Toughest in the Trenches: 2024 DL

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With ever changing offenses, we tend to see a variety of defensive fronts rotated in throughout college games. Defensive tackles cannot be boxed in as a nose guard anymore due to the need for speed on the field. A "front seven" can contain two safeties and three defensive ends in today's game so it is important that defensive tackle prospects have the ability to line up anywhere from B gap to B gap. Below, I highlight five prospects who have the ability to man the middle of a defensive line at the next level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["707887"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='707887' first='Kaiden' last='Johns'] is a three-sport athlete for Troy-Buchanon High School. Kaiden plans to attend Central Missouri's junior day this week and he has been invited to a camp at William Jewell this summer. He also visited Kansas last fall. 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