Overview

• Through four games St. Brown has 27 receptions for 307 yards and an NFL-leading six touchdowns, matching a four-game benchmark last hit by Randy Moss in 2007.
• First-year OC John Morton, who has coached Jerry Rice, Tim Brown and Anquan Boldin, told St. Brown he is the best he has been around and highlighted his preparation and blocking.
• Pro Football Focus places St. Brown among the top receivers by grade with a heavy target share and rates him as one of the league’s best blockers at the position.
• Receivers coach Scottie Montgomery likened St. Brown’s mindset to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and pointed to cleaner route breaks outside as a key offseason gain.
• St. Brown said the praise “means a lot” but that he must keep proving it, and he noted a viral 4 a.m. gaming screenshot was a friend using his account as Detroit carries a three-game win streak into Week 5 at Cincinnati.