Why are DTs So Underrated?

I wasn't really aware that they were underrated. I know some positions are more valued, like quarterback and left tackle and maybe receiver. But good DTs are hard to find, so they're worth their weight in gold (even if they don't get paid in gold).

Most valuable positions now are QB, WDE, LT, CB and WR.

RBs are no longer the hot commodity. Every team has 2-3 they cycle in.

RB has the shortest life span in NFL at just over 2years. You do not waste first round picks on RBs.

Which means Dallas Cowboys will absolutely draft Jeanty at 12, a guy with over 800 career touches. 😂

The most underrated position are kickers. Kickers produce most of team's points and win a lot of games. They are under paid. They should ban together and form a sub union and demand way more money... Cheers

I was just thinking about this. Without getting into too much detail I was thinking old college, NFL and new college NIL era.

I think we can all agree that the positions that have fallen the most in value in both college and pros have been Running Back and Linebacker. Shoot, remember when teams played 4 LB? Now they play 2 it seems.

So if you look at values, it appears to me that both the NFL and CFB value QB the most and LT second. I don't think that has changed much.

What I think HAS changed is that the NFL now values corners more than DL. Reason? I am guessing because each play starts more toward the center of the field, hash marks are narrower. So every play has true options on out patterns. You have elite athletes at WR and it's such a passing game now. Shutting that down is valuable. In addition, it seems like the effectiveness of DL's have been negated by the rules. Years ago a physical and dominating DL, augmented by occasional LB help could knock a QB to the ground or senseless enough times that it would affect the game. Now we see QB's playing to 40-42. There's a reason for that. They are keeping the DL off of them.

I think in college ball it's a little different. Little more QB movement. Little more wide open offense. Wide hash marks make it harder to disguise coverages. It's pretty obvious what the Defense is doing, to a lot of smart QB's. So if that is the case, if you can't really fool the QB with coverages and disguise, where do you create a difference? Where are the advantages? I'd say the DL. Meaning. If you can play man on man. Rush 3 or 4 and still get pressure? That is invaluable. When you look at the big boys of college football the last decade. Clemson, Bama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan. LSU. What do those teams all have? Dominant DL who can win their one on one matchups.

So to me in college the most valuable positions are QB, LT and DL while in the pros it would be QB LT and CB

I know we can debate the DT versus DE and edge values and arguments, but your post brought to mind a post and a thought I was thinking of making anyway, so I kinda twisted it.

Anyway, I didn't play hockey so my analysis is trash, but I ponder if there is something to my hunch that college and the NFL slightly value those positions differently.

Valid argument boys. But this list shows latest SB winners. Not the Chuck Knox Steelers. Maybe that logic is actually flawed?

Just speculating but DT"s are there to plug the middle and stop the run. Sure, also to collapse the pocket but what teams value are the edge guys that can get to the QB. The run game is an afterthought, which is why RB's are also not paid well.