Derrick Brown Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'5" / 320 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- April 15, 1998 (26)
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Drafted
- 2020 / Rd. 1 / Pk. 7 (CAR)
- College
- Auburn
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Derrick Brown News
The Carolina Panthers and defensive tackle Derrick Brown agreed to a four-year, $96 million contract extension on Friday, according to a source. The deal includes $63.165 million guaranteed. The $24 million per-year average on the extension is the fourth-highest in the league for a defensive tackle, trailing only Chris Jones, Christian Wilkins and Justin Madubuike. The 25-year-old Brown was a Pro Bowler for the first time in 2023 after posting a defensive lineman-record 103 tackles while leading the NFL with a 47 percent run-stop win rate, according to ESPN Analytics/NextGen Stats. Brown was the former seventh overall pick in 2020 and has eight sacks and two interceptions in his four-year career. This is a key move for a Panthers defense that lost pass-rusher Brian Burns this offseason.
The Carolina Panthers picked up defensive tackle Derrick Brown's fifth-year option on May 1. Brown, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, has shown improvement in each of his first three seasons. Last season, he set career highs in solo tackles, assists, pass defenses, and QB hits, and made his first interception. His ability to get his hands on passes has been valuable to IDP fantasy managers. He made seven pass defenses last season and has made 15 in his three-year career. The 24-year-old will be on the Panthers for at least two more seasons, and he will be moving to defensive end, where he could get to the quarterback more often, in the team's new 3-4 scheme.
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."
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
KR | Raheem Blackshear |
PR | Ihmir Smith-Marsette |
QB | Bryce Young |
Andy Dalton | |
RB | Chuba Hubbard |
Miles Sanders | |
LWR | Diontae Johnson |
DJ Chark Jr. | |
Terrace Marshall Jr. | |
RWR | Adam Thielen |
SWR | Mike Strachan |
TE | Tommy Tremble |
Stephen Sullivan | |
LT | Ikem Ekwonu |
Ricky Lee | |
Yosh Nijman | |
LG | Cade Mays |
J.D. Direnzo | |
RG | Nash Jensen |
RT | Taylor Moton |
FS | Xavier Woods |
Jammie Robinson | |
NT | Shy Tuttle |
Nick Thurman | |
LDE | LaBryan Ray |
RDE | Derrick Brown |
ROLB | DJ Johnson |
LCB | Jaycee Horn |
RCB | D'Shawn Jamison |
K | Eddy Piñeiro |
P | Johnny Hekker |