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Derrick Brown NFL Draft Prospect Profile

Yahoo Sports’ lead draft analyst Eric Edholm shares his evaluation of the defensive tackle from Auburn.

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ERIC EDHOLM: Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown was a disruptive force, and he's one of my favorite prospects in the 2020 NFL draft.

On the upside, this is a massive human being with the strength of a grizzly bear. Tenacious effort was easy to see all over his tape, and his production was also strong to match, especially for an interior player. On the downside, you saw him stand upright a lot. Got away with it in college. Not so sure about the NFL. And his testing numbers at the NFL Combine, alarmingly poor. So if he makes it, he'd be something of an outlier in that respect.

My NFL comp for Brown, Akiem Hicks from the Chicago Bears. Just a big, nasty, havoc wrecker who will toughen up any NFL defense.

Yahoo Sports talked with Brown at the NFL Combine about who he modeled his game after, and he had a different name in mind.

DERRICK BROWN: Ah, you know, I try to be like Fletcher. [INAUDIBLE] watch Fletcher Cox tape. You know, try to reach out, and you know what I'm saying, just try to, you know, play with that dominant level he plays at.

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