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AJ Brown returned to the huddle last week. He played his usual role as New England's clear alpha, but he had a rough day at the office with four drops. Brown finished with only three receptions and 27 receiving yards, but his usage was fantastic. Brown had a 28.1% target share (94.3% route share), three red zone targets, one deep target, and a 42.9% first-read share. This is a wonderful bounce-back spot for Brown.
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Brown's elite usage and single-high matchup set up bounce-back week.
A.J. Brown returned to the huddle last week as New England's clear alpha with fantastic usage despite a rough day: four drops, three receptions, 27 receiving yards. He posted a 28.1% target share (94.3% route share), three red zone targets, one deep target, and 42.9% first-read share. Derek Brown calls this a wonderful bounce-back spot against Chicago, which has the ninth-highest single-high rate (56.1%). Against single high this season, Brown has a 29% target-per-route run rate and 1.0 YPRR (small sample variance), but historically in 2023-2025 against single high he had 35% TPRR and 3.53 YPRR. Chicago has allowed the most yards per target and fantasy points per opportunity to perimeter wide receivers.
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