Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-3vs Elon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Derrick Brown Jr.
Sophomore linebacker for Duke. 2024: 2 tackles.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Waxhaw, NC · Avon Old Farms School [Conn.]
Returning to Duke for 2026
Recruiting
3★
LB recruit
No. 1447 nationally · Signed with Duke
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Duke. 2024: 2 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2024.
Derrick Brown Jr.
The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Elon, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Avon Old Farms
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Duke
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Duke9-4HC: Manny Diaz · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Duke
Returning around him
- 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #71
Background
2026: Returning linebacker ... in two career games, has booked two tackles and played seven snaps. 2025: Played in one game, at Connecticut … on the field for one snap. 2024: Played in one game, against Elon … booked two tackles … on the field for six snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January 2024. P...
The linebacker corps · Duke
- #34Luke Mergott91 tackles · 2025
- #42Kendall Johnson37 tackles · 2025
- #7Nick Morris Jr.18 tackles · 2025
- #31Elliott Schaper16 tackles · 2025
- #11Derrick Brown Jr.no box-score line yet
6 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology