Antonio Brown finishes Week 5 atop the WR grades

PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 20: Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs with the ball following a 59 yard pass in the first quarter against the San Francisco 49ers during the game at Heinz Field on September 20, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

  • Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown shone in Week 5 despite the team’s home defeat against at the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown finished the game with an overall grade of 86.3 and was the highest-graded wide receiver in the league.
  • Brown participated in 95 percent of the Steelers offensive snaps and was targeted in 19 occasions by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
  • Of those 19 targets, 10 were catchable passes and Brown hauled in all 10, and remains the wide receiver with the most catchable passes in the league without registering a single drop.
  • Through five weeks, Brown’s overall grade is 89.6 and he ranks first in the league among 110 wide receivers.

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