MarquiseBrown

News: 6 days agoBrown caught six of 10 targets for 54 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Giants.

Spin: The fifth-year wideout produced the only score of the second half for the Cardinals after they built a 20-0 lead before halftime, hauling in a three-yard TD pass from Joshua Dobbs midway through the third quarter. Brown's 10 targets also led his team, while his six catches tied Zach Ertz for tops on Arizona. Brown faces a tough test in Week 3 against a Cowboys defense that just held the Jets' Garrett Wilson to only two receptions, although one of them went for a 68-yard touchdown.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Brown was traded to the Cardinals last offseason and the ex-Raven handled a hefty 9.0 targets (24% share) during the 12 games he was on the field. That includes 10.8 per game (27% share) and 18.3 fantasy PPG (seventh highest) during Weeks 1-6 -- the only six games he played with Kyler Murray and without DeAndre Hopkins. Brown struggled without Murray down the stretch (and may need to overcome his absence early on in 2023 as his QB rehabs a torn ACL), but the good news is that his volume remained good even with his QB sidelined (35 targets in five games). The 26-year-old might start slow, but he's a candidate for weekly WR2/3 production.