Derrick Brown Fantasy

Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown is down to around 320 pounds this offseason and has been more intentional about his physical conditioning as he heads into his third year in the NFL. Brown was over 330 pounds in 2021. The former first-rounder had an up-and-down season last year and finished with 41 tackles (27 solo), eight tackles for loss, nine QB hits, three sacks and four passes defensed in 16 games (14 starts) for the Panthers. "I can really tell because he's moving faster," defensive end Brian Burns said. "He was always pretty fast for a big guy, but he's moving faster. He looks a little more nimble, and that's kind of weird for a guy that's 6-foot-5, 320 or three-whatever-he-is. But I can tell."

Jun. 4th • 1:33 PM

The Carolina Panthers agreed to a four-year fully guaranteed deal for $23.621 million with rookie defensive tackle Derrick Brown on Friday, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. Brown, who was the seventh overall pick in the draft, becomes the first player taken in the first round in 2020 to agreed to terms. Carolina started with Brown and took all defensive players in the draft for the first time in history. The defensive tackle from Auburn will immediately step in as a starter in Week 1 and will help a Panthers run defense that was one of the worst in football in 2019.

May. 8th • 8:02 PM

The Carolina Panthers selected Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown with the seventh overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday. The first defensive tackle off the board, Brown will certainly help a porous Panthers defensive line and defense that, in general, was horrible against the run and rushing the passer in 2019, even with now-retired linebacker Luke Kuechly as a sideline-to-sideline beast. Brown will give the Panthers consistent production on the defensive side of the ball and he plays with tremendous effort. Carolina should get good great interior pocket push from Brown, and they'll need it with Drew Brees, Matt Ryan and now Tom Brady inside the division.

Apr. 23rd • 9:15 PM