Covino and Rich · Jul 9, 2026
ESPN's poll of more than 70 executives, coaches and scouts ranked the NFL's top 10 defensive tackles, with Leonard Williams first and Jordan Davis 10th.
“More than 70 voters. It's from executives, coaches, and scouts, and we're on defensive tackle.”
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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.
- Top Player ListsJul 9, 2026
“I'm gonna go from 10 to one. K? Number 10 is Jordan Davis of the Philadelphia Eagles... Number nine is Milton Williams of the New England Patriots... Number eight is Zach Allen of the Denver Broncos... Number seven is Dexter Lawrence... Number six... Quinton Williams... Derrick Brown, who's number five... Number four is Chris Jones... Number three is Jalen Carter... Number two is Jeffrey Simmons... And number one was Leonard Williams.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.