BEST PASS RUSHING DEFENSIVE TACKLES 2025 NFL Draft

2025 BEST PASS RUSHING DEFENSIVE TACKLES

Commanding the trenches and collapsing pockets, dominant pass-rushing defensive tackles have left indelible marks on college football’s defensive legacy. Aaron Donald, during his formidable tenure at Pittsburgh, and Ed Oliver from Houston, exemplified an unparalleled ability to penetrate offensive lines and disrupt quarterbacks, epitomizing the ideal of what teams seek in an interior pass rusher.

Explore the data beneath to identify the next generation of defensive tackles in college football, who are manifesting a notable capacity to disrupt passing plays. Engage with various metrics such as sacks, quarterback hurries, and pressures, to gain insight into how these defensive linemen are redefining the paradigm of interior pass rushing and crafting their legacies within the collegiate defensive ranks.

2025 Defensive Tackles ranked by PASS RUSH

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
1

Mason
Graham

DT
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
81 90 100
90.9
2

Derrick
Harmon

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
39 90 87
87.3
3

Omarr
Norman-Lott

DT
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
58 88 80
85.2
4

T.J.
Sanders

DT
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
72 87 85
87.0
5

CJ
West

DT
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
51 82 95
80.0
6

Deone
Walker

DT
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
67 82 78
84.6
7

Alfred
Collins

DT
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
84 81 94
86.0
8

Kenneth
Grant

DT
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
75 81 89
87.6
9

Tonka
Hemingway

DT
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
43 79 72
77.0
10

Walter
Nolen

DT
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
82 78 94
87.7
11

Jordan
Phillips

DT
Maryland   Mascot
Maryland Mascot
80 76 77
83.6
12

Joshua
Farmer

DT
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
69 75 62
83.5
13

Darius
Alexander

DT
Toledo   Mascot
Toledo Mascot
51 74 82
84.3
14

Bryson
Eason

DT
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
43 73 63
74.0
15

Tyleik
Williams

DT
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
70 70 92
87.0
16

Cam
Horsley

DT
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
67 68 87
78.0
17

Aidan
Keanaaina

DT
California   Mascot
California Mascot
77 68 77
71.5
18

Tommy
Akingbesote

DT
Maryland   Mascot
Maryland Mascot
52 67 75
74.0
19

Zeek
Biggers

DT
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
37 66 67
77.4
20

Desmond
Watson

DT
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
62 66 78
78.2