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Major Outlet Names Dontay Corleone Among Top-10 Defensive Line Draft Prospects For 2024 NFL Draft

Originally posted on FanNation All Bearcats
By Russ Heltman | Last updated 7/31/23

The Bearcats top player heading into 2023 is a strong 2024 NFL Draft candidate.

PFF named Dontay Corleone as one of the 10 top draft candidates among college defensive linemen.

"As a redshirt freshman this past season, Corleone led all FBS defenders with a 93.8 grade," Trevor Sikkema wrote. "His 94.7 run-defense grade was also the best mark by a defensive player since Micah Parsons in 2019. Despite ranking just 256th among interior defensive linemen in run-defense snaps (172), “The Godfather” registered the sixth-most run stops (27)."

Corleone has slimmed down a bit this offseason to get even more versatile in Bryan Brown's attacking defense.

He should contend for All-America status once again in 2023.

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