Kent Swanson · Jun 25, 2026
Kent ranked his top 10 NFL defensive tackles heading into the 2026 season in tiers, topped by Jeffrey Simmons with Byron Murphy second, and predicted Simmons remains the best defensive tackle in football in 2026.
“Jeffrey Simmons is the best defensive tackle in football.”
said on air, transcribed by us · KC Sports Network (podcast) · read the original →
2 checkable claims from this
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
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“Kobi Turner... give me him with the number 10... number nine, Leonard Williams... Quentin Williams is sitting at eight... it's Jalen Carter... Zach Allen is the stand alone tier for me... Old but still elite... Cameron Hayward... Dexter Lawrence... Chris Jones (I had him at three)... My number two player... is Byron Murphy... Jeffrey Simmons is the best defensive tackle in football.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
Jeffery Simmons to finish top 1 at his position, by sacks
“He is the best defensive and tackle in football right now... I think that is the case for 2026 as well.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.