The draft community loves to compare prospects to NFL players to help fans understand who the prospects are and the type of player they might become.
The most unavoidable comparison in the entire 2023 NFL Draft is between Pittsburgh defensive tackle Calijah Kancey and Aaron Donald. Not only are both Pitt alums, but they’re undersized yet explosively athletic and disruptive defensive linemen. It would seem silly to compare Kancey to one of the most dominant defensive players in recent memory.
But like Donald, Kancey is far from a traditional defensive tackle prospect, and the perennial All Pro could help his future team plot a course for his development.