NFL Draft Top Defensive Tackles

Defensive Tackles

1) Mason Graham | 6'5 | 318 | DT | Michigan

2) Tyleik Williams | 6'2 | 323 | DT | Ohio State

3) Derrick Harmon | 6'5 | 315 | DT | Oregon

4) Walter Nolen | 6'4 | 290 | DT | Ole Miss

5) Kenneth Grant | 6'5 | 339 | DT | Michigan

6) Shemar Stewart | 6'6 | 290 | DT/DE | Texas A&M

7) Deone Walker | 6'6 | 348 | DT | Kentucky

8) Alfred Collins | 6'5 | 321 | DT | Texas

9) T.J. Sanders | 6'5 | 298 | DT | South Carolina

10) Omarr Norman-Lott | 6'5 | 335 | DT | Tennessee

11) Shemar Turner | 6'4 | 280 | DT | Texas A&M

12) Ty Robinson | 6'6 | 310 | DT | Nebraska

13) Tonka Hemmingway | 6'3 | 295 | DT | South Carolina

14) Jamaree Caldwell | 6'1 | 325 | DT | Oregon

15) Dontay Corleone | 6'0 | 320 | DT | Cincinnati

16) DeMonte Capehart | 6'5 | 315 | DT | Clemson

17) Patrick Jenkins | 6'2 | 293 | DT | Tulane

18) Aeneas Peebles | 6'1 | 290 | DT | Virginia Tech

19) Rylie Mills | 6'5 | 295 | DT | Notre Dame

20) Tim Smith | 6'4 | 302 | DT | Alabama

21) Ty Hamilton | 6'2 | 290 | DT | Ohio State

22) Vernon Broughton | 6'4 | 305 | DT | Texas

23) Tyler Onyedim | 6'4 | 295 | DT/DE | Iowa State

9/7 - Iowa - Onyedim lived at base DE this game, and he didn't fair real well. While he came off the ball hard and showed some good explosion for a big man, he didn't hold edge contain, and his aggression was used against him. He was washed out of plays too often, didn't carry out his assignments.

24) Yahya Black | 6'5 | 315 | DT | Iowa

9/7 - Iowa State - Black held down zero-tech responsibilities often, and didn't disappoint. While average as a pass rusher, that wasn't his assignment. Instead, he created log jams up front, making run lanes inside relatively moot.

25) Aaron Graves | 6'4 | 300 | DT | Iowa

9/7 - Iowa State - Graves didn't blow up the stat column, but he impressed. He was very strong up front, freed others up to make plays. He looked like he could play inside or as a base DE quite well as a run defender.

26) Nash Hutmacher | 6'4 | 310 | DT | Nebraska

27) Howard Cross III | 6'1 | 288 | DT | Notre Dame

8/31 - Texas A&M - Cross' lack of size was an issue a few times, as he was driven off his spot, leaving a run lane open. However, he flashed a number of times, using a great inside rip move to disrupt both pass and run plays. His high motor was evident all game.

28) Joshua Farmer | 6'3 | 317 | DT | Florida State

8/24 - Georgia Tech - Despite carrying good size, Farmer wasn't a formidable road block against GT's run game. GT ran the ball right at Farmer a number of times with too much success. This was a down game for a player who's supposedly rated as a top-150 prospect.

29) Thor Griffith | 6'2 | 320 | DT | Louisville

30) Joey Slackman | 6'3 | 304 | DT | Florida

8/31 - Miami - While Slackman looked average, I'm not sure him being in a 3-man front benefits him. When having to take on the duties of a traditional zero-technqiue, he was too easily hemmed up, not able to make an impact.

31) Bear Alexander | 6'3 | 313 | DT | USC

32) Davin Vann | 6'2 | 280 | DT | North Carolina State

33) Nazir Stackhouse | 6'3 | 320 | DT | Georgia

8/31 - Clemson - Stackhouse looked very average in this game. While Clemson had middling success running the ball at times, not much of that can be attributed to Stackhouse. He didn't anchor overly well, nor use arm extension to press blockers off his frame.