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The college football season has concluded and the NFL playoffs continue towards the Super Bowl. All-Star games are coming up soon and we’ll start getting official measurements, reports of teams meeting with prospects, and viral social media clips of practice drills. It’s fair to say that draft season is starting to heat up, and with that, I’ve been doing final film evaluations and updating my position rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft.
Today I’m ranking defensive tackles, and this is a very strong class. There’s a handful of guys who will go in the first round and a lot of Day 2 prospects. I watched 20 guys for this article, with several great prospects falling outside my top 15. It’s a good year to need interior defender help.
If you want to see how these rankings compare to how I ranked this class over the summer, check out the link below. Additionally, my other updated rankings can be found below as well. As always, stay tuned for more 2025 draft content, as I’ll be looking to update all my position rankings over the next few weeks.
Summer Scouting: Defensive Tackles
Updated Position Rankings:
Having undergone a remarkable rise from a three-star recruit to a consensus All-American as a junior, Graham enters the leadup to the draft as the top interior defender on most evaluators’ boards. Originally from Anaheim, California, Graham played significant snaps as a true freshman before flashing his NFL Draft potential as a sophomore. His junior season was his best yet, with 46 tackles, 34 pressures, and four sacks. He leaves Michigan as one of the more decorated defenders in school history and a shoo-in for a top-10 pick in April.
At 6-3, 320, Graham is not lacking in size for the middle of an NFL defensive line. He excels as a run defender, with an elite 92.6 PFF run defense grade in 2024, highlighted by having a positive grade on a staggering 32.4 percent of run defense snaps. The power he commands at the point of attack is enough to shut down plays to his side of the line. He can redirect blockers off the snap, resetting the line and disrupting the flow of the blocking scheme. Strong hands let him lock on to blockers and he has the leg drive to plow through and make plays in the backfield.
It’s not just strength with Graham, either, as he has the quick feet and lateral agility to get underneath pullers or chase down ball carriers backside. That flexibility translates to his pass rush, where his 13.3 pass rush win percentage is very good for a defensive tackle. He’s a masterful handfighter, using a variety of moves to keep his chest clean and work around the guards he faces. That said, he primarily wants to go...
