Cowboys 2026 UDFA scouting: Camden Brown scouting report

BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 06: Camden Brown #4 of the Georgia Southern Eagles runs with the ball during the second half against the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Kidd Brewer Stadium on November 6, 2025 in Boone, North Carolina. (Photo by Cory Knowlton/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) | ISI Photos via Getty Images

We continue scouting the 2026 NFL Draft class for the Dallas Cowboysby looking at the undrafted free agent class.Today we are looking at wide receiver Camden Brown from Georgia Southern.

Camden Brown

WR
Georgia Southern Eagles
Senior
3-star rating
6’2”
200 lbs

History

In 2022, Brown cracked the rotation at Auburn and flashed some ability in limited volume. He had two catches for eight yards versus Missouri, had his first career touchdown against LSU, and finished the year with nine receptions for 123 yards and two touchdowns.

In year two and three he remained essentially a depth and rotation piece in a crowded receiver room. He featured in 25 games across the two seasons with 17 catches for 166 and scoring one touchdown. He entered the portal after the 2024 season and enrolled at Georgia Southern in the spring.

In 2025, at Georgia Southern, Brown’s career flipped from SEC depth player to Sun Belt star. He started all 13 games, became the first 1,000-yard receiver in school history with 65 catches for 1,079 yards, and set a school record with 14 receiving touchdowns. He had 118 yards versus Maine, 111 yards at James Madison, a school record of 12 catches for 158 yards versus Southern Miss, a three-touchdown game against Coastal Carolina, and monster game of nine catches, 57 yards and two touchdowns at Marshall.

He wore Georgia Southern’s #0 jersey for the Marshall game, a leadership designation in their program, that would become the week he crossed 1,000 yard threshold. His transfer story became a local headline because his Georgia Southern season produced more receiving touchdowns than Auburn’s entire roster in 2025.

2025 Statistics

852 Offensive Snaps
105 Targets
65 Receptions
1,079 Receiving Yards
83 Rec YPG
14 Total TDs
296 YAC
2 Dropped Passes
11 Missed Tackles Forced
50 First Downs
125.3 Passer RTG When Targeted
3 Penalties

Snap by Position

Wideout- 82%
Slot- 18%

NFL Combine/Pro Day

Awards

2025: First-Team All-Sun Belt
HERO Sports Group of Five Second-Team All-American

Scorecard

Overall**–**46.9
Speed- 66
Acceleration- 93
Agility- 42
Strength- 81
Catching- 80
Route Running- 52
Ball Tracking- 71
YAC Skills- 55
Blocking- 45
Discipline- 93

THE GOOD

Shows good body control downfield
High-end contested-catch finisher
Will elevate over defenders and attack the ball in the air, comfortable in high-point situations
Big-play and touchdown production profile
Good initial burst off the line
Shows good competitive toughness
Works through contact consistently
Has good leadership traits

THE BAD

Route tree is very basic
He’s not a natural separator who creates easy space on his own at the top of routes
Longer corners can disrupt his timing early
Needs more consistent release technique at the next level
Athleticism is below par, Relative Athletic Score (RA) is was only 6.42
Blocking technique can be inconsistent
Was a low-usage player at Auburn and then exploded at Georgia Southern, leaving questions of ceiling based on competition level

THE FIT/PROJECTION

Brown’s cleanest NFL role is as a boundary depth receiver who can win with size, body positioning, and contested-catch ability.

The Cowboys fit specifically is as a bottom of the room specialist. He’s trying to earn a weekly helmet as a WR6 by giving Dallas something it doesn’t always carry on the game-day roster, while also proving he can contribute on special teams. His projection right now is a bubble roster candidate who’s very live for the practice squad, with a real chance to stick if he clearly outperforms the other fringe wideouts.

SUMMARY

Camden Brown was a former Auburn receiver who exploded after transferring to Georgia Southern, putting up a historic 2025 season and becoming the first Eagle to top 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He wins with size and length at the catch point, strong tracking and body control on fades and vertical shots, and obvious red-zone value.

The issues is that his functional speed is below average for an NFL receiver, so teams will treat him as a role receiver in boundary targets, play-action shots, and end-zone work, and not a guy you’re asking to separate all day versus press-man.