Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown seems like a guy flying a little bit under the proverbial radar right now ahead of training camp.
After all, Brown stepped into the lead-back role for the Bengals last year and was productive, even proving himself after Zack Moss went down with an injury before suffering an injury of his own.
Despite this and the Bengals not really bringing on competition for Brown, Pro Football Focus’ Trevor Sikkema ranked him 25th out of 32 running backs in a recent look at the position leaguewide:
“Brown earned a 73.8 PFF rushing grade and a 76.6 PFF receiving grade last season to give him three-down value for the Bengals. That combination of skill helped him produce the 16th-highest PFF WAR mark among running backs in 2024.”
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Behind a middling offensive line over 16 games, Brown ran for 990 yards and seven scores on a 4.3 per-carry average last year, catching 54 passes and scoring four times as a receiver, too.
There’s no reason to think Brown will see a reduction in chances next year despite Moss coming back on a reworked contract and Samaje Perine re-joining the team.
The team would like to do more to keep Brown healthy late into the season, perhaps, but not enough to have him ranked so low when it seems like he and the offense as a whole could be improved in 2025, if not at least more balanced.
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