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.
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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.