Comprehensive Ranking of the 2014 and 2015 NFL Draft Classes: Defensive Tackles

Defensive Tackles
2014 +2015
1. Louis Nix III  C Notre Dame (NT)1. Leonard Williams Jr. USC
2. Timmy Jernigan C Florida State2. Danny Shelton  Sr. Washington (NT)
3. Will Sutton C Arizona State3. Xavier Cooper  Jr. Washington St.
4. Ra'Shede Hageman C Minnesota4. Luther Maddy  Sr. Virginia Tech
5. Kelcy Quarles C South Carolina5. Malcolm Brown Jr. Texas
6. Ego Ferguson C LSU6. Michael Bennett Sr. Ohio State
7. Anthony Johnson C LSU7. Carl Davis  Sr.* Iowa
8. Justin Ellis C Louisiana Tech (NT) 8. Brandon Ivory  Sr.* Alabama (NT)
9. Khyri Thornton C Southern Miss9. Adam Gotsis  Jr. Georgia Tech
10. Chris Whaley  C Texas10. Ellis McCarthy  Jr. UCLA (NT)
11. DeAndre Coleman C California11. Eddie Goldman Jr. Florida St.
12. Dominique Easley C Florida (I)12. Grady Jarrett Sr. Clemson
13. Caraun Reid C Princeton13. Gabe Wright  Sr. Auburn
14. Daquan Jones  C Penn State14. Antwaun Woods Jr.* USC
15. Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe Boise State15. David Parry  Sr.* Stanford (NT)
16. Bruce Gaston  # Purdue16. Travis Raciti  Sr.* San Jose St. (DE)
17. Jay Bromley  C Syracuse17. Matt Hoch  Sr.* Missouri
18. DanielMcCullers C Tennessee (NT)18. Thomas Teal  Sr.* N.C. State
19. Calvin Barnett  Oklahoma State19. Leon Orr Sr.* Florida (P)
20. Shamar Stephen  UConn20. Tyeler Davison  Sr.* Fresno St. (NT)
21. Garrison Smith Georgia21. Delvon Simmons Jr.* USC
22. Donte Rumph  Kentucky22. Lucas Vincent  Sr.* Missouri
23. Wade Keliikipi Oregon23. Chucky Hunter Sr.  TCU
24. Jeffrey Whitaker Auburn24. Davion Pierson Jr.* TCU
25. Tenny Palepoi Utah25. Jaxon Hood  Jr.  Arizona St.
26. Roy Philon  Louisville26. Darious Cummings Sr.  Florida (NT)
27. Zach Kerr  C Delaware27. Christian Covington Jr.* Rice
28. Robert Thomas C Arkansas28. Kyle Baublitz Sr.* Penn State
29. Ryan Carrethers C Arkansas State29. James Castleman Sr.  Oklahoma St.
30. Tyler Hoover Michigan St.30. Angelo Blackson Sr.  Auburn
31. Chris Davenport # Tulane31. Josh Watson Sr.* Clemson
32. Johnnie Farms  Memphis (I)32. Desmond Jackson  Jr.  Texas
33. E. J. Dunstan  UCF33. Louis Trinca-Pasat Sr.*  Iowa
34. Byron Jones Arkansas34. Hassan Ridgeway  So.*  Texas
35. Kaleb Ramsey C Boston College35. T.Y. McGill Sr. N.C. State
36. Michael Pennell C Colo. St.-Pueblo (P)36. J. T. Surratt Sr. South Carolina
37. Beau Allen  Wisconsin (NT)37. Charlie Tuaau Sr.*  Texas A&M-Commerce
38. Derrick Hopkins Virginia Tech38. John Taylor So.* Georgia (NT)
39. Luthr Robinson Miami39. Tommy Schutt  Jr.  Ohio State (I)
40. Vilami Moala California (NT)40. Jamaine Brooks  Sr.*  Louisville
41. Tyler Gasten  UNLV41. Ben Bradley Sr. Auburn
42. Ashton Dorsey  Texas42. Joey Mbu Sr. Houston
43. Tyrone Ezell  Pitt43. D. J. Reader Jr. Clemson
44. Ricky Havili-Heimuli Oregon44. Chris Wormley So.*  Michigan
45. Ioane Gauta Washington St.45. Mike Thornton Sr.  Georgia
46. Mister Cobble Kentucky46. Alex Balducci Jr.  Oregon
47. Mister Cobble Kentucky47. Vince Taylor Sr.  Vanderbilt
48. Jamie Meder  Ashland48. Baron Dixon Sr.  Vanderbilt
49. Lawrence Virgel Valdosta State49. Vincent Valentine So.* Nebraska
50. Demonte McAllister Florida State50. Cameron Botticelli Sr.* Minnesota
51. Jacobbi McDaniel Florida State51. James Kittredge  Sr.* Michigan St.
52. Euclid Cummings Georgia Tech 52. Elkino Watson  Sr. USF
53. Ken Bishop Northern Illinois53. Jon Lewis Sr. TCU
54. Brandon Sparrow Marshall54. Warren Herring  Sr.*  Wisconsin
55. Jimmy Staten Middle Tenn.55. Darius Kilgo Sr.*  Maryland
56. Isame Faciane FIU56. Travis Blitz Jr.  Kansas St.
57. Sullivan Grosz  Cal Poly57. Crishon Rose Sr.  East Carolina
58. Olsen Pierre Sr.  Miami
59. Nick James Jr.* Miss. State
60. Terry Williams Sr. East Carolina (P/P)

C = Combine Invitation

(P) = Character Issue

* = Redshirted

(I) = Injury

# = Sleeper