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Defensive tackle, Auburn, 2016–19
Derrick Brown
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 318 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Sugar Hill, GA
- Born
- Apr 15, 1998, in Sugar Hill, Georgia
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Derrick Brown played defensive tackle at Auburn (2016–19). He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Carolina Panthers took Brown in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. LSU, 20182sacks, career highat Texas A&M, 2019Honors
- 2018Second-team All-SEC
- 2019Lott IMPACT Trophy
- 2019Senior CLASS Award
- 2019Consensus All‑American
- 2019SEC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2019First-team All-SEC
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Auburn 12 games, 55 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Oregon | W 27–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tulane | W 24–6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 55–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Texas A&M | W 28–20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Mississippi State | W 56–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Florida | L 13–24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Arkansas | W 51–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at LSU | L 20–23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Ole Miss | W 20–14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Georgia | L 14–21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Alabama | W 48–45 | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 24–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Auburn 13 games, 48 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Washington | W 21–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Alabama State | W 63–9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.LSU | L 21–22 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Arkansas | W 34–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Southern Miss | W 24–13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atMississippi State | L 9–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Tennessee | L 24–30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atOle Miss | W 31–16 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Texas A&M | W 28–24 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | atGeorgia | L 10–27 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Liberty | W 53–0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | atAlabama | L 21–52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Purdue | W 63–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2017 Auburn 12 games, 52 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 41–7 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Clemson | L 6–14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Mercer | W 24–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Mississippi State | W 49–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Ole Miss | W 44–23 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atLSU | L 23–27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atArkansas | W 52–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atTexas A&M | W 42–27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UL Monroe | W 42–14 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Alabama | W 26–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Georgia | L 7–28 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. UCF | L 27–34 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Auburn 7 games, 11 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Arkansas State | W 51–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atMississippi State | W 38–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 23–16 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atGeorgia | L 7–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 55–0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | atAlabama | L 12–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | L 19–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅝″ |
| Weight | 326 lb |
| Arm length | 34¼″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.16 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.73 sW |
| Vertical jump | 27″ |
| Broad jump | 9′0″ |
| Bench press | 28 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 8.22 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.79 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 87 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
Pro Bowl: 2023
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 61 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 93 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 72 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Carolina Panthers | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 87 | 310 | 13 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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