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John Brown

WR (retired)

John Brown: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

9-year career, 5,079 receiving yards on 348 catches across 5 teams. 2 separate 1,000-yard seasons 4 years apart.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Receptions	348
Receiving Yards	5,079
Receiving TDs	32
Y/R	14.59

Two 1,000+ yard seasons in 3 different jerseys: 2015 ARI (1,108) and 2019 BUF (1,110).

Trend

Brown's 1,000-yard seasons

Year	Tm	Rec	Yds	TDs
2015	ARI	72	1,108	7
2018	BAL	44	729	5
2019	BUF	76	1,110	6

Receiving yards by year

Season	Yards
2014	730
2015	1108
2016	517
2017	299
2018	729
2019	1110
2020	544

5 teams in 9 years. Productive at every primary stop (ARI, BAL, BUF) — bench depth at the rest.

Split

Brown team history

Stop	Years	Rec Yds
ARI	2014-17	2,654
BAL	2018	729
BUF	2019-20, 22	1,696
DEN/JAX	2021	0

His 2019 BUF season (76-1,110-6) was the franchise's first 1,000-yard WR season since 2002 — a 17-year drought.

Rare

Brown 2019 BUF

Stat	Value
Receptions	76
Yards	1,110
TDs	6
Y/R	14.6

Among 2014 NFL Draft 3rd-round WRs, Brown's 5,079 career yards rank #1.

Comparison

2014 3rd-round WR class

Player	Pick	Career yds
John Brown	#91	5,079
Donte Moncrief	#90	2,545
Bruce Ellington	#106	322
Jalen Saunders	#104	36

After 7 productive seasons, played 3 games total in 2021-2022 — 1 catch for 42 yards across 2 final years.

Anomaly

Brown post-2020 career

Year	Tms	G	Rec	Yds
2021	DEN/JAX	3	0	0
2022	BUF	3	1	42

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