Former Howard transfer DL Derrick Brown Jr. commits to Oregon out of NCAA Transfer Portal
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Former Howard defensive lineman Derrick Brown Jr. committed to transfer to Oregon out of the NCAA Transfer Portal on Wednesday, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. Brown Jr. will have two years of eligibility remaining in Eugene.
The 6-foot-5, 295-pound Brown Jr., a redshirt sophomore this past season, has 48 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks in 22 career games across three seasons at Howard. That included 23 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in 12 games this past season for the Bison.
Brown Jr. is the 16th member of the Ducks’ 2026 transfer class, which is ranked 29th nationally in the On3 Transfer Portal Team Rankings. He’s also the fourth defensive lineman/edge that Oregon has signed this class, joining four-star former North Carolina defensive tackle D’Antre Robinson, former Louisiana-Monroe defensive tackle Jerome Simmons and former Oregon State EDGE Bleu Dantzler.
This reportw ill be updated.