Tom Lemming's 2012 Top 25 defensive tackles

By Staff Report Aug 22, 2011, 11:00am

Ellis McCarthy is the nation's top defensive tackle.

RankNameCollege
1Ellis McCarthy, DLMonrovia (CA)6-4/300 
2Eddie Goldman, DTFriendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC)6-4/295 
3Malcom Brown, DT/TEBrenham (TX)6-2/280 Texas
4Quay Evans, OL/DLMorton (MS)6-3/310 
5Tommy Schutt, DLGlenbard West (Glen Ellyn, IL)6-3/300 Penn State
6Aziz Shittu, OL/DLBuhach Colony (Atwater, CA)6-4/275 
7Jonathan Taylor, DLJenkins County (Millen, GA)6-4/295 Georgia
8Ondre Pipkins, DTPark Hill (Kansas City, MO)6-3/320 Michigan
9Dalvin Tomlinson, DTHenry County (McDonough, GA)6-3/270 
10Jamil Pollard, OT/DTWest Deptford (Westville, NJ)6-4/280 Penn State
11Earl Moore, DTHillsborough (Tampa, FL)6-2/285 
12Jafar Mann, DTStephenson (Stone Mountain, GA)6-4/275 Florida
13Jaleel Johnson, DTMontini (Lombard, IL)6-3/285 Iowa
14James Deloach, DTJenkins County (Millen, GA)6-3/265 Georgia
15Nick James, DLLong Beach (MS)6-5/330 Mississippi State
16Trent Taylor, DELake Gibson (Lakeland, FL)6-3/245 Miami (FL)
17Quinteze Williams, DTSandy Creek (Tyrone, GA)6-4/295 Florida
18Sheldon Day, DLWarren Central (Indianapolis, IN)6-2/286 Notre Dame
19Carlos Watkins, DTChase (Forest City, NC)6-4/280 
20Dalvon Stuckey, DTWalton (DeFuniak Springs, FL)6-3/259 Florida State
21Justin Shanks, DTPrattville (AL)6-3/300 Florida State
23Vince Valentine, DTEdwardsville (IL)6-3/300 Nebraska
24D.J. Reader, DTGrimsley (Greensboro, NC)6-4/340 
25Carlos Hood, DTStephenson (Stone Mountain, GA)6-4/275 South Caro