The 2024 season featured some of the most dominant defensive line play fans have seen in the Big Ten in quite some time. That performance was fueled by star defensive tackles across the conference landscape making plays week in and week out. Guys Like Mason Graham, Derrick Harmon, Tyleik Williams and several others helped make life difficult for opposing offenses.
Despite the drain of talent the conference has seen, there are still plenty of talented defensive tackles returning for 2025. Today, we’ll continue our series counting down our five best players at each position ahead of the 2025 season.