Does Tennessee have the best interior defensive linemen in the SEC?

I don't know about that as freshmen, but we will have a rock solid rotation going with all of our DTs. I like where we are with our entire DL.

How about we let the guy actually play a down first?
He looks the part but he hasn't played a down yet.

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I know he's a true freshman but damn that guy's a beast.

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Whos alt are you?

Yes.

Next question.

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I know he's a true freshman but damn that guy's a beast.

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He is inhumanly strong and was born into football with a NFL father.

Yes, he will be a force to be reckoned with.

I actually think, speaking solely to this year, that our strength on the D-line is on the exterior. (Comparatively. I think our DLine is one of our strengths in general)

Barnett and Maggitt were huge contributors coming off the edge for us last year, both of which are returning. As good as Mckenzie and Tuttle seem to be potential wise, we also are welcoming Kyle Phillips into the DE rotation who has reportedly been playing very well in camp.

I just think DT is such a physical/developmental position, it usually takes a little longer to get in proper shape and be able to grind against quality SEC lines in the trenches for all 4 quarters. So with that in mind it may take these Frosh DT's a year or two to really be considered Best interior DL in the SEC, because if you've earned that title it historically indicates you have some real special players on the interior line.

EDIT: Also some people may not know or may have forgotten McKenzie had to forgo his SR season in High School. I am as high on him as anyone, but it's been a while since he's seen real game action. It helps that we have some seniority/depth at the DT position now so he's not forced to shoulder an unrealistic number of snaps.

I've never seen so much hype for freshman DTs. Let's see what happens when they get punched in the mouth before proclaiming them all-world.

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I know he's a true freshman but damn that guy's a beast.

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Kahlil McKenzie and Shy Tuttle (our other true frosh DT) have the potential to be Haynesworth and Henderson 2.0 but they still have to live up to it.

KMAC though is unlike any true frosh DT I've ever seen. I think they will both live up to it but I don't know that I would say KMAC is the best just yet. He's gotta prove that and I do expect a learning curve even with him.