Fantasy Upside
After springtime’s worth of reports alerting us to Arizona's rookie receiver "blowing everyone away" and drawing "favorable" comparisons to Colts burner T.Y. Hilton, John Brown got off to a hot start at training camp. "I can tell you so far we haven't been able to cover him," said Cardinals GM Steve Keim on Monday, per ESPN.com's Josh Weinfuss. As NFL.com noted, the third-round pick out of Pittsburgh State has drawn parallels to Hilton because of their similar size and identical 4.34 speed. The 5-11, 179-pound Brown is a candidate to leapfrog Ted Ginn as a deep threat alongside Larry Fitzgerald and Michael Floyd in three-receiver sets.
Fantasy Downside
Brown's best-case scenario is being the third option at wide receiver (and one could argue the fourth option if you include Andre Ellington).
Bottom Line
It's certainly notable that a rookie is excelling against a talented trio of Cardinals corners in Patrick Peterson, Antonio Cromartie. But expecting him to be an impact player in his first year as a pro seems like a reach.