Craig Stout · Jun 25, 2026
Craig Stout ranked his top 10 NFL defensive tackles for 2026 with Jeffrey Simmons first and Quinton Williams second, and predicted Chris Jones posts another top-five defensive tackle season while Simmons remains the league's best.
“This is still going to be a top five defensive tackle season for Chris Jones.”
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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 ListsJun 25, 2026
“Number 10, Dexter Lawrence... Pela Carter is number nine on mine. Number eight is Osa Odigazuwa... problem causers... Kobe Turner... he moves up to number seven... Vita Vea, and number five, Zach Allen... standard bearers. This is Chris Jones at number four, Leonard Williams at number three... game wreckers. Number two, Quinton Williams and number one, Jeffrey Simmons.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Positional FinishesChris JonesJun 25, 2026
Chris Jones to finish top 5 at his position, by sacks
“This is still going to be a top five defensive tackle season for Chris Jones because that's just the player that he is”
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Jeffery Simmons to finish top 1 at his position, by sacks
“I expect Jeffrey Simmons to still be the best defensive tackle in football just like he was last year.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.