Brandon Staley is Defensive Coordinator

Snakehead said

NT Options in the draft:

NT/DT Kenneth Grant, 6'3" 342lbs - Michigan (Freak show)
NT/DT Alfred Collins, 6'5" 320lbs+ - Texas
NT/DT Yahya Black, 6'5" 337lbs - Iowa (This is the guy why Higgins can run wild and make plays, he eats double teams)
NT/DT Cam Jackson, 6'6" 339lbs - Florida (draft reports says weakness is holding double teams)

NT Options on the roster:
NT/DT John Ridgeway, 6'5" ~330lbs
- Needs to continue development, but he's on the roster and can at the very least be the backup to NT.

Put me in the group that sees Deone Walker as a DE opposite Bresee in a 3-4.

LDE Walker/NT (Grant/Collins or Black)/RDE Bresee

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https://walterfootball.com/NTRankings2025.php
This is a solid list. Ignore the comments. I was super disappointed to read about Black's character concern. It's gotta be draft talk. The guy is well known (supposedly) in Iowa as a nice guy and a team leader. It's also a very polar opposite report to this article how great he stood out at the senior bowl: https://www.si.com/college/iowa/foo...ing-a-name-for-himself-at-reeses-senior-bowl-

Sometimes I'm really confused about these scouts. How the heck am I on this dang forum doing a better job then them prior to the senior bowl on who's who. I've gotta assume the reporter was just being dramatic when they said no one knew who Black was. Cause that can't be right. Anyone who has watched Iowa for just one single defensive series would've had Black and Higgins stand out to them. Or Dart for that matter possibly being the best QB in this draft.