A.J. Brown, the Mississippi WR, sits at No. 34 on the consensus board across 26 public boards. The tier model reads him as an impact starter — 77% elite, 14% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Slot bully with rare combination of brawn and quickness that allows him to separate with both power and foot quickness.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a slot-YAC.
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“…Slot bully with rare combination of brawn and quickness that allows him to separate with both power and foot quickness. Brown has the size and demeanor to take on a relatively heavy workload as a safety blanket for a young quarterback in a ball-control passing attack. He'll see an upgrade in athlete across from him, but he has the feet and body control to uncover and create windows as a premium route-runner.…”
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