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Tony Pauline's Top 12 Defensive Tackles

Apr 20, 2010 at 04:00 AM

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 is my list of the top 12 defensive tackles as well as a link to my extensive list of all the defensive tackles I expect to be drafted. Later today, I'll post my outside linebacker rankings. On Wednesday, I'll wrap things up with the middle linebacker, cornerback and safety positions.

You can click on the player's name and get a detailed scouting report on each of the players I have ranked in the top 12.

Tony Pauline's Top 12 Defensive Tackles
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
*Grade refers to round player is expected to be drafted.
Click here for the list of all the defensive tackles I expect to be drafted.

-- Posted by Tony Pauline, 8:00 a.m., April 20

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