Defensive tackle DT
Sacks + TFLs + Senior Bowl. Athletic testing weighted higher for IDL than EDGE.
Likeliest career, by the outcome model.
How many defensive tackles land in each career bucket as the model's single most likely finish. This is a different question from the board grades below — a prospect can be a Day 3 grade and still have “starter” as his likeliest outcome. The tails (elite, bust) are where the model separates; the middle two buckets sit close to a coin flip.
The board.
All 9 defensive tackles with a draftable grade on Draftanomics's 2024 board, tier by tier.
No blue-chip defensive tackle this cycle — Maason Smith is the class's best, and he carries the next grade down.
An empty tier, honestly labeled — no defensive tackle earns a first-round grade this cycle.
The Day 2 tier runs from Maason Smith at No. 52 down to Michael Hall at No. 105. The drop to Ruke Orhorhoro is 14 projected picks: a step, not a cliff. Inside the tier, the model's fight is Maason Smith: it says No. 52, the room says No. 114.
This is where the class lives: 6 defensive tackles carry a Day 3 grade, with Ruke Orhorhoro out of Clemson at the front of the line at No. 119 overall. DeWayne Carter carries the tier's risk, a 45 percent bust probability from a model with real signal at defensive tackle.