Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Auburn
Derrick Brown
DT • 6'5" • 318 lbs • Sugar Hill, GA, USA
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Derrick Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Derrick Brown built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Sugar Hill, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Derrick Brown's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 7
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Derrick Brown, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Auburn. Derrick Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Derrick Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · DT
- Career Tackles
- 166
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Auburn
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Lanier · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- KIPP Booker T. Washington · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 1 · Pick 7 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · DT 4th (top 2%) · SEC 48th (top 8%) · National 555th (top 10%)
Derrick Brown played DT for Auburn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derrick Brown recorded 2 rushing yards and 166 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Auburn.
Recognition
Honors
- 20192019 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionfirst
- 20192019 Consensus All-America · ncaa_consensusconsensus · unanimous
- 20182018 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionsecond
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