Derrick Brown Jr.
Duke Blue Devils
51
Depth

Derrick Brown Jr.

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3rd String

Is Derrick Brown Jr. starting?

Derrick Brown Jr. is listed 3rd string at WLB for Duke Blue Devils.

Derrick Brown Jr. is listed WLB #3 for Duke at 51 OVR.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Avon Old Farms, ranked #1,447 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 51 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,447 NatlTeam Share0%
Waxhaw, NC
Jersey
#11
Class
RS SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—300

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8547
National Rank
#1447
High School
Avon Old Farms
Hometown
Avon, CT

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 14th-percentile production (×0.60 for competition level) put them -12 vs unit starters → 51.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 14% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-12 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

3 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at WLB · Duke Blue Devils

  1. 14278Kendall JohnsonStarter
  2. 22470Bradley Gompers
  3. 31151Derrick Brown Jr.You
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