Derrick Brown
IDL·
Carolina Panthers·330 lb
Carolina Panthers·330 lbTier 8Round 1, pick 7 in 2020
Updated November 10, 2026
Recruited
Class of 2016 · Defensive tackle · High school: Lanier, Buford, GA
Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 9 in the nation. Composite 0.9964, the recruiting sites' average
Offer strength, our grade
98 of 100
Better offers than 96% of the 371 boards we grade in the 2016 class. How it is made
Offers
27
Schools that offered him a scholarship
Committed to
Offers on record
College: Auburn 2016-19
His offer board, and the recruits whose boards look like it now →
Our College Grade
99.0
MODEL
2017
81.9
2018
91.7
2019
84.5
Ranked #15 among IDLBroke out at 19.0
How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.
College Production
Auburn · SEC
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | Pos Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 464 |
| 2017 | 52 | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| 2018 | 48 | 10 | 4.5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 55 | 12 | 4.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.