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WR · New England Patriots · week 7 · Thu Oct 22

A.J. Brown

  • TYPE Deep threat
  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2019 · R2 P51
  • EXP 7 seasons
  • AGE 29-31
  • DEPTH WR1
Call locked

Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 7, A.J. Brown was a WR for NE, age 29.2, 7 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 2 games on 60% of snaps; his line was 26.5 receiving yards a game, 7 targets a game and a 23% target share. Before 2026 he played 118 games (postseason included) over 7 seasons with 3 Pro Bowls and 3 second-team All-Pro. His injury history held 22 episodes (knee 9, hamstring 3, ankle 2), 6 of them reaching OUT, 13 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a teeth injury in 2025 week 17.

The full read

In short

A.J. Brown is a starter at wide receiver for NE — 91% of the snaps in his best week of 3. His team has not listed him on the final report.

What the reports say

our calls for this week are for members

The reports, quoted

What was reportedSource
1“wide receiver A.J. Brown (ankle) does not have a game-day designation”Boston Globe · 2026-10-21
2“the Pats will have top WR A.J. Brown, whose ankle is off the injury report”New England Patriots · 2026-10-21
3“star WR A.J. Brown (ankle) is officially active”New England Patriots · 2026-10-18
4“OT Morgan Moses, WR A.J. Brown limited on Patriots' estimated report”Windy City Gridiron · 2026-10-20
5“an active depth chart that moves forward with A.J. Brown, DeMario Douglas, Efton Chism III and Kyle Williams”Pats Pulpit · 2026-10-19

We have made a call on him this week

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

No dated practice report for him this week

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Rec yds / game34 range 26–48

    wk 1–7 · 3 games

  • Targets / game6.7 range 4.0–10

    wk 1–7 · 3 games

  • Target share22.0% range 13–33

    wk 1–7 · 3 games

  • Snap share70.3% range 44–91

    wk 1–7 · 3 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 44%wk 1
  2. 76%wk 6
  3. 91%wk 7

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202620

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 6ankle2Questionable
2025 · wk 17teeth1—
2025 · wk 8hamstring2Out
2024 · wk 16knee6Doubtful
2024 · wk 15Not injury related1—
2024 · wk 10knee1—
2024 · wk 2hamstring4Out
2024 · wk 1Not injury related1—
2023 · wk 19knee1Out
2023 · wk 12thigh2—
2022 · wk 17knee1—
2022 · wk 12illness1—
2022 · wk 11ankle1—
2022 · wk 3Not injury related15—
2021 · wk 17calf1—
2021 · wk 12chest1Out
2021 · wk 11Not injury related1—
2021 · wk 8knee3Questionable
2021 · wk 7illness1—
2021 · wk 4hamstring3Out
2021 · wk 1knee3—
2020 · wk 18knee1—
2020 · wk 14ankle4—
2020 · wk 13hip1—
2020 · wk 2knee10Out
2019 · wk 14calf1—
2019 · wk 3knee1—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 27 episodes · 70 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×9

  • ruled out
  • doubtful
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.

Our past calls vs what happened

Wk 6PLAY 94% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played
Wk 7locked

Season on him: 1 of 1 graded call of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.

The rest of his team's report this week

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Morgan MosesTLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Kevin ByardSFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Carlton Davis IIICBLTDteam's wordOut
Harold Landry IIILBUNKteam's word—
Mike OnwenuGUNKteam's word—
Christian EllissLBFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Alijah Vera-TuckerGDNPteam's wordOut
Ben BrownCDNPteam's wordOut
Romeo DoubsWRUNKteam's word—
Bryce BaringerPUNKteam's word—
Christian GonzalezCBUNKteam's wordQuestionable
Dell PettusSAFUNKteam's word—
Joshua FarmerDTFULLteam's word—
Marcus BryantTFULLteam's word—
Craig WoodsonSFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Karon PruntyCBLTDteam's wordOut
Behren MortonQBUNKteam's word—
Channing CanadaCBLTDteam's wordOut
Khalil JacobsLBUNKteam's word—
Quintayvious HutchinsLBUNKteam's word—

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 7

RoleWR1 · 60% snaps
Season2026 · 2 games through wk 6
Per game26.5 receiving yards · 7 targets · 23% target share
Career7 seasons · 118 games before 2026
Honors3× Pro Bowl · 3× second-team All-Pro
Injuries22 episodes · last: teeth, 2025 wk 17
Bioage 29.2 · 7 seasons' experience · drafted round 2

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at wide receiver — 91% of the snaps in his best week of 3
Listed on the depth chartfirst at wide receiver
Snaps played70% a week on average over 3 weeks, 91% at his highest, 1% on special teams
Build6 ft 1 in · 226 lb
CollegeMississippi
Drafted2019, round 2 pick 51, by TEN
Age29-31 at the season's start
Experience7 seasons

His record this season

WkPracticeChance he playsCallSourcePlayed
6LTD94%PLAYbefore his team said anythingyes

A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.