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News: 5 days agoBrown (hamstring) is listed as out for Sunday's game versus Las Vegas.

Spin: Brown didn't practice all week due to a hamstring injury and will now miss the first game of his career. The rookie logged a combined nine offensive snaps in Weeks 1 and 2, though his absence will be felt on special teams. As a result, Jayden Price may be busier than usual in Week 3. That could also apply to Kendre Miller (illness), assuming he's not a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Brown was selected by the Saints in the sixth round of April's draft. Brown is a thin, vertical receiver who handled a healthy 21% target share across 50 collegiate games at Kentucky and LSU. Brown struggled a bit with drops and efficiency, but made some noise as a rusher (32-228-2 across four seasons) and figures to make his biggest impact as a kick returner (65 kick returns for 1,910 yards and six TDs are all easily tops in this rookie class). With Chris Olave, Devaughn Vele and Jordyn Tyson (once healthy) cemented atop the depth chart, Brown is well off the fantasy radar.