box statistics and later corrections. Counting-stat game rows do not establish total appearances or starts.

ContractOver The Cap · 2026-09-20

Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)

NFL by year
  1. 2026 · NE · WR · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved3 rec · 4 tgt · 26 rec yds · 0 rec TD
  2. 2025 · PHI · WR · 15 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved78 rec · 121 tgt · 1,003 rec yds · 7 rec TD
  3. 2024 · PHI · WR · 13 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved67 rec · 97 tgt · 1,079 rec yds · 7 rec TD
  4. 2023 · PHI · WR · 17 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved106 rec · 158 tgt · 1,456 rec yds · 7 rec TD
  5. 2022 · PHI · WR · 17 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved88 rec · 145 tgt · 1,496 rec yds · 11 rec TD
  6. 2021 · TEN · WR · 13 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved2 car · 10 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 63 rec · 105 tgt · 869 rec yds · 5 rec TD
  7. 2020 · TEN · WR · 14 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved70 rec · 106 tgt · 1,075 rec yds · 11 rec TD
  8. 2019 · TEN · WR · 16 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved3 car · 60 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 52 rec · 84 tgt · 1,051 rec yds · 8 rec TD
nflverse player statistics 1999–2026 · 2026-09-20as of 2026-09-21T09:36:04.104Z

Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.

Official games

Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists

NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-13as of 2026-09-09
College by year
  1. 2018 · Ole Miss · receiving85 rec · 1355 yds · 6 TDHC Matt LukeCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
  2. 2017 · Ole Miss · receiving75 rec · 1252 yds · 11 TDHC Matt LukeCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
  3. 2016 · Ole Miss · receiving29 rec · 412 yds · 2 TDHC Hugh FreezeCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
CollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
Draft

2019 · round 2 · pick 51 · TEN · Mississippi

nflverse draft_picks · 2026-09-20
Combine / pro day
  1. 2019 Combine · WR · Mississippi · 6-0 · 226 lb40 4.49 · bench 19 · vert 36.5" · broad 120"drafted 2019 · round 2 · Tennessee Titans
nflverse combine · 2026-09-20

Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source

a blank drill is one the nflverse combine table did not record — it carries no did-not-participate reason, so the reason is not on file

Injuries

Availability observations

A.J. Brown · 2026-09-13 · Reported condition: Reported high ankle sprain; six-week absence estimate. An estimate, not a confirmed return date. NFL Network · 2026-09-13

A.J. Brown · 2026-09-12 · Club statement: Placed on injured reserve. Club confirmed September 12. Membership and return timing are separate from the reported injury. New England Patriots · 2026-09-12T16:00:00-04:00

    NFL Network · 2026-09-13

    derived from filings in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) through the designation machine (scripts/lib/designation.mjs — one truth with reserve-status and club-state); pre-window history is not on a provisioned source and stays unknown

    Suspensions / discipline

    Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)

    Transactions
    • 2026-09-12 · NEPlaced WR A.J. Brown On IR
    • 2026-06-01 · NE ↔ PHIAcquired WR A.J. Brown in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for future draft choices
    • 2026-06-01 · PHI ↔ NEAgreed to acquire a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick from the Patriots in exchange for WR A.J. Brown.
    NE transactions (club-official) · 2026-09-20as of 2026-09-19

    window 2026-01-012026-09-19

    filings in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing); pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source

    Awards

    3× Pro Bowl · 0× All-Pro · 7 seasons started · career through 2026

    nflverse draft_picks (PFR career honors counts) · 2026-09-20

    career COUNTS as of the fetch (PFR via nflverse), not dated honors; per-season dates are unknown unless a curated dated row is present

