The talented junior was operating at full capacity. Brown’s ability to make defensive players miss in the open field was an offensive coordinator and quarterback’s best friend. Brown tallied 10 catches for 155 yards and the team’s only touchdown. His 15 targets on the game was one more than teammate DaMarkus Lodge.
As the game went on, Auburn’s defensive line began to pressure Jordan Ta’amu more often. Brown became Ta’amu’s first read many times on short routes to get rid of the ball quick. Auburn was able to keep him contained on most of his receptions. Five of his catches went for less than ten yards.