This season was another year of disappointing play from the Jaguars defensive interior. For a while, Arik Armstead’s play kept the unit afloat, but a late-season injury would leave the Jags desperate for production from their defensive tackles when they ...

In 2004, Lovie Smith had just taken over as Bears head coach and brought in the Tampa 2 defensive style. He needed a tackle for the 3-technique role, the attacking defender who lines up off the guard's outside shoulder and shoots the gap is vital for ...

The Dallas Cowboys weren’t going to give away Micah Parsons. To land one of the best players in the NFL, the Green Bay Packers had to cough up two first-round picks. And Kenny Clark. The Packers sorely missed Clark, a fact reflected in our annual Packers ...

Kayden McDonald posted one of the best seasons ever by an Ohio State defensive tackle in 2025. The Georgia native was a unanimous All-American for a reason. He finished with numbers rarely ever seen at the nose guard position: 65 tackles, nine tackles for ...

Defensive Linemen: Keeanu Benton, Yahya Black, Daniel Ekuale, Derrick Harmon, Cameron Heyward, Logan Lee, Isaiahh Loudermilk, Dean Lowry, Esezi Otomewo. The fact that Cameron Heyward was the only member of the Steelers named to the 2025 Associated Press ...

Today I’m ranking my top 10 defensive tackles, or interior defensive linemen. Last year’s class is shaping up to be an all-timer in terms of depth (and it’s one I was very excited about at the time). This one isn’t quite to that level, but it is a deep group with some first-round prospects and plenty of options on Day 2.