    Reception Perception
    1. 2025 · 276 routesScreen 1.4% · Slant 21% · Curl 20.3% · Dig 15.9% · Post 5.8% · Nine 17.8% · Corner 2.5% · Out 6.9% · Comeback 1.8% · Flat 3.6% · Other 2.9%man 69.2% · zone 73% · press 65.9%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01
    2. 2024 · 210 routesScreen 1% · Slant 22.4% · Curl 13.8% · Dig 12.9% · Post 2.9% · Nine 17.1% · Corner 4.8% · Out 11.9% · Comeback 2.4% · Flat 2.9% · Other 8.1%man 79.1% · zone 81.1% · press 82.5%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01
    3. 2023 · 280 routesScreen 2.5% · Slant 17.1% · Curl 22.1% · Dig 13.9% · Post 5% · Nine 22.5% · Corner 2.9% · Out 7.1% · Comeback 3.2% · Flat 1.4% · Other 2.1%man 78.9% · zone 81.5% · press 82.4%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01
    4. 2022 · 241 routesScreen 4.1% · Slant 23.2% · Curl 20.7% · Dig 14.1% · Post 7.1% · Nine 16.2% · Corner 3.7% · Out 4.6% · Comeback 0.8% · Flat 4.1% · Other 1.2%man 78.9% · zone 81.9% · press 83.3%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01
    5. 2021 · 230 routesScreen 2.6% · Slant 22.6% · Curl 13% · Dig 11.3% · Post 10.4% · Nine 12.2% · Corner 4.8% · Out 10.4% · Comeback 4.3% · Flat 5.7% · Other 2.6%man 78.8% · zone 77.9% · press 84.6%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01
    6. 2020 · 211 routesScreen 1.9% · Slant 25.6% · Curl 12.3% · Dig 15.2% · Post 5.7% · Nine 16.1% · Corner 2.8% · Out 12.3% · Comeback 5.2% · Flat 1.4% · Other 1.4%man 79% · zone 76.7% · press 81.6%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01
    7. 2019 · 187 routesScreen 2.1% · Slant 22.5% · Curl 10.7% · Dig 15.5% · Post 5.3% · Nine 14.4% · Corner 1.6% · Out 9.1% · Comeback 10.7% · Flat 2.7% · Other 5.3%man 73.9% · zone 76.5% · press 71.2%Reception Perception · 2026-09-01
    Inspect · sources, membership and decision coverage

    Availability · Practice and game designation not reported

    Roster membership is separate from health, practice participation and game designation. Active does not confirm that a player will dress. Practice-squad players require promotion/elevation in a Scenario; other blocked memberships cannot enter an eligible lineup.

    • A.J. Brown · Reserve/Injured · observed · since 2026-09-12 · Blocked from eligible lineups. · Official roster

    A.J. Brown · Decision coverage

    One canonical person · current participant · 6 answered / 8 applicable questions · 0 do not apply.

    Answered includes sourced values and bounded negatives. A future checkpoint is not overdue ingestion; an unresolved source is not proof of nonpublication.

    Not sourced yet: 2

    Evidence windows stay explicit. Historical awards, discipline and college links are outside this decision count.

    • Membership

      Answered · ir

      Evidence window: 2026-09-21T09:09:19.004Z

      patriots.com / current roster sections
    • Lineup eligibility

      Answered · Blocked from eligible lineups by the roster designation.

      Evidence window: 2026-09-21T09:09:19.004Z

      patriots.com / current roster sections
    • Listed role

      Answered · WR

      patriots.com / players-roster + depth chart
    • Recent usage / sample

      Answered · Started · NE at SEA · one connected game / observation

      Evidence window: 2026-09-09

      NFL Game Summary
    • Production / sample

      Answered · receiving: tar 4, rec 3, yds 26, avg 8.7, lg 14, td 0 · one connected game: NE at SEA

      Evidence window: 2026-09-09 · Week 1

      NFL Game Summary
    • Practice participation

      Not sourced yet · The Week 3 source has no verified dated report here (no_table_observed). Publication and clearance are not inferred.

      Owner: Club report ingestion · Resolve or update this question.

    • Game designation

      Not sourced yet · The Week 3 source has no verified dated report here (no_table_observed). Publication and clearance are not inferred.

      Owner: Club report ingestion · Resolve or update this question.

    • Contract term

      Answered · Signed through 2029

      Evidence window: 2026-09-20

      Over The Cap