Camden Brown Catches Two TDs, Including One-Handed Score, in Cowboys Preseason Win

On Saturday, August 15, 2026, undrafted rookie wide receiver Camden Brown scored both Dallas Cowboys touchdowns in a 17-7 preseason-opening victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Brown finished with 3 catches for 62 yards, including a 39-yard strike from Sam Howell before halftime and a highlight one-handed, 2-yard grab from Joe Milton III in the third quarter that sealed Dallas’ first preseason opener win since 2017.

Brown entered the night as a long-shot roster candidate fighting for a spot behind established receivers CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, and depth pieces including Ryan Flournoy and Kavonte Turpin. By the final whistle, he had delivered the kind of performance that turns August camp buzz into September roster conversations.

Editor’s note: This article draws on game coverage from Dallas Cowboys.com, Seattle Seahawks.com, The Dallas Morning News, Blogging The Boys, and Field Gulls, August 15–16, 2026.

Game at a glance

Detail	Information
Date	Saturday, August 15, 2026
Venue	Lumen Field, Seattle, Wash.
Week	NFL Preseason Week 1
National TV	NFL Network
Final	Cowboys 17, Seahawks 7
Quarter lines	SEA 7-0-0-0, DAL 0-10-7-0

Seattle struck first when Drew Lock hit Montorie Foster Jr. on a 5-yard touchdown to cap a 13-play, 80-yard opening drive. Dallas answered with 17 unanswered points — a 29-yard Brandon Aubrey field goal, then both Brown touchdowns — while neither team scored in the fourth quarter.

Dallas outgained Seattle 318 yards to 156 despite 13 penalties for 103 yards. Starters on both sides largely rested, as is customary in the first exhibition game.

Brown’s first touchdown: Howell’s deep shot

The Cowboys trailed 7-3 late in the second quarter when Howell took over in a two-minute drill. He converted a third-and-7 with a 10-yard scramble, found rookie tight end Michael Trigg twice for 14 combined yards, then launched a 39-yard strike to Brown.

Brown beat Seahawks cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles in coverage down the sideline, hauled in the pass, and walked into the end zone to give Dallas a 10-7 lead with 1:26 left before halftime. It was the first Cowboys touchdown of the 2026 exhibition schedule and flipped momentum after Seattle’s fast start.

Howell finished 8 of 12 for 94 yards and the score, pairing effectively with Brown on the night’s biggest play before the break.

Brown’s second touchdown: the one-handed grab

Joe Milton III opened the second half for Dallas and immediately directed a 13-play, 84-yard march that consumed 7:19 off the clock. Seattle’s third-team defense was on the field, but Brown still had to win a contested rep against rookie cornerback Michael Dansby at the goal line.

Milton lofted a pass to the back-left corner of the end zone. Brown leaped, secured the ball with one hand while fighting off coverage, and came down in bounds for a 2-yard touchdown that extended Dallas’ lead to 17-7 with 7:19 remaining in the third quarter.

Cowboys.com described the catch as “truly highlight-reel worthy.” National observers on social media and in postgame coverage singled it out as the signature play of the night — the kind of contested catch that validates a 6-foot-2, 204-pound frame built for red-zone work.

Milton went 12 of 15 for 107 yards and the touchdown, looking composed in his first extended preseason action of the summer.

Brown’s stat line and camp trajectory

Camden Brown	Stat line
Receptions	3
Receiving yards	62
Long	39 yards
Touchdowns	2
Targets	Not officially broken out in team box score

Brown’s 62 receiving yards led all players in the game. No other Cowboys pass-catcher scored. Michael Trigg added 4 catches for 30 yards, and Anthony Smith had 2 for 28 as Dallas spread the ball among backup quarterbacks.

The performance did not come out of nowhere. Cowboys beat reporters had noted strong practices from Brown throughout 2026 training camp in Oxnard, California, and The Dallas Morning News quoted observers saying Brown “had an awesome week of practice” before he backed it up on game film.

