First 2025 Mock Draft

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(Yesterday, 05:41 PM)Whatever Wrote: Jalen Carter has been the best 3 tech prospect to come out in a decade.  Through two years in the league he has...10.5 sacks.  And he's considered a beast.  I can give other examples, but DT in general is not a position you should be drafting for individual pass rush numbers.  I mean, Geno Atkins is a HoF player, and he only had three seasons with double digit sacks.

Grant will almost certainly test better than Vea does.  Whether he becomes that good of a player is up in the air, but he has more potential than Vea.  

I'm not expecting a 1st round DT has to get 10+ sacks annually.
I know 10+ is rare for IDL.

However, I would expect a 1st round DT to put up around 5-7 a year on average.

The top 15 DTs in sacks this year were:
Zach Sieler - 10.0
Dexter Lawrence - 9.0
Bryan Bresee - 7.5
Vita Vea - 7.0
Nnamdi Madubuike - 6.5
Tershawn Wharton - 6.5
DeForest Buckner - 6.5
Quinnen Williams - 6.0
Calais Campbell - 5.0
Maliek Collins - 5.0
Adam Butler - 5.0
Milton Williams - 5.0
Tim Settle - 5.0
Jeff Simmons - 5.0
Chris Jones - 5.0

Also, Braden Fiske was a 3T I wanted last draft who has done very well in the NFL as a rookie but was converted to 3-4 DE for the Rams. 8.5 sacks.

If Grant can get to this level of production, I'm game.
I think Nolen and Mason Graham can, which is why I like them as 1st round DT prospects ahead of Grant.
I'm worried Grant may be more in the 2-4 sacks a season average and more of a well-rounded DT than a pass rush menace.
There's value there for sure, but I dunno if I'd go that route for 1st round over some other positions like DE, DB, or pass catcher.