It`s interesting to me. Arguably the premier program in college football, but it`s an absolute dog fight for these guys, even with such obvious playing time. Is it due at least in part to the fact that really good ones are not that plentiful? Don`t seem to have this issue so much at other positions.
Everything I've heard from people that I respect regarding recruiting is that, yes, strong prospects at DT -- the ones that are good against the run and pass -- are in extremely short supply.
It's not that hard to find somebody good against one or the other. But the ability to stop the run
and apply pressure on the passer
andcover a lot of ground against spread teams (which is pretty much everybody today) is rare indeed.