Who is Camden Brown?

Brown, 23, is an undrafted free agent out of Georgia Southern wearing No. 6 for Dallas. He began his college career at Auburn, where he spent three seasons as a depth piece — 26 receptions for 289 yards and 3 touchdowns across 28 games — before entering the transfer portal.

His final collegiate season changed the trajectory. At Georgia Southern in 2025, Brown became the first Eagle to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a season, posting 65 catches for 1,079 yards and a school-record 14 touchdowns. He earned Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year and first-team all-conference honors, ranked second nationally in receiving touchdowns, and accepted an invitation to the Hula Bowl.

College path	Summary
High school	St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) — three straight Florida state titles
Auburn (2022–24)	Rotation/depth WR; 26 career catches
Georgia Southern (2025)	1,079 yards, 14 TDs; school records
NFL path	Signed as UDFA with Dallas after 2026 draft

Scouting reports entering camp praised his size, catch-point ability, and red-zone instincts while flagging route-running refinement and top-end speed as development areas. Saturday offered a glimpse of the upside: vertical separation on the 39-yard score and elite body control on the one-handed finish.

Roster implications in a crowded WR room

Dallas entered August with a receiver room anchored by Lamb and Pickens, with Flournoy, Turpin, and a cluster of young players competing for the final spots on the 53-man roster and practice squad.

Brown’s two-touchdown night does not guarantee a roster spot — preseason usage and opponent quality always require context — but it answered a specific question coaches ask of camp standouts: Can you do it when the lights are on?

National reaction framed the game around whether Dallas had “found another gem at receiver,” echoing the franchise’s history of unearthing productive wideouts beyond the draft. Beat writers suggested Brown had taken an early lead in the race for the No. 5 receiver role, though special-teams contribution may still factor into the final evaluation.

Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer and the offensive staff will weigh Saturday’s tape against weeks of practice reps, injuries, and potential roster moves before final cuts in late August.

The broader game context

While Brown owned the highlight reel, other subplots shaped the night:

• Seattle got a 20-yard scramble from second-year quarterback Jalen Milroe and an opening-drive touchdown from Lock, but the offense stalled after its fast start with just 156 total net yards.
• Dallas linebacker James Houston recorded a sack on Milroe among a pass rush that showed early promise under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker.
• The Cowboys committed three fumbles (one lost) but Seattle could not capitalize after the opening score.
• Dallas won its preseason opener for the first time since 2017 — a small sample, but a clean finish for a team that rested most starters.

Neither club treated the result as predictive of the regular season. For Brown, though, the box score travels: two touchdowns, 62 yards, and a catch that will loop on team social channels and national highlight packages.

What comes next

Dallas continues the preseason schedule with additional exhibition games before roster reductions. Brown will need consistent special-teams reps and sustained practice performance to survive final cuts, but Saturday gave him a concrete argument — contested catches, two different quarterbacks, and production when the offense needed points.

Seattle, meanwhile, turns to its next preseason opponent with Sam Darnold and most starters still waiting for their first live snaps. The Seahawks’ backup quarterback competition between Lock and Milroe will continue to draw attention, but on this night the story across the league was a Georgia Southern product making the Cowboys’ preseason opener his personal showcase.

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Discussion

August rosters are crowded and cuts are cruel, but Camden Brown gave Dallas something tangible to debate.

1. Brown scored both Cowboys touchdowns against a Super Bowl champion’s backups — but it was still preseason Week 1. Does a two-TD debut with a one-handed highlight earn a 53-man roster spot, or is one game too thin to jump established depth ahead of special-teams contributors?

2. Brown broke out only after transferring from Auburn to Georgia Southern, then went undrafted despite a 1,000-yard, 14-touchdown senior season. How much should NFL teams weigh production at smaller programs versus the three quiet years he spent in the SEC?

If you were building Dallas’ receiver depth chart today, where would you slot Camden Brown — and what would he have to show in the next two preseason games to keep that spot?

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