| No. 97 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 7, 2000 Bruce, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 332 lb (151 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Lamar (Arlington, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M (2018–2020) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021: 4th round, 117th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Bobby Brown III (born August 7, 2000) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. [1] He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
He played college football at Texas A&M from 2018 to 2020. [2] He ranked seventh in the Southeastern Conference with 5.5 sacks in the 2020 season. [3]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 321 lb (146 kg) | 34+3⁄4 in (0.88 m) | 10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) | 5.04 s | 1.68 s | 2.90 s | 4.58 s | 7.62 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day [4] [5] | ||||||||||||
Brown was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round, 117th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. [6] He signed his four-year rookie contract with the Rams on June 3, 2021. [7] [8] Brown ended his rookie season with a Rams Super Bowl LVI victory against the Cincinnati Bengals. [9]
Brown was suspended the first six games of the 2022 season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. [10] In the 2022 season, he appeared in nine games and started one. He finished with eight total tackles. [11]
On October 10, 2023, Brown was placed on injured reserve. [12] He was activated on November 18. [13] In the 2023 season, he appeared in and started 13 games. He had a half-sack and 31 tackles. [14] In the 2024 season, he appeared in all 17 games and started 16. He finished with 44 tackles and one pass defended. [15]
On March 14, 2025, Brown signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Carolina Panthers. [16] [17]