2020 Receiving Stats
REC
33
YDS
458
TD
3
AVG
13.9
TAR
52
2021 Receiving Projections
2020 Fantasy Outlook
An injury-prone Brown on the Bills didn't seem like a player on whom you could count, but through Week 11 last season he was one of two wide receivers (Michael Thomas being the other) who never failed to break 50 yards in a game. Moreover, Brown has now suited up for 31 games the last two seasons, and the one he missed was a meaningless Week 17 contest against the Jets after the Bills had locked up a playoff berth. Brown's per-play numbers were also strong - 14.7 YPC and 9.2 YPT on good volume (115 targets). He had 17 catches of 20-plus yards and three of more than 40. Brown's modest TD totals reflect his lack of red-zone use - only 10 targets from that area all year and a meager three inside the 10. At 5-11, 178, Brown is small, but he can fly - 4.34 40 speed at the 2014 NFL Combine - and he's paired with a quarterback who has the arm to find him downfield. Unfortunately, Josh Allen isn't especially accurate, and he often looks to run on broken plays rather than keeping things alive to strike for the big throw. Moreover, the Bills traded for Stefon Diggs this offseason, almost certainly reducing Brown's target share, and slot man Cole Beasley, who had a good first year in Buffalo, isn't going anywhere, either. Read Past Outlooks
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Shut down in AFC title game
Brown caught two of four targets for 24 yards Sunday in the Bills' 38-24 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
ANALYSIS
The Kansas City secondary did an exceptional job of shutting down Buffalo's primary outside receivers in the contest, with Brown, Stefon Diggs and Gabriel Davis combining for eight receptions for 101 yards on 18 targets. The lackluster outing concluded an up-and-down season for Brown, who provided a number of big plays through the first half of the Bills' schedule before being derailed by the ankle sprain he suffered Week 10 in Arizona. Brown proceeded to miss the Bills' subsequent six games, then returned for Week 17 and the team's ensuing playoff run. He wasn't able to make a consistent splash in the Bills' final four games, however, reeling in 14 of 23 targets for 158 yards and a touchdown in those contests.
The Kansas City secondary did an exceptional job of shutting down Buffalo's primary outside receivers in the contest, with Brown, Stefon Diggs and Gabriel Davis combining for eight receptions for 101 yards on 18 targets. The lackluster outing concluded an up-and-down season for Brown, who provided a number of big plays through the first half of the Bills' schedule before being derailed by the ankle sprain he suffered Week 10 in Arizona. Brown proceeded to miss the Bills' subsequent six games, then returned for Week 17 and the team's ensuing playoff run. He wasn't able to make a consistent splash in the Bills' final four games, however, reeling in 14 of 23 targets for 158 yards and a touchdown in those contests.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do John Brown's 2020 advanced stats compare to other wide receivers?
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Air Yards Per Game
74.1Air Yards Per Snap
1.47% Team Air Yards
13.7%% Team Targets
9.3%Avg Depth of Target
12.6 YdsCatch Rate
62.3%Drop Rate
3.8%Avg Yds After Catch
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2020 John Brown Split Stats
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Measurables Review
How do John Brown's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 11"Weight
178 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.34 secShuttle Time
4.12 secCone Drill
6.91 secVertical Jump
36.5 inBroad Jump
119 inHand Length
8.50 inArm Length
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After two injury-plagued seasons threatened to derail Brown's career, he stayed healthy last year and earned a three-year, $27 million deal in Buffalo, with $10.1 million guaranteed making him the Bills' de facto No. 1 receiver. At 5-11, 178, Brown is small but blazingly fast - he ran a 4.34 40 at the 2014 combine. He averaged 17.0 YPC last year in Baltimore of all places, and he hauled in four catches of more than 40 yards on only 97 targets. Given his diminutive frame, Brown isn't likely to be a major red-zone presence, and he's also a long shot for much more than 100 targets. But Josh Allen has the arm to get him the ball downfield, and the Bills' receiving corps beyond Brown is thin - Zay Jones, Cole Beasley (for the slot) and Robert Foster. Brown appears to be over the fatigue he suffered in 2016 while battling both a cyst and sickle-cell trait, and at press time he's completely healthy.
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Totals eight catches in playoff win
Brown caught eight of his 11 targets for 62 yards during Saturday's 17-3 divisional-round win against the Ravens.
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Blanked in wild-card round win
Brown failed to catch any of his four targets in Saturday's 27-24 wild-card round win over the Colts.
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Finds end zone in return
Brown caught all four of his targets for 72 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 56-26 win over the Dolphins.
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Rejoins active roster
Brown (undisclosed) was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday.
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Moves to COVID-19 list from IR
Brown (ankle) was activated from injured reserve Monday but has now been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the Bills' official site reports.
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