Derrick Brown Fantasy

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.

May. 1st • 11:01 PM

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