Bengals Bound to Add Defensive Tackle in Free Agency; Could John Franklin-Myers Be A Target?

Where NFL offenses have adjusted is by getting bigger up front and leaning into the gap scheme runs over the wide zone runs that dominated the NFL around 2018. In the 2020s, the man/gap run rate hovered around 24%, but 2025 was the first year it went over 25% since TruMedia started tracking it in 2017.

In 2004, Lovie Smith had just taken over as Bears head coach and brought in the Tampa 2 defensive style. He needed a tackle for the 3-technique role, the attacking defender who lines up off the guard's outside shoulder and shoots the gap is vital for ...

In the Jaguars' final two games, Travon Walker moved to defensive tackle for 10 snaps. Might that increase in 2026?

The Minnesota Vikings are set to release defensive tackle Javon Hargrave just one year after adding him, according to multiple reports. A former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, Hargrave could be someone the team would want to reunite with to fill out that depth chart.