#3
Arkansas · 2026

CJ Brown

WRJunior6' 1", 195 lbsBentonville, AR
Arkansas Razorbacks3-4 · TDC #65
Snap share
48%
7 of 7 started · likely 30–59%
Receptions
7
787th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
83
765th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.9
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.11
20 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

20 plays · -2.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.11
Passing-0.11
1st down+0.10
2nd down-0.29
3rd down-0.29
Standard downs+0.01
Passing downs-0.30
BrownWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays8%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down6%
3rd down2%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs5%
BrownWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets16—
Target share8.1%—
Catch rate37.5%—
Success rate per target31.2%—
Yards per target4.8—
Explosive catches6.2%—
Deep-target rate18.8%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Brown's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
20
7 caught (35%)
Avg. depth of target
9.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.7
54 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
29
of 83 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
15%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted20 targets charted

35% comp9.2 avg. depth7.7 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 1 caught (50%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target250% · 16yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (20%), 3 caught (75%), 42 yds, 10.5 per target475% · 42yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (15%), 1 caught (33%), 3 yds, 1.0 per target333% · 3yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (15%), 1 caught (33%), 15 yds, 5.0 per target333% · 15yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Arkansas

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Brown’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
18
9 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
10.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.0
27 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
62
of 89 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted18 targets charted

57% comp10.0 avg. depth3.0 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 14 yds, 7.0 per target250% · 14yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 16 yds, 16.0 per target1100% · 16yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target250% · 16yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), 1 yds, 0.5 per target2100% · 1yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (17%), 2 caught (67%), 22 yds, 7.3 per target367% · 22yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farArkansas#65 · 3-4748%78308.1%
2025Arkansas#55 · 2-101160%28319314.0%
2024Arkansas#43 · 7-626%562019.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. CJ Brown's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

CJ Brown's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.0 avg. game scoreBest: 6.1 vs North Alabama (Week 1)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1North AlabamaW 31–146.133712.3016
2@UtahL 10–43—no stats recorded
3GeorgiaL 17–455.522211.0015
4TulsaW 34–6—no stats recorded
5@Texas A&ML 7–34—no stats recorded
6TennesseeL 17–245.412121.0021
7@VanderbiltW 31–213.0133.003
2026 · 4 games5.078311.9021

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7787th / 1994
Yards83765th / 1980
Yards / catch11.9—
Touchdowns0—
Long21—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · North Alabama✓ WR83~48 (32–58)558%
Wk 2 · Utah✓ WR76~44 (29–54)558%
Wk 3 · Georgia✓ WR62~36 (11–49)458%
Wk 4 · Tulsa✓ WR79~20 (6–27)125%
Wk 5 · Texas A&M✓ WR47~13 (4–21)128%
Wk 6 · Tennessee✓ WR60~29 (9–40)248%
Wk 7 · Vanderbilt✓ WR73~42 (28–51)258%
Season7 GS480232 (144–282)2048%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Arkansas roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Chris MarshallWRSR43601226%+0.61
4Ismael CisseWRSR89627%+0.16
9Jamari HawkinsWRSR812605%+0.81
19Antonio JordanWRSO89906%+0.01
3CJ BrownWRJR78308%-0.11
8Donovan FaupelWRSR78705%+0.26
11Monte HarrisonWRJR58406%+0.05
Jelani WatkinsWR42003%+0.61
1Courtney CrutchfieldWRJR—————
18Jude HallWRFR—————
80Dequane PrevoWRFR—————
82Ben PupploWRSR—————
86Maurice Gleaton Jr.WRSO—————
87Cory Henderson Jr.WRSR—————
88Blair Irvin IIIWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Arkansas depth chart →