Tom Lemming's 2012 Top 25 defensive tackles

Ellis McCarthy is the nation's top defensive tackle.

By Staff Report

Aug 22, 2011, 11:00am

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