Derrick Brown

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#95

Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 26

Weight: 320 lbs

College: Auburn

2024 SEASON

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Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2024	Carolina Panthers	1	2	0	2	0	0
2023	Carolina Panthers	17	93	47	46	2	6	1	0	2	2	2
2022	Carolina Panthers	17	61	24	37	1	7	1	0	0	0	0
2021	Carolina Panthers	16	38	24	14	3	4
2020	Carolina Panthers	16	33	20	13	2	4
TOTAL		67	227	115	112	8	21	2	0	2	1	2

Biography

Derrick Brown put together a career season in 2022, posting 67 total tackles, tying Mike Rucker for the most by a Panthers defensive lineman in a single season. Since 2020, Brown is tied for second in his draft class with 33 QB hits and third with 21 tackles for loss.

NFL RANKINGS

Since 2020, Brown is tied for second in his draft class with 33 QB hits and third with 21 tackles for loss.

FRANCHISE RANKINGS

Brown has 142 career tackles, second-most by any Panthers lineman in his first three seasons (Julius Peppers, 146)...It also ranks fourth-most among interior defensive linemen in franchise history
His 21 career tackles for loss are third among Panthers interior defensive linemen (Kawann Short 56, Star Lotulelei 27)
In 2022, posted 67 tackles and tied Mike Rucker (2002) for the most by a Panthers defensive lineman in a single season
In 2020, he played 70 percent of the defensive snaps, the most by a rookie defensive tackle since 2004 (when stats are available).

HONORS

PFWA All-Rookie Team (2020)

PRO CAREER

Played and started in all 17 games in 2022, posting a career-best 67 tackles, including five for loss and a sack...Tied a single-season franchise record for tackles by a defensive lineman...Tied a personal high with 12 QB hits while making 29 pressures.
Appeared in 16 games in 2021, making 14 starts at defensive tackle... Finished with 41 total tackles, 22 QB pressures and 3.0 sacks, and ranked third on the team with nine QB hits.
Played in all 16 games with 15 starts in his rookie season...Made 34 total tackles, including eight tackles for loss, ranking third among all NFL rookies...Tallied 2.0 sacks and four pass deflections...Earned PFWA All-Rookie honors...Played 70 percent of the defensive snaps, the most by a Panthers rookie defensive tackle, and seventh most among NFL rookie DTs since 2004 (when stats are available).

GP/GS
Career (49/46): 2022 (17/17); 2021 (16/14); 2020 (16/15)

TRANSACTIONS
Drafted by the Panthers in the first round (7th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft...Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list (12/7/20)...Activated from reserve/COVID-19 list (12/11/20).

COLLEGE
Earned unanimous consensus All-America honors as a senior in 2019…Outland, Nagurski and Bednarik finalist ...Was a three-year starter and team captain…Notched 170 career tackles, 13.0 sacks and 33.5 tackles for loss…Named to a number of preseason First-Team All-America teams...As a junior, received Second-Team All-SEC honors…Recorded 48 tackles, 10.5 TFL and 4.5 sacks…As a sophomore in 2017, started at defensive tackle…Made 56 tackles for the year, including 3.5 sacks and 9 TFLs...Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Academic Top Tiger and SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council for football...Played in all 13 games as a freshman in 2016...Made 11 tackles and recorded 1.0 sack...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council for football.

PERSONAL
Attended Lanier High School in Sugar Hill, Ga.

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