The case
10 starts in 2025; starts against North Alabama and Utah documented in 2026.
WR · Arkansas · Junior
CJ Brown
1st Bowman verifiedCHROME AUTOPAPER AUTO
PPG67.1OVERALL#67WR#14
CHROME PROSPECTBCP-9Chrome auto · BCPA-CB
PAPERBPP-9
CHROMEBCP-9
CHROME AUTOBCPA-CB
PAPER AUTOBPPA-CJB
PLAYER STATS
2026 season & career
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SCOUTING NOTEBOOK
The read right now
An established starting role has not yet yielded large receiving volume. Look for a role or efficiency change before assuming a breakout.
The production
2025: 28 receptions for 319 yards and three scores. 2026: three catches for 37 yards against North Alabama; two for 22 against Georgia September 19.
Latest game
The cited profile provides the dated observations above; a complete current-season statistical line is not yet verified.
NEXT CHECK
Measure targets and receiving share rather than treating first-Bowman interest as football momentum.
BOWMAN CHECKLIST
His 2026 Bowman cards
Paper and Chrome are separate prospect entries. Prospect autographs add a verified signature checklist appearance; inserts and variations are separate collecting paths. This is a format hierarchy, not a price or scarcity ranking.
Topps describes parallels, but a complete first-party football odds/serial-number matrix was not available in this audit. No baseball parallel structure is imported. Serial numbering is not an estimate of total print run.
2 base appearances · 2 autograph appearances · 0 insert / variation appearances. Counts describe checklist rows, not distinct print runs.
These are the official checklist appearances we have mapped. We only show serial numbering when we can source it.
| Checklist | Card number | Printed school | Check it / find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPER PROSPECTS | BPP-9 | Arkansas® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for CJ Brown BPP-9 |
| CHROME PROSPECTS | BCP-9 | Arkansas® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for CJ Brown BCP-9 |
| CHROME PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS | BCPA-CB | Arkansas® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for CJ Brown BCPA-CB |
| PAPER PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS | BPPA-CJB | Arkansas® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for CJ Brown BPPA-CJB |
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1ST BOWMAN
Is this his 1st Bowman?
1st Bowman verifiedWhy we call it this · 1 source
Topps explicitly identifies CJ Brown among the 2026 release’s first-Bowman prospects. This verifies the prospect designation, not a logo on every insert or autograph.
Checked 2026-09-22 · high confidence Source 1: Topps: 2026 Bowman Football collector guide (September 21) ↗
Older Bowman check: 12 releases, 6,186 checklist rows
Direct evidence is listed below.
Name search: "CJ Brown" Bowman
Complete Bowman U NOW archive pagination was inaccessible (403); indexed coverage is incomplete. Same-name legacy Bo Jackson results refer to the Auburn legend and are excluded. Regional/team releases without available first-party checklists remain unverified.
Source 1: 2021-22 Bowman University Football ↗Source 2: 2022 Bowman University Chrome Football ↗Source 3: 2022-23 Bowman University Best Football ↗Source 4: 2022-23 Bowman University Inception ↗Source 5: 2023 Bowman University Chrome Football ↗Source 6: 2023 Bowman University Best Football ↗Source 7: 2023 Bowman University Chrome Football Sapphire ↗Source 8: 2024 Bowman University Chrome Football ↗Source 9: 2024 Bowman University Best Football ↗Source 10: 2024 Bowman University Chrome Football Sapphire ↗Source 11: 2025 Bowman University Chrome Football Checklist ↗Source 12: 2025 Bowman University Best Football ↗RESEARCH FILEIdentity, open questions & evidence gapsOpen file
Arkansas; WR; Junior; 6-1; 195 lb.
Source 1: Arkansas: CJ Brown official profile / research ↗- school
- Arkansas (verified)
- position
- WR (verified)
- class
- Junior (verified)
- Date of birth
- Unknown (unknown)
- measurements
- 6-1 / 195 lb (verified)
- recruiting
- Consensus three-star high-school recruit, reported by Arkansas. (partial)
- 2026 statistics
- See explicitly dated profile observations; complete current-season totals not verified. (partial)
- Draft eligibility
- Unknown (unknown)
- NFL consensus
- Unknown (unknown)
- Next catalyst
- Measure targets and receiving share rather than treating first-Bowman interest as football momentum. (editorial)
- Full date of birth not verified; age is not inferred from class.
- Complete 2026 cumulative statistics through September 21 are not verified; dated games and prior seasons remain separately labeled.
- Draft eligibility and a current independent NFL consensus remain unverified; a school award or watch list is not consensus.
- Verified athletic testing, availability history and position-specific advanced charting are incomplete.
PPG METHODHow the 67.1 grade was built60% supported
We have support for 60% of the normal grade inputs. A player needs at least 60% before we publish a PPG. Missing pieces stay missing.
| Component | Weight | Score / confidence | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | 25% | 55medium | 28 catches for 319 yards and three touchdowns across ten sophomore starts support a developmental receiving baseline and substantial role; consensus three-star high-school pedigree.Source 1: Arkansas: CJ Brown official profile / research ↗ |
| ageClass | 15% | 80medium | 28 catches for 319 yards and three touchdowns across ten sophomore starts support a developmental receiving baseline and substantial role; consensus three-star high-school pedigree.Source 1: Arkansas: CJ Brown official profile / research ↗ |
| role | 15% | 80medium | 28 catches for 319 yards and three touchdowns across ten sophomore starts support a developmental receiving baseline and substantial role; consensus three-star high-school pedigree.Source 1: Arkansas: CJ Brown official profile / research ↗ |
| physical | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| pedigree | 5% | 50medium | 28 catches for 319 yards and three touchdowns across ten sophomore starts support a developmental receiving baseline and substantial role; consensus three-star high-school pedigree.Source 1: Arkansas: CJ Brown official profile / research ↗ |
| consensus | 20% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| risk | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
GRADE HISTORYGrade history67.1 PPG · 8 checks · unchanged
No meaningful grade movement yet. We keep the checks so the first real change has a clean baseline.
| Date | PPG | 7d / 30d / season | Rank | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17T12:00:03.513Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-17T12:01:03.832Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 · correction |
| 2026-09-17T12:13:29.755Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T11:45:00.635Z | 67.1 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 46 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T16:34:28.321Z | 67.1 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 46 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T12:51:43.562Z | 67.1 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 46 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T14:48:24.458Z | 67.1 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 46 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-24T04:16:58.722Z | 67.1 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 67 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
PROVENANCE
Sources
Card identity checked 2026-09-16 · Player research updated 2026-09-22
Open 3 sources
- 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗ · Topps · checked 2026-09-16
- Arkansas: CJ Brown official profile / research ↗ · Arkansas · checked 2026-09-22
- Topps: 2026 Bowman Football collector guide (September 21) ↗ · Topps · checked 2026-09-22