12-19-2023, 07:27 PM
(12-18-2023, 12:37 PM)Synric Wrote: I don't know about ranking them yet but its a good year to need a Defensive Tackle.
Both Texas Defensive Tackles T'Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy II are AP All-American (First and Third teams respectively). LSU's Maason Smith was the Number 1 ranked HS recruit in 2021 all kinds of talent but a ACL in 2022 ruined that year and slowed down this one. He's also playing alot of Gap Control Nose Tackle. Leonard Taylor is another 5 star guy he's more of a 3T and like Myles Murphy when he starts using his hands more pass rushing he is going to be a real problem. Bengals like tweeners and that describes Brandon Dorlus perfectly same mold as Cam Sample and Zac Carter. Clemson is starting to become a go to program for the Bengals Murphy's 2022 teammate Ruke Orhorhoro might end up high on their board.
List of Nose Tackles:
T'Vondre Sweat
Maason Smith
McKinnley Jackson
Nazir Stackhouse
Fabien Lovett
Tyleik Williams (more of a penetrating A gap defender without the gap control)
Thanks for this Synric, lots of good info on the DT's this year. With Reader's injury I think T'Vondre Sweat fits just what we need at NT and
BJ Hill has been playing pretty great lately as the 3-tech. Carter just showed up huge in this last Vikings game with a monster run stop. I still
think we need to add a 3-tech to collapse the middle of OL's, but that might be next year after we see if Carter can grow into this for us.
