DL rankings posted … The consensus around the NFL is that 2019 will be the ‘year of the defensive lineman’ at the upcoming draft. On the one hand, DE is loaded with Ohio State’s Nick Bosa currently rated as the consensus #1 prospect overall, while Clemson’s Clelin Ferrell and Rashan Gary of Michigan also both have top 10 abilityle, with 6-7 Raekwon Davis of Alabama and Boston College’s Zach Allen not all that far behind. Meanwhile, productive college edge rushers like Austin Bryant of Clemson, Miami’s Joe Jackson, TCU’s Ben Banogu, Montez Sweat of Mississippi State and Michigan’s Chase Winovich head up a solid second-tier DE grouping. as good as the DEs are, the DTs aren’t all that far behind. Indeed, if any player is going to challenge OSU’s Bosa for the #1 ranking, it will likely be Houston junior DT Ed Oliver. Along with Oliver, Clemson’s Dexter Lawrence, Dre’Mont Jones of Ohio State and Alabama redshirt sophomore Qunnen Williams also have top 5-10 potential, while Christian Wilkins, yet another Clemson defensive lineman, Jerry Tillery of Notre Dame, and Mississippi State’s Jeffrey Simmons also have later first round ability. Here are the initial GBN DE and DT positional rankings.
