This recruiting class was a little smaller than usual, so instead of 4-5 players in every position group article like last year, I’m ending up doing about 2 per article. It’s a little disappointing, but with real life being as busy as it’s been for me lately, doing 50% less studying before writing these is a bit of a godsend.
Today, we’re talking defensive line. Now, with the hybrid and nickel fronts of the modern defenses that Saban has begun to deploy, there’s a thin distinction between defensive linemen and outside linebackers. So, for the purposes of this article, I’m only considering the interior linemen: those that would be base in a base 3-4 defense.