Defensive Tackles
The were 23 DTs selected in the 2021 draft, as follows:
Round 1 - 2
Round 2 - 2
Round 3 - 3
Round 4 - 3
Round 5 - 7
Round 6 - 5
Round 7 - 1
The 2022 DT draft class rebounded after an underwhelming 2021 offering, but it wasn't stellar. There was some very good talent at the top, thanks to Georgia, and the selections up to and including Perrion Winfrey (taken 108th overall) were very promising. Aside from the 5th-Round selections of D.J. Davidson (147th) and Matthew Butler (175th), the back half of the draft was very middling.
The 2023 DT draft class should be better than that of its predecessor. Even though the body count of twenty-three DT selections in 2022 looks great on paper, half of that was marginal talent. 2023 is full of some very good players. There's talent at the top, easily running through Round 5.
1) Jalen Carter | 6'3 | 305 | DT | Georgia
2) Bryan Bresee | 6'4 | 290 | DT | Clemson
3) Calijah Kancey | 6'0 | 275 | DT | Pittsburgh
4) Tyler Davis | 6'2 | 300 | DT | Clemson
5) Gervon Dexter | 6'6 | 308 | DT | Florida
6) Byron Young | 6'3 | 285 | DT | Alabama
7) Jaquelin Roy | 6'2 | 335 | DT | LSU
8) Colby Wooden | 6'5 | 285 | DT/DE | Auburn
9) Siaki Ika | 6'3 | 340 | DT | Baylor
10) Cory Durden | 6'5 | 312 | DT | NC State
11) Zacch Pickens | 6'3 | 305 | DT | South Carolina
12) Taron Vincent | 6'2 | 300 | DT | Ohio State
13) Akheem Mesidor | 6'2 | 270 | DT | Miami
14) Jaxon Player | 6'0 | 294 | DT | Baylor
15) Jermayne Lole | 6'1 | 310 | DT | Louisville
16) Tuli Tuipulotu | 6'3 | 290 | DT | USC
17) PJ Mustipher | 6'3 | 320 | DT | Penn State
18) Keondre Coburn | 6'2 | 340 | DT | Texas
19) Deslin Alexandre | 6'4 | 280 | DT | Pittsburgh
20) Ifeanyi Maijeh | 6'2 | 280 | DT | Rutgers
21) Justin Eboigbe | 6'5 | 293 | DT | Alabama
22) Robert Cooper | 6'2 | 335 | DT | Florida State
23) Jalen Redmond | 6'3 | 284 | DT | Oklahoma
24) Alfred Collins | 6'5 | 292 | DT | Texas
25) Myles Murphy | 6'3 | 290 | DT | North Carolina
26) Nathan Pickering | 6'4 | 300 | DT | Mississippi State
27) Keeanu Benton | 6'4 | 316 | DT | Wiscosnin
28) Mazi Smith | 6'3 | 326 | DT | Michigan
29) Fabien Lovett | 6'6 | 306 | DT | Florida State
30) Jacob Slade | 6'4 | 315 | DT | Michigan State
31) Jerrod Clark | 6'4 | 335 | DT | Coastal Carolina
32) Tyler Lacy | 6'4 | 285 | DT/DE | Oklahoma State
33) Nesta Jade Silvera | 6'2 | 306 | DT | Arizona State
34) DJ Dale | 6'3 | 307 | DT | Alabama
35) Moro Ojomo | 6'3 | 280 | DT | Texas
36) Justin Rogers | 6'3 | 336 | DT | Kentucky