Exploring Elite Defensive Lines for the 2025 Season

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00:00all going to shift over to defense and if we have some time maybe even a little bit of a

00:03special teams talk I'm going to begin up front with the defensive line my top unit is Clemson

00:10we've talked about this in the past Clemson extremely talented on both sides of the ball

00:15no more so than along the defensive line off the edge best pass rusher in the country TJ Parker

00:22he's a force he's a future first round draft choice on the interior Peter Woods is a name

00:28I think we'll discuss a lot this season and a lot in the pre-draft process not healthy last year

00:34but the best defensive tackle in the country he is a backfield wrecker again didn't see it last year

00:41wasn't 100% I think you will this year DeMonte Capehart on the interior all ACC caliber and will

00:48help and we've talked in the past about Dabo Sweeney his aversion to the transfer portal he

00:55tapped the portal to get health away from Purdue if if Dabo's in the portal you know the kid is good

01:01I think opposite TJ Parker's going to have a great season now quickly Oklahoma's my close number two

01:07I bring it up because Oklahoma's going to be sneaky good this year Brent Venables his fingerprints on the

01:14top two defensive line Clemson where he used to coach and now Oklahoma watch the Sooners in the

01:20trenches going to be very good this year now linebackers my top unit Scott is going to be

01:26the Texas Longhorns best linebacker in the country in Anthony Hill they also have coming off the edge

01:33outside linebacker Trey Moore former UTSA star they went out and got Brad Spence from Arkansas

01:41this is a very good unit but Hill really is the one that moves the needle makes plays against the run

01:48makes plays in past defense he is outstanding he's our top linebacker unit close number two Pittsburgh

01:56we've talked about Kyle Lewis in the past kind of has a twin and Rasheem Biles really good playmaker

02:02all of their starting linebackers returning this year double digits and tackles for loss last year now

02:09my top defensive backfield this might be a bit of a surprise it's Alabama you know Alabama in the

02:15era of Caleb DeBoer we talk a lot of offense Ryan Williams quarterback questions that secondary

02:21returns four starters top 10 in pass efficiency defense last year went out and got Cam Calhoun a

02:28top cornerback from Utah watch Alabama in the secondary and as I promised special teams two units to watch

02:35this year Iowa Hawkeyes Kirk Ferentz special teams always a priority there in Iowa City and the Georgia

02:43Bulldogs Iowa and Georgia kind of you know those little differences in close games watch those two

02:50teams when it comes to special teams those are the best units on defense and special teams entering 2025

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