A.J. Brown Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Seahawks

A.J. Brown and the New England Patriots will face the Seattle Seahawks -- whose passing defense was ranked 10th in the league last year (193.9 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Wednesday at 8:20 p.m. ET.

For more information on Brown, if you're thinking about him for your DFS roster, scroll down before his upcoming game versus the Seahawks.

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A.J. Brown Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks
• Game Date: September 9, 2026
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.7
• Projected Receiving Yards: 79.03
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.46

Projections provided by numberFire

Brown 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 78th overall and 14th at his position, Brown picked up 142.3 fantasy points (9.5 per game) in 2025.
• Brown picked up 25.2 fantasy points -- 10 catches, 132 yards and two touchdowns -- in Week 13 versus the Chicago Bears, which was his best game last season.
• In Week 7 versus the Minnesota Vikings, Brown picked up 24.1 fantasy points, with these numbers: four receptions, 121 yards and two touchdowns. That was his second-best showing of the season.
• In what was his worst game of the year, Brown finished with 0.7 fantasy points -- two receptions, seven yards, on nine targets. That was in Week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• Brown accumulated 0.8 fantasy points -- one reception, eight yards, on one target -- in his second-worst game of the year (Week 1 versus the Dallas Cowboys).

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Seahawks Defensive Performance

• Seattle gave up more than 300 passing yards to only two QBs last season.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Seahawks last season.
• Against Seattle last season, seven players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Seahawks last year, only one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Against Seattle last season, four players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Seahawks allowed 19 players to haul in a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Seattle allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In terms of run D, the Seahawks did not allow more than 100 yards on the ground to an opposing player last season.
• In terms of run defense, Seattle gave up at least one rushing touchdown to eight players last season.
• In the ground game, the Seahawks allowed just one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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