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Derrick Brown Season 2016

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Derrick Brown Season 2016

PositionDL
Weight317 lbs
Height6-5
ClassFreshman
HometownSugar Hill, Ga.

2019: Unanimous consensus All-America defensive tackle … Lott IMPACT Trophy and Senior CLASS Award winner; Outland, Nagurski, Bednarik finalist ... three-year starter … team captain … 170 career tackles, 33.5 TFL … registered 4 tackles, career-best 2 sacks (-11), career-best 3 TFL (-16), forced a fumble and had two pass breakups at Texas A&M … recovered two fumbles, one with a 42-yard return, forced a fumble, had a sack, TFL and five tackles at Florida … five tackles at Arkansas … 9-yard sack, 2 TFL, 7 tackles at LSU … team-best 7 tackles, TFL vs. Ole Miss ... 6 tackles, TFL, PBU vs. Georgia … 7 tackles, 3.5 TFL against Alabama ... SEC DL of Week (Texas A&M, Florida, Ole Miss) … Lott IMPACT Trophy player of week nominee (Texas A&M) … Bednarik Player of Week (Texas A&M) … Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Senior of Week (Texas A&M) ... Reese’s Senior Bowl invitation

Preseason: All-America 1st team (Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Athlon, Street & Smith, Sporting News, CFN, CBS, PFF, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, AP); Lott IMPACT Trophy, Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch lists; All-SEC 1st team (Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Street & Smith, CFN, SEC media, SEC coaches, PFF); AFCA Good Works Team nominee, Wuerffel Trophy watch list; Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list

2018: Returning starter at defensive tackle … second team all-SEC (coaches, AP) … 115 career tackles … 48 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks for season … three solo tackles vs. Washington … 12-yard sack, three tackles vs. Alabama State … career high nine tackles, 0.5 TFL against LSU … sack, TFL vs. Southern Miss … four tackles, two TFL against Tennessee … three tackles, TFL at Ole Miss … four tackles, 2.5 TFL, 7-yard sack in Texas A&M win … two tackles, TFL at Georgia … recovered a Liberty fumble … three solo stops, 10-yard sack in Music City Bowl ... preseason: Nagurski Trophy, Outland Trophy watch lists; AFCA Good Works Team, Wuerffel Trophy nominee, Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year finalist; all-SEC 1st team (Lindy’s), 2nd (Athlon, AL.com, SEC media/coaches), 4th team all-SEC (Phil Steele)

2017: Starter at defensive tackle … 56 tackles for season ... 6 tackles, sack, 1.5 TFL against Georgia Southern … sack, 2 TFL at Clemson … 3 solo tackles, PBU vs. Mercer … 3 tackles vs. Mississippi State … 6 tackles, 2 TFL vs. Ole Miss … 6 tackles at LSU … forced a fumble, 7-yard sack and 2 tackles at Arkansas … team-best 7 tackles at Texas A&M … 4 tackles, sack vs. Georgia … 5 tackles, TFL vs. ULM … forced an Alabama fumble … 4 tackles, TFL in SEC championship ... blocked a UCF field goal attempt in the Peach Bowl ... SEC Academic Honor Roll and Academic Top Tiger ... SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council for football

2016: Played in all 13 games ... talented defensive line freshman … recovered a Clemson fumble … solo stop against Arkansas State … TFL, two tackles vs. Vanderbilt … had two tackles at Georgia … credited with a sack, three tackles vs. Alabama A&M ... SEC first-year Academic Honor Roll ... SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council for football

High School: Recorded 106 tackles, 42 TFL, 12 sacks as a senior for Coach Korey Mobbs at Lanier High … career 270 tackles, 81 TFL, 33.5 sacks … U.S. Army All-American Bowl defensive player of year … MaxPreps national player of year … GSWA player of year and Class 5A all-state … ESPN, Scout, 247 Sports No. 9 national prospect … Rivals Top 20 and No. 3 DT … USA Today All-American, state player of year … also a basketball letterman … Lanier Student Leadership Team

Personal: Birthday is April 15 ... son of Martha and James Brown ... has two siblings, Mikaelia and Kameron ... studying in the College of Business ... member of SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council ... December, 2019, graduate from the College of Business ... 2019 Auburn SAAC presidentÂ