A.J. Brown real name, explained: What Eagles WR's initials stand for in unexpected full name

Billy Heyen

A.J. Brown real name, explained: What Eagles WR's initials stand for in unexpected full name image

A.J. Brown has been one of the NFL's best wide receivers for a while now.

First with the Tennessee Titans and now with the Philadelphia Eagles, he's big and strong and fast in a way that few other players in the league are.

And if you're like us, you see a player with initials as his first name and want to know what they stand for.

What is A.J. Brown's full name?

A.J. Brown's full name is Arthur Juan Brown.

How did A.J. Brown get his nickname?

A.J. Brown's first name is just the initials of his full name, Arthur Juan.

His father's name is Arthur, which is where that comes from. But the middle names aren't the same, so the A.J. isn't for Arthur Jr.

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The mistake in A.J. Brown's name

Arthur Juan is a fun name for an NFL wide receiver.

But there's actually a misspelling there.

A.J.'s middle name was never supposed to be Juan.

It was supposed to be Jauan, according to his mother in a Philadelphia Inquirer article from 2023.

Either way, it works out to A.J. It's just a bummer in the details.

How old is A.J. Brown?

A.J. Brown is 28 years old.

He was born on June 30, 1997.

Where did A.J. Brown go to college?

A.J. Brown played his college football at Ole Miss.

He was teammates with DK Metcalf on the Rebels.

Now, they're two of the most physically imposing wide receivers in the NFL.

DK is short for DeKaylin, for those wondering.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle