The Cowboys’ 2020 defense suffered from poor defensive tackle play, largely due to Gerald McCoy’s season-ending injury and Dontari Poe’s inability to do much of anything before being cut halfway through the year. Trysten Hill and Neville Gallimore have both shown flashes, but neither should give the team much confidence as full-time starters heading into the new year.
Unfortunately, this draft class is pretty weak at the defensive tackle position. In fact, it may be the weakest position group this year. However, Alabama’s Christian Barmore stands out as the clear and obvious top defensive tackle this year. I’ve already made the case for Dallas taking him with their tenth overall pick, which would break their own 29-year streak of never selecting a defensive tackle in the first round, but this scouting report delves a little deeper into what Barmore has to offer.