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Defensive Line Combine Primer - By the Numbers

Hello, Falcons Fans. As the offseason and combine draw closer, I wanted to educate myself on the DL players who are going to be taken in the first few rounds so that I can keep an eye on them when the combine rolls around at the end of February. We'll have multiple opportunities to snag a difference maker in those rounds, and I wanted to check their stats to see if I can prepare myself for who we would be targeting. For this fanpost, I am using the big board from Tankathon and am going to be listing the stats for every DL player in their top 100. All stats and measurements come from Sports Reference - CFB. Not all players had their age listed, but for those who did, I included those as well.

EDGE:

Chase Young (20), 6'5" 265lbs, Ohio State:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 9 18 5 3.5 0 1
2018 13 34 14.5 10.5 5 1
2019 12 46 21 16.5 3 7

AJ Epenesa (21), 6'6" 280 lbs, Iowa:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 11 15 5.5 4.5 1 1
2018 13 37 16.5 10.5 3 4
2019 13 49 14 11.5 3 4

Yetur Gross-Matos (21), 6'5" 264 lbs, Penn State:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 10 17 2 1.5 0 0
2018 13 54 20 8 0 2
2019 11 40 14.5 9 0 0

K'Lavon Chaisson (20), 6'4" 250 lbs, LSU:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 10 27 4.5 2 2 0
2018 1 5 1 1 0 0
2019 13 60 13.5 6.5 2 1

Curtis Weaver, 6'3" 265 lbs, Boise State:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 14 33 13 11 2 1
2018 12 43 15 9.5 1 1
2019 14 52 19.5 13.5 3 1

Terrell Lewis (21), 6'5" 252 lbs, Alabama:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 4 16 2 1 1 0
2019 10 31 11.5 6 2 0

Julian Okwara (23), 6'4" 248 lbs, Notre Dame:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 4 4 0 0 0 0
2017 9 17 4.5 2.5 0 1
2018 13 39 12.5 8 1 1
2019 9 19 7 5 0 2

Anfernee Jennings, 6'3" 259 lbs, Alabama:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 10 19 2 0 0 0
2017 10 41 6 1 2 2
2018 15 50 13 5.5 11 0
2019 13 83 12.5 8 5 1

Jonathan Greenard (22), 6'4" 263 lbs, Florida:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 9 22 7 2.5 2 0
2017 13 48 15.5 7 1 1
2019 11 53 16 10 4 3

Darrell Taylor (22), 6'4" 255 lbs, Tennessee:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 5 9 1 0 1 0
2017 9 27 4.5 3 2 2
2018 11 36 11 8 0 3
2019 13 46 10 8.5 4 1

Kenny Willekes (22), 6'4" 260 lbs, Michigan State:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017 13 72 13 5.5 2 0
2018 13 78 20.5 8 4 1
2019 13 78 15.5 10 0 1

Bradlee Anae (22), 6'3" 265 lbs, Utah:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 3 4 2 2 0 0
2017 12 39 10 7 0 3
2018 12 47 14 7.5 3 1
2019 12 41 14 13 0 1

Khalid Kareem, 6'4" 265 lbs, Notre Dame:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 11 20 5.5 3 2 0
2018 13 42 10.5 4.5 5 1
2019 13 46 10 5.5 1 3

Josh Uche (21), 6'2" 250 lbs, Michigan:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 3 3 0 0 0 2
2017 2 3 1 1 0 0
2018 9 13 8 7 1 0
2019 12 33 10.5 7.5 1 1

Jabari Zuniga, 6'4" 246 lbs, Florida:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 12 25 8 5 0 1
2017 10 34 4 4 0 0
2018 12 45 6.5 6.5 0 0
2019 5 12 3 3 0 0


DL/DT:

Derrick Brown (21), 6'5" 318 lbs, Auburn:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 8 11 1.5 1 1 0
2017 13 57 9.5 3 1 2
2018 13 48 10.5 4.5 2 1
2019 12 54 11.5 4 4 2

Javon Kinlaw (22), 6'6" 310 lbs, South Carolina:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 7 17 2 0 1 1
2018 10 30 9 4 5 2
2019 12 35 6 6 2 0

Raekwon Davis (22), 6'7" 312 lbs, Alabama:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 4 4 1 1 0 1
2017 13 69 10 8.5 0 0
2018 14 55 5.5 1.5 0 0
2019 12 47 3 0.5 0 0

Neville Gallimore, 6'2" 302 lbs, Oklahoma:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 11 40 4 1 0 1
2017 9 28 1.5 0.5 1 0
2018 13 50 5 3 0 2
2019 13 29 6.5 4 1 2

Jordan Elliott, 6'4" 315 lbs, Missouri:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 4 8 1.5 0 0 0
2018 10 24 8 3 1 1
2019 12 44 8.5 2.5 3 0

Justin Madubuike, 6'3" 304 lbs, Texas A&M:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 10 20 2.5 0 0 1
2018 12 40 10.5 5.5 2 3
2019 12 45 11.5 5.5 2 1

Rashard Lawrence (21), 6'2" 308 lbs, LSU:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 4 6 1 1 0 0
2017 10 32 3.5 1.5 1 0
2018 13 54 10 4 3 0
2019 12 28 6 2.5 3 1

Davon Hamilton, 6'4" 310 lbs, Ohio State:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2016 9 10 2.5 0.5 0 0
2017 7 12 4.5 0.5 0 0
2018 11 16 3.5 0 0 0
2019 13 28 9.5 6 0 0

Justin Blacklock, 6'4" 305 lbs, Texas Christian:
Year Games Total Tackles Tackles For Loss Sacks Passes Deflected Forced Fumbles
2017 12 27 6.5 2 0 0
2019 12 40 9 3.5 0 0

That's the list. I'll likely do a post like this for other positions of need that have actual stats (secondary, RB, TE). Let's hear who y'all think could be a steal in the second or third round.

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