Derrick Brown

DL · CAR · Active

Age 28College AuburnDepth LDE #1

Cumulative season CFI49.6#64 of 126 · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 243.1#71 of 112 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI · vs CLE49.7Week 3 · experimental projection · low confidence

How this is estimated

Experimental DT projection: qualified current-season grades from the previous four weeks, weighted by snaps and recency and regressed toward 50. Opponent unit pass and run performance adjusts the estimate by at most four points. Limited game history; low confidence.

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 3

Away · 2026-09-27 · 1:00 PMCAR vs CLEHuntington Bank Field · 68°F · 13 mph wind · Mostly Sunny

Matchup rank#10#1 is the easiest opposing offense by EPA/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

Derrick BrownLevi Drake Rodriguez · comparableT.J. Slaton · comparableSheldon Rankins · comparable

Levi Drake RodriguezMIN · 49.8 CFI T.J. SlatonCIN · 49.4 CFI Sheldon RankinsHOU · 49.1 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
1	55.1	#39	94	46
2	43.1	#71	112	40

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Performance · 2026

Advanced efficiency

defense

Pressure rate: 7.84%
Pass rush win rate: 6.25%
Run stop rate: 6.06%
Sacks / pass rush: 0%
Hits / pass rush: 1.96%
Hurries / pass rush: 5.88%
Missed tackle rate: 0%
Defensive grade: 46.68
Pass rush grade: 57.71
Run defense grade: 58.61
Pressures: 4
Charted sacks: 0
Charted QB hits: 1
QB hurries: 3
Batted passes: 0
Run stops: 2
Charted solo tackles: 3
Charted assists: 2
Missed tackles: 0
Defensive snaps: 86
Pass rush snaps: 51
Run defense snaps: 35

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #64 of 12649.6

Same-position rank: #64 of 126. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

Weekly game log

Week	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
1	3	3	0	1	13.8%	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	2	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
HomeSmall sample	1	3	3	0	1	13.8%	0	0	0	0	0
AwaySmall sample	1	0	2	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
IndoorSmall sample	1	0	2	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0
OutdoorSmall sample	1	3	3	0	1	13.8%	0	0	0	0	0

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
70°F and aboveSmall sample	1	3	3	0	1	13.8%	0	0	0	0	0

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
Below 10 mphSmall sample	1	3	3	0	1	13.8%	0	0	0	0	0

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Tackles for loss	Passes defended	Last meeting
LVSmall sample	1	1	2	0	0	—	0	0	1	2	2020-09-13
TB	10	22	42	2	10	—	0	0	2	1	2026-01-03
LACSmall sample	1	3	5	0	0	—	0	0	2	0	2020-09-27
ARI	4	7	8	0	2	—	0	0	1	3	2025-09-14
ATL	11	19	47	1.5	7	0%	0	0	6	1	2026-09-20
CHI	3	12	16	0	4	13.8%	0	0	2	0	2026-09-13
NO	11	19	48	1	5	—	2	0	3	3	2025-12-14
KCSmall sample	1	3	4	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	2020-11-08
DET	3	2	7	0	5	—	0	0	0	1	2023-10-08
MIN	3	2	7	0	3	—	0	0	0	0	2023-10-01
DENSmall sample	2	2	3	0	2	—	0	0	0	0	2022-11-27
GB	3	8	16	2	3	—	0	0	2	0	2025-11-02
WASSmall sample	2	2	3	0	1	—	0	0	0	2	2021-11-21
NYJSmall sample	2	6	11	3	4	—	0	0	1	4	2025-10-19
HOUSmall sample	2	4	7	0	0	—	0	0	1	1	2023-10-29
DAL	3	6	10	0	2	—	0	0	2	0	2025-10-12
PHISmall sample	1	1	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	2021-10-10
NYGSmall sample	2	2	10	1	2	—	0	0	1	1	2022-09-18
NESmall sample	2	2	7	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	2025-09-28
MIA	3	2	6	1	1	—	0	0	1	0	2025-10-05
CLESmall sample	1	1	5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2022-09-11
SFSmall sample	2	2	8	0	0	—	0	0	0	3	2025-11-24
LASmall sample	2	4	9	1.5	3	—	0	1	1	1	2025-11-30
CINSmall sample	1	0	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2022-11-06
BALSmall sample	1	1	1	0	0	—	0	0	1	0	2022-11-20
SEA	3	6	12	0	3	—	0	0	0	0	2025-12-28
PITSmall sample	1	2	5	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	2022-12-18
INDSmall sample	1	2	4	0	1	—	0	0	0	1	2023-11-05
TENSmall sample	1	2	5	0	0	—	0	0	1	1	2023-11-26
JAXSmall sample	2	5	12	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	2025-09-07
BUFSmall sample	1	0	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2025-10-26

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2026	1	CHI	Home	Outdoor · 89°	3	3	0	1	13.8%	0	0	0	0	0
2026	2	ATL	Away	Indoor	0	2	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2020	CAR	16	20	34	2	12	—	0	0	7	4
2021	CAR	16	24	41	3	9	—	0	0	7	4
2022	CAR	17	24	67	1	12	—	1	0	4	7
2023	CAR	17	47	103	2	15	—	1	0	5	6
2024	CAR	1	0	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
2025	CAR	17	32	73	5	11	—	0	1	5	7
2026	CAR	2	3	5	0	1	7.8%	0	0	0	0
Career	All teams	86	150	326	13	60	7.8%	2	1	28	28

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.