Volume, not production
A.J. Brown has 35% of NE's air yards but is scoring 5.3 PPR points a game below what that usage usually produces.
- Air-yards share
- 35%
- Targets
- 20
- PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
- −5.3
Weeks 1 and 6–7 · 3 games
Usage comparison · Wide receivers
A.J. Brown vs Keenan Allen
A.J. Brown gets more of the deep throws (35% of his team's air yards vs 18%), and they get the same share of their teams' passes (22%). A.J. Brown has played 3 games and Keenan Allen 6 games. Near the end zone, Keenan Allen has had more chances (4 vs 3 plays within 20 yards), but A.J. Brown gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (15% vs 8%). Keenan Allen is scoring more fantasy points a game (10.1 vs 6.4, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 11.8 vs 11.6 expected points a game Est..
2026 season · Weeks 1–7 · Updated Oct 27, 2026
WRNE
A.J. Brown- Fantasy points per game (PPR)
- 6.4
- Expected points per gameEst.
- 11.6
3 games with a target, carry or dropback
WRIND
Keenan Allen- Fantasy points per game (PPR)
- 10.1
- Expected points per gameEst.
- 11.8
6 games with a target, carry or dropback
Side by side
Season totals through week 7. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
| Stat | A.J. Brown | Keenan Allen |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 3 | 6 |
| Passes thrown to him | ||
| Targets | 20 | 43 |
| Target share | 22% | 22% |
| Air-yards share | 35% | 18% |
| Catches | 9 | 29 |
| Receiving yards | 101 | 258 |
| Near the end zone | ||
| Red-zone chances | 3 | 4 |
| Red-zone share | 15% | 8% |
| End-zone targets | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Expected touchdownsEst. | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Fantasy points | ||
| Fantasy points per game (PPR) | 6.4 | 10.1 |
| Fantasy points (PPR) | 19.1 | 60.8 |
| Expected points per gameEst. | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| Points vs expectedEst. | −5.3 | −1.7 |
Week by week
Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.
Target share by week
Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.
- A.J. Brown
- Keenan Allen
— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.
| Week | A.J. Brown | Keenan Allen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13%against SEA | 21%against BAL |
| 2 | — no game with a target, carry or dropback | 17%against KC |
| 3 | — no game with a target, carry or dropback | 26%against HOU |
| 4 | — no game with a target, carry or dropback | — no game with a target, carry or dropback |
| 5 | — no game with a target, carry or dropback | 21%against PIT |
| 6 | 33%against NYJ | 29%against TEN |
| 7 | 20%against CHI | 14%against MIN |
Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.
Where they rank
Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
| Leaderboard | A.J. Brown | Keenan Allen |
|---|---|---|
| Target share leaders | #27of 117 wide receivers | #28of 117 wide receivers |
| Air-yards share leaders | #20of 117 wide receivers | #71of 117 wide receivers |
| Red-zone share leaders | #10of 85 wide receivers | #55of 85 wide receivers |
| Red-zone opportunity leaders | #67of 191 wide receivers | #57of 191 wide receivers |
| End-zone target leaders | #72of 191 wide receivers | #158of 191 wide receivers |
| Expected fantasy points leadersEst. | #33of 191 wide receivers | #32of 191 wide receivers |
Talking points
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