Interior DTs (including NTs)

[rick mueller]

Duke,

I've posted before, but Vernon graduated in May. Great accomplishment for the young man heading to NFL next spring.

Kudos to him for that!

 

[Horns11]

Supposedly, YTD, Broughton is the highest rated DT in the SEC. Collins is # 5.

I'd quote myself from the beginning of the thread, but that'd just be piling on the wisdom.

I've been really impressed with how the DTs really don't seem to break. We've given a little more up the middle this year than last, but not often to the point of collapse.

However, beyond Simmons, the edge position has gotten just as schemed out of any meaningful stats as last season.
Burke - other than the pick-6, he basically just has a QBH and that's about it
Sorrell - he is decent at making his presence known
Vasek - only real stats in garbage time
Moore - huge disappointment so far. I think Simmons is taking all of his would-have-been snaps, and it shows on the box scores.
Finkley - barely gets in and doesn't do much

It's not all gloom-and-doom... I think the emergence of Gbenda as a clean-up man has basically turned the edge position on runs and rollouts into a "keep them busy" mugger while Gbenda, Hill, Guilbeau, Barron, and Lefau become the star of those plays.