(Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) Derrick Brown
Derrick Brown is emerging as a potential stud for the Carolina Panthers.
There were plenty of fans who wanted the Carolina Panthers to go in a different direction with the No. 7 overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft. Clemson’s stud linebacker Isaiah Simmons fell out of the top-five and was available. But the decision-makers stuck to their guns and took Derrick Brown with their first-rounder.
This has been the right call in no uncertain terms. Brown has been a revelation on the defensive line interior after taking his time to settle at the next level and the Carolina Panthers finally have the sort of dependable presence in this area of the field that’s been missing since Kawann Short began his torrid luck with injuries over the last two years.