Fantasy Upside
According to the team's official web site, Jaron Brown—and his ability to return from the left ACL tear suffered in October last season—is one of the more intriguing players on the roster. He has developed into a reliable receiver and a very good player on special teams. But at a currently crowded position, he needs to make sure his ACL issues are behind him.
Fantasy Downside
He’s still on a pitch count of sorts. The Cardinals use a metric system that measures players’ practice workload, and once Brown hits his 300 “load” (a measurement that varies from player to player) he is shut down. Brown will eventually have his workload increased, according to head coach Bruce Arians.
2017 Bottom Line
The good news is he's already lost the knee brace he was wearing to protect the surgically-repaired knee, and with John Brown slowed by injury and J.J. Nelson coming up small in camp, Jaron Brown is gaining some momentum in the battle for a role behind Larry Fitzgerald and John Brown. That won't make him draft worthy, but he could emerge as a possible waiver-wire candidate if the momentum carries over into September.