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Film Room: T’Vondre Sweat, the mountain in the middle of the trenches

The Las Vegas Raiders could afford to add some depth at defensive tackle and, more specifically, a long-term solution at nose tackle. While the Raiders re-signed John Jenkins during free agency, Jenkins turns 35 years old in July and is only on a one-year deal. So, a good mid-round target for the Silver and Black is Texas’ T’Vondre Sweat.

The 6-foot-4.5 and 366-pound former Longhorn is a massive human being who can plug up gaps in the trenches. Last season, he led all FBS defensive tackles with a 92.0 run defense grade from Pro Football Focus and had the third-most defensive stops as a run defender (24) among Big 12 DTs while also ranking third with a 0.