NFL Draft Update: Defensive Tackles
By Keith Myers
While there is no top-10 pick in this group of DTs, it is still a solid group with 4 players in each of the top 2 rounds.
The Seahawks are not in need of a starting DT, so it’s the later round picks that I’ve paid the most attention to. Keep an eye on Mike Conrath of Virginia and Brett Roy of Nevada in the 6th round area of the draft. Both are undersized DTs with quick first steps that could come in and play on passing downs and give Seattle’s big run stoppers a rest, and also increase the overall quality of the Seahawk pass rush.
| Rank | Player | Pos | P Rank | School |
Ht.Wt.Devon Still
DT
1
Penn State
6-4
310
Brandon Thompson
DT
2
Clemson
6-2
310
Jerel Worthy
DT
3
Michigan St.
6-3
310
Dontari Poe
DT
4
Memphis
6-5
350
Alameda Ta’amu
DT
5
Washington
6-3
337
Fletcher Cox
DT
6
Mississippi St.
6-4
295
Josh Chapman
DT
7
Alabama
6-1
310
Sylvester Williams
DT
8
North Carolina
6-3
320
Kawann Short
DT
9
Purdue
6-3
310
Marcus Forston
DT
10
Miami (Fla.)
6-3
300
Kendall Reyes
DT
11
Connecticut
6-4
296
Kheeston Randall
DT
12
Texas
6-5
305
Jaye Howard
DT
13
Florida
6-3
303
Mike Martin
DT
14
Michigan
6-1
304
Derek Wolfe
DT
15
Cincinnati
6-5
300
DaJohn Harris
DT
16
Southern Cal
6-4
310
Mike Daniels
DT
17
Iowa
6-0
280
Matt Conrath
DT
18
Virginia
6-7
280
Brett Roy
DT
19
Nevada
6-3
280
Christian Tupou
DT
20
Southern Cal
6-2
300
DeAngelo Tyson
DT
21
Georgia
6-2
306
Tydreke Powell
DT
22
North Carolina
6-3
310