Dani Dennis-Sutton
Measurables: 6’5″ 263 lbs.
Year: Sophomore
Expected Role: Backup Defensive End
He might not be a starter, but it’s going to hard to keep [autotag]Dani Dennis-Sutton[/autotag] off the field. He was sensational in his freshman season, recording 17 total tackles, 3.5 for loss and three sacks. He also intercepted a pass in the limited snaps he received last year.
Dennis-Sutton recorded a PFF grade of 72.1, ranking him 281st out of 862 edge rushers. It’s going to be awesome to potentially have a rotation of three pass rushing monsters to get after opposing quarterbacks. Dennis-Sutton was a former top 100 player in his recruiting class and earned freshman All-American honors given by ESPN writers.
Dvon Ellies
Measureables: 6’1″ 295 lbs.
Year: Redshirt Senior
Expected Role: Backup Defensive Tackle
[autotag]Dvon Ellies[/autotag] is expected to battle with Izzard for the starting defensive tackle position during spring practices. He’s projected to be the backup because he doesn’t quite have the upside. However, he produced in his rotational role. Last season, he recorded 15 total tackles, two of them for a loss and one sack.
His PFF grade of 55.4 is one of the reasons he’s not expected to start. That grade placed him at 770th out of 857 interior linemen. Ellies’ run defense is something that needs to be improved as he ranked in the bottom percentile last season.