Need someone who can play Norton's 1-tech role.
Nesta
Look forward to his arrival, but we shouldn't have to rely on True Freshmen at DT.
We have before though with Marcus Forston. As long as both DTs arent freshmen i think we should be fine. But it would be a perfect world if two of our three top DTs decided to stay one more season.
I know it has happened, though Forston isn't exactly an example of success. We were barely over .500 as a team and Forston had less than 20 tackles the entire season. Sure, he was named Freshman All-American, but we're building something bigger on our defense right now. There are some examples of True Frosh guys coming in and dominating. A guy like Dexter Lawrence is the exception; not the rule. He may be the
#1 overall pick in a couple seasons.
For the most part, and I did a full research post on this last year (would have to find it), it takes DTs approximately 3 years to make their big leap. It is really good news for us in 2017 because you can expect a leap from Norton and Mcintosh. It's less good news for us in 2018 unless we pickup a transfer, grad Transfer, impact JuCo guy, or exception to the rule.
Of course, if Norton sticks with us for another season, sign me up. Our DE depth chart is bananas. Hoping we can get that kind of rhythm and fortune at DT, too.