A. J. Brown

Arthur Juan Brown Sr. (born June 30, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).

In the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game, he caught four passes for 79 yards and a touchdown.

Brown was a consensus 4-star prospect by the major recruiting services.

He was ranked the No. 45 overall recruit by Scout, No. 47 by 247Sports, No. 53 by Rivals and No. 66 by ESPN.

He was also listed as the No. 5 wide receiver prospect in the country by 247Sports and Scout and was ranked the second-best player in the state by 247Sports and third-best by Scout.

On February 3, 2016, Brown committed to play both college baseball and college football at the University of Mississippi.

Brown was drafted as an outfielder by the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.

He signed with the Padres, which prevented him from playing baseball at Ole Miss, but he was still eligible to play football.

At Ole Miss, he majored in General Studies with an emphasis in Education, Journalism and Legal Studies.

In Brown's first game of his collegiate career, he started and recorded two catches for 48 yards against Wofford.

As a true freshman at Ole Miss in 2016, Brown played in all 12 games and finished fifth on the team with 29 receptions for 412 yards and two touchdowns.

He finished fourth among SEC freshmen with 2.4 catches per game and fifth with 34.3 receiving yards per game.

During the first game of his sophomore season in 2017, Brown hauled in eight catches, two of which were touchdowns of 71 and 77 yards.

He tied the school record with 14 receptions against Louisiana along with 185 yards and 2 touchdowns, and set the school record for receiving yards in a game with 233 against South Alabama (later broken by Elijah Moore).

Brown finished the season with 75 receptions for a school record 1,252 yards and a school-record-tying 11 touchdowns (shared with Laquon Treadwell) in 12 games, leading the team and the SEC. He was awarded the Conerly Trophy, given to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi.

Brown's 2018 junior season was shared with future NFL Pro Bowler DK Metcalf and was highlighted by 9 receptions for 212 yards (at the time, second in school history only to his own record the previous year) and a touchdown against Vanderbilt.

Brown again led the team and the SEC in receiving, finishing with a school-record 85 receptions (later passed by Moore) and 1,320 yards (still the record) and six touchdowns.

He again had six 100-yard receiving games, tying his own record (shared with Treadwell and later Moore).

He was named first-team All-SEC for the second consecutive year.

Following the 2018 season, Brown announced he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL draft.

, he was the Ole Miss' all-time leader in receiving yards and 100-yard games (12).

He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft.

Brown attended Starkville High School in Starkville, Mississippi, where he played football and baseball.

As a senior at Starkville High, he recorded 83 catches for 1,371 yards and 13 touchdowns and led his team to a 6A state championship.

He was named first-team All-State by USA Today, The Clarion-Ledger's Dandy Dozen, and the Mississippi Association of Coaches.

As a top recruit in both football and baseball, Brown became the second player after Kyler Murray, to play in both the Under Armour All-America Football Game and the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game.

Brown was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round (51st overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.

He was the fourth of 29 receivers taken in the draft, just 13 picks ahead of teammate DK Metcalf.

On June 12, 2019, he signed a four-year deal worth $5,641,199 with a signing bonus of $2,122,690 and a 2019 cap hit of $1,025,670.

Brown made his NFL debut in the Titans' season-opener against the Cleveland Browns.

In the game, he caught three passes for 100 yards in the 43–13 road victory.

During Week 4 against the Atlanta Falcons, he caught his first two NFL touchdowns from Marcus Mariota in the 24–10 road victory.

He finished the game with three receptions for 94 yards and the two aforementioned touchdowns.

During Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he caught an eight-yard touchdown in the 27–23 victory.

In Week 12 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Brown caught four receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown as the Titans won 42–20.

In the next game against the Indianapolis Colts, he caught three passes for 45 yards in the 31–17 road victory.

During Week 14 against the Oakland Raiders, he caught five passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns, including a 91-yard touchdown, during the 42–21 road victory.

In the following game against the Houston Texans, Brown caught eight passes for 114 yards and a touchdown during the 24–21 loss.

In the next game against the New Orleans Saints, he rushed for a 49-yard touchdown and caught a 34-yard reception during the 38–28 loss.

In the regular-season finale against the Texans, Brown caught four passes for 124 yards and a touchdown during the 35–14 road victory to help the Titans clinch a playoff berth.