Philadelphia Eagles star wide reciever AJ Brown will miss the week 8 matchup with the New York Giants with a hamstring injury.
Right when the Eagles actually start airing the ball out, AJ Brown sustains an injury. Quarterback Jalen Hurts went 19/23 for 326 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. AJ Brown hauled in 4 of them for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns while Devonta Smith caught 9 for 183 and 1 touchdown. That was against a once vaunted Vikings defense. The Eagles now face the New York Giants defense who have a great defensive line but the secondary is not. As long as the offensive line protects Hurts, Devonta Smith looks to hit big in AJ Brown’s absence.
The Eagles are finally passing now after giving up on the running game that is not producing any explosive plays. The explosivness has come from the passing game. Devonta Smith is set for a massive game for back to back weeks. Smith is a very sexy DFS choice. All Smith owners should start him with confidence.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
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While Philadelphia has a record of 4-0, frustration is growing for two of the Eagles’ wide receivers.
Is there trouble brewing in Philadelphia? The defending Super Bowl champions are off to a 4-0 start to the season, but frustration is growing for two of their biggest stars.
A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith are both becoming increasingly frustrated and want their roles to change, specifically in the red zone. Brown has 14 receptions for 151 yards and a TD on the season, and besides his Week 3 performance, he has not been a startable wide receiver in fantasy. Devonta Smith has brought similar stats this season, recording 17 receptions for 158 yards and a score. While Brown has been more vocal about usage, Smith reportedly feels the same way. Until teams figure out how to stop Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts and the tush push, fantasy managers will continue to be frustrated by the low passing offense of the Eagles.
The Eagles play the tough Denver Broncos defense in Week 5.
Author: Dane Madoche(@FF_DaMaddog)
Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown find chemistry in wild comeback win.
The Eagles offense to start the year has been bland and basic through the first 2.5 games to start the season. Hurts had a total of 17 passing yards in the first half vs the Rams on Sunday and making fantasy owners wonder why they took him early in drafts. That all changed in the second half . After finding themselves down 26-7, Hurt and Co. flipped a switch and the offense looked like what we saw last year that made them champs.
The Eagles comeback win was fueled by Hurts feeding his receivers, with the big recipient being A.J Brown. Brown finally provided a game that has been M.I.A through the first two games finishing with 6 catches for 109 yards and a TD.
I don’t know if it’s the “super bowl hangover” or a change in who’s calling plays but hopefully this sparks the Eagles offense and provides us with more production from these guys going forward.
Author: Brett Jackson (@Bjackson1189)
A.J. Brown has been sidelined once again by a hamstring issue.
Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown is again sidelined by a hamstring issue. Head Coach Nick Sirianni said Brown is “working through some things” when asked if he suffered a setback after missing practice Thursday. While Sirianni is vague in his response, the hope is that it’s a minor issue and that Brown can return to practice and be ready for Week one. The initial one-week return timeline implies low severity and, therefore, low re-injury risk.
Brown is the focal point of the Eagles’ passing game, and if the team looks to repeat as Super Bowl champions, that will not change. He had a “down” year compared to his first two seasons with the Eagles, finishing with 67 receptions, 1079 yards, and seven touchdowns. A reason for the decline in production is the season that free agent signing, Saquon Barkley had. With a new offensive coordinator in the City of Brotherly Love, we can expect a more balanced attack and a rebound in production from Brown.
With an Underdog ADP of 17(WR10), many fantasy managers are not phased by this hamstring issue or last season’s dip in production.
Author: Dane Madoche(@FF_DaMaddog)
Philadelphia Eagles’ star receiver A.J. Brown misses Sunday’s practice with a hamstring injury he suffered during Friday’s session.
The severity of A.J. Brown’s hamstring injury remains unclear as of now. DeVonta Smith, who was dealing with a back injury, had just returned to practice. The Eagles will most likely take a cautious approach to Brown’s timeline going forward.
Brown has been a staple top 15-20 pick in fantasy football for years now. The 28-year-old posted consecutive top-6 finishes at the position in his first two years with the Eagles before a top-20 result last season in just 13 games.
Brown missed three games in 2024, also due to a hamstring injury, but had played a full 17-game season in the two years prior. While the situation is worth monitoring, there’s no reason to suspect he’ll miss week 1 in 2025. He’s my WR-9 heading into the season (17th player overall) — there’s no reason to start fading just yet.
– Blake Stachel (@bllakkay)
With a shift in offensive philosophy, A.J. Brown’s fantasy stock has taken a hit to no fault of his own.
A.J. Brown’s average draft position has raised 4.3 spots on UnderDog since January 27th. from 22.5 up to 18.2. This move is notable as it is significantly more difficult to move up the ADP board in the earlier rounds of drafts.
Drafters have gotten savvy to the price dip for A.J. Brown and adjusted to a misprint in his initial ADP. Last year, A.J. Brown was going at the 1-2 turn in drafts and is now priced later in the 2nd round. Part of the dip involves the Eagles being last in team pass attempts per game in the NFL in 2024 at 28.7.
Despite the low passing volume, A.J. Brown managed to be the WR-15. He was 1st in air yards share at 48.3%, 3rd in yards per route run at 2.82, and 1st in yards per team pass attempt at 3.17. A.J. Brown’s 126 score in explosive rating was 4th best at wide receiver. The rise in ADP is simply the market reacting to A.J. Brown still being a player in his prime while in a less optimal setting as the Eagles offense favors the run game led by Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
