Build-a-prospect: Using 2025 NFL Draft DTs to build the perfect prospect

We move on to the next in our series of building elite players using only 2025 NFL Draft prospects.

What does the perfect defensive tackle look like in the 2025 NFL Draft class? In this episode of Build-a-Prospect, we take the best traits from the top defensive tackle prospects and combine them to build the ultimate interior disruptor. We’re talking elite first-step quickness, raw power, block-shedding ability, gap control, and relentless motor. Which DT has the best hands? Who’s the top run-stuffer? Who brings the kind of pass-rush upside that NFL teams crave on the interior?

We break down the top names in the 2025 NFL Draft defensive tackle class, comparing skill sets, measurables, and scheme fits to figure out which players bring the most to the table—and how their best traits could form a prototype defensive tackle built to dominate in today’s NFL.