{"id":614413,"date":"2023-03-03T23:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T05:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/03\/ranking-the-5-biggest-defensive-tackles-at-the-nfl-scouting-combine\/"},"modified":"2023-03-03T23:45:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T05:45:43","slug":"ranking-the-5-biggest-defensive-tackles-at-the-nfl-scouting-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/03\/ranking-the-5-biggest-defensive-tackles-at-the-nfl-scouting-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the 5 biggest defensive tackles at the NFL Scouting Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When it comes to interior defensive linemen, there is a premium for guys who can rush the passer. interior pass rushers like Fletcher Cox and Chris Jones are among the best at their craft and it\u2019s no coincidence they are comparable physically.<\/p>\n

For the Pittsburgh Steelers, one thing they could use is a defensive lineman that breaks from that mold and hands a player who is a call back to the legendary Casey Hampton. The NFL Scouting Combine is in full swing and there are a few of the big boys in there. Here is our ranking of the five biggest defensive linemen at the combine Pittsburgh could target in the 2023 NFL draft.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Height \u2013 6031<\/p>\n

Weight \u2013 314 pounds<\/p>\n

We are withholding judgment on Jalen Carter and his legal concerns. This is all about football and there\u2019s no interior defensive lineman in this draft who can do everything Carter can do at his size.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Height \u2013 6032<\/p>\n

Weight \u2013 335 pounds<\/p>\n

Siaki Ika measured taller than I thought he would but he\u2019s a solid 335 pounds and he uses is to his advantage, eating up double teams.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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[Doug Engle\/Gainesville Sun]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Height \u2013 6056<\/p>\n

Weight \u2013 310 pounds<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t help but see some of Jones and Cox in Gervon Dexter\u2019s game and build. He\u2019s got tremendous length that will be challenging to contend with.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Height \u2013 6026<\/p>\n

Weight \u2013 323 pounds<\/p>\n

Mazi Smith is a low-slung anchor who is more about stopping the run as opposed to being a penetrating pass rusher but he showed off elite strength at the combine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Height \u2013 6035<\/p>\n

Weight \u2013 309 pounds<\/p>\n

There will be plenty of defensive tackles that will go ahead of Keeanu Benton but for the Steelers, he is a near perfect match for what they want on defense.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When it comes to interior defensive linemen, there is a premium for guys who can rush the passer. interior pass rushers like Fletcher Cox and Chris Jones are among the best at their craft and it\u2019s no coincidence they are comparable physically. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, one thing they could use is a defensive lineman […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":614414,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[171,534,415],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-614413","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-biggest","8":"category-financial","9":"category-ranking"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}