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2025 NFL Draft Tiers: Interior Defensive Line -- Part I
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2025 NFL Draft Tiers: Interior Defensive Line -- Part I

Mason Graham, Walter Nolen, a handful of sleepers and a questionable class

New Pod! It’s interior defensive line time and, hoo boy, do we have a lot to discuss with the top of this class.

Walter Nolen - How do you parse the good and the bad in Nolen’s tape? Is he capable of becoming a top 10-15 defensive tackle in the league?

Mason Graham - What is Graham's best path forward as a pro? How does his prototype of a college player succeed in the NFL at a top-five level?

Kenneth Grant - Could Grant fall into the rare category of special nose tackle in the NFL? What are people missing in his eval?

Omar Norman-Lott - Could Norman-Lott be the sleeper in this interior defensive line class? There are concerns, but the guys outline his biggest trait that could be a trump card in the NFL.

T.J. Sanders - I’m a Sanders fan, but there are concerns that he can win that way in the NFL

Derrick Harmon - One of the most versatile defensive linemen in the draft, but how does the athleticism stack up?

Darius Alexander - Where is the dominant tape that was promised from an older, small-…

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