Fansided · Aug 2, 2018
Saints training camp: Taking a deeper look at defensive tackle
Saints training camp 2018 has been a highlight reel for the defense. One battle that has been overlooked is at defensive tackle. There may be surprises.
Who Dat Dish did an early projection as to who the Saints starters at defensive tackle would be for the 2018 Season a month ago. Much talk in the offseason was about how much damage Sheldon Rankins would do this year heading into his third NFL campaign. But that talk may have been premature.
The common wisdom heading into this season was that Tyeler Davison is your first and second down guy due to his ability to stuff the run. Then you have Sheldon Rankins and David Onyemata rotating duties as run stuffers and pass rushers.
