The Tennessee Titans are set to face the Philadelphia Eagles in what will surely be an afternoon filled with emotional drama. After all, this will be the first time that Titans fans will be forced to watch A.J. Brown play against the team he was drafted by.
Trading Brown last offseason has been a polarizing topic. Many are still upset to this day that the team traded a superstar wideout in his mid-20s. Others have rightly moved on, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt anytime they see Brown going crazy in Philadelphia.
However, as of late, Titans rookie Treylon Burks has started to make the trade much easier to stomach. Burks was infamously selected by the Titans directly with one of the picks that was acquired for Brown’s services.
Naturally, this has unfairly brought on comparisons between a legitimate nine-figure superstar wideout to a talented rookie. Obviously, the Eagles wide receiver is going to win that debate every time solely based on experience and accomplishments.
Now, if you just compare the beginning of Burks’ and Brown’s rookie years together, they are off to a staggeringly similar start outside of the fact that Burks had a brief stint on the injured reserve list.
Therefore, to be fair, it should be noted that unlike Brown, Burks did have an opportunity to reflect, watch, and learn from the sideline before ultimately returning and making a massive impact.
Nonetheless, these two talented pass-catchers were often compared to each other during the pre-draft process, and those comparisons are only going to grow with each passing year.
With all that said, let’s take a closer look at some of the numbers collected over the first seven games of Burks’ and Brown’s respective careers.