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Derrick Brown

IDL·Carolina Panthers·330 lb
Tier 8Round 1, pick 7 in 2020
Updated November 10, 2026
79.6
Model Score
Down from 88.3 last year
Trade value ·a mid 1st
2026 Cap Hit
$11.0M
APY
$24.0M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$41.2M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$22.6M/yr

Estimate: 3 yrs, $68M total · range $17.6M to $27.7M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Keeanu BentonPIT · signed 2026
5 yr · $18.0M/yr
84
Jalen CarterPHI · signed 2026
5 yr · $38.0M/yr
87
Zach AllenDEN · signed 2025
4 yr · $25.5M/yr
85
Dexter LawrenceCIN · signed 2026
3 yr · $28.0M/yr
80
B.J. HillCIN · signed 2025
2 yr · $11.0M/yr
81
Grady JarrettATL · signed 2022
3 yr · $16.5M/yr
84

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$6.6M$1.1M$5.0M
2025$19.5M$13.2M$5.0M$0$19.5M
2026$11.0M$1.2M$8.4M$33.1M$0
2027$31.4M$20.8M$8.4M$23.5M$7.8M
2028$32.4M$21.8M$8.4M$15.2M$17.2M
2029$6.8M$0$3.4M$6.8M$0
2030$3.4M$0$0$0$0

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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