Tony Pauline from Sports Illustrated and DraftInsider.net offers comprehensive position-by-position rankings of the draft prospects for PhiladelphiaEagles.com's draft coverage.
Here are the defensive tackles that I expect to be drafted. Detailed scouting reports are available for the top 12 players by clicking the player's name.
| Tony Pauline's Defensive Tackle Rankings | |||
| Rank | Name | School | Grade |
| 1 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | 1st |
| 2 | Gerald McCoy | Oklahoma | 1st |
| 3 | Dan Williams | Tennessee | 1st |
| 4 | Jared Odrick | Penn State | 1st |
| 5 | Tyson Aluala | California | 1st-2nd |
| 6 | Brian Price | UCLA | 2nd |
| 7 | Linval Joseph | East Carolina | 2nd |
| 8 | Terrence Cody | Alabama | 2nd |
| 9 | Cam Thomas | North Carolina | 2nd |
| 10 | Lamarr Houston | Texas | 2nd-3rd |
| 11 | Earl Mitchell | Arizona | 2nd-3rd |
| 12 | Arthur Jones | Syracuse | 3rd |
| 13 | Torrell Troup | Central Florida | 3rd |
| 14 | Geno Atkins | Georgia | 3rd |
| 15 | Jeff Owens | Georgia | 3rd |
| 16 | Al Woods | LSU | 3rd |
| 17 | Doug Worthington | Ohio State | 3rd-4th |
| 18 | Aleric Mullins | North Carolina | 3rd-4th |
| 19 | Michael Neal | Purdue | 4th |
| 20 | Brandon Deaderick | Alabama | 4th-5th |
| 21 | Malcolm Sheppard | Arkansas | 5th |
| 22 | Corey Peters | Kentucky | 5th-6th |
| 23 | Nate Collins | Virginia | 6th |
| 24 | D'Anthony Smith | Louisiana Tech | 6th |
| 25 | Vince Oghobaase | Duke | 6th-7th |
| 26 | Charles Alexander | LSU | 6th-7th |
| 27 | Jake Ricks | Auburn | 7th |
| 28 | Lorenzo Washington | Alabama | 7th-Free Agent |
| *Grade refers to round player is expected to be drafted. | |||
