Best Bets: Cowboys in love with DTs, 5 top interior draft prospects
The top five defensive tackles in the 2026 NFL Draft include a raw prospect who could be a star, a pass rush specialists and a couple nose tackles.
The Dallas Cowboys completely reinvented themselves at the defensive tackle position in a single calendar year. They traded for Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark , signed Otito Ogbonnia, cut Perrion Winfrey, and traded both Solomon Thomas and Osa Odighizuwa away. The room has improved, but it's still an unknown beyond the 2026 season.
Dallas could definitely try to add one of the top five defensive tackles in the draft to keep their only strength on defense at its very best. This group is a mixture of potential pass rush monsters, run stuffers, and raw athletic freaks. The team could be looking for the best fit rather than just the best prospect.
DT Darrell Jackson Jr. , Florida State Darrell Jackson Jr. is a physical marvel at 6-foot-5, 315 pounds, with a 7-foot-2 wingspan and 11-inch hands.
He is a trash can full of dirt who is hard to move, even when double-teamed, let alone one-on-one. He is a stack-and-shed run stuffer who can be a nose tackle or one-technique. There is room to improve his fundamentals, staying low consistently, finding a rush besides collapsing the pocket with strength, and being better moving down the line on off-tackle runs.
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