2026 NFL draft: RAS scores for five DTs the Ravens could target
The NFL draft is fast approaching, and all eyes were on the first day of workouts at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. Baltimore has a certain player prototype, preferring athletic prospects with big-game experience and leadership. Every player drafted in 2025 embodied those traits.
In 2026, the Ravens will again work to have one of the most explosive classes in the draft. The one metric that all 32 teams around the league utilize is the RAS (Relative Athletic Score), which measures a player's athletic testing in relation to size and historical results.
It's graded on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest.
The first group to work out was the defensive interior and defensive line, and we're examining the Relative Athletic Scores of five defensive tackles Baltimore could target in next month's draft.
Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech
A huge interior defender and run game destroyer at Texas Tech, Hunter earned first-team All-American and first-team All-Big 12 in his redshirt senior season. The 6-4, 330-pound defensive tackle posted 8.5 tackles for loss in addition to 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble. He finished his career with 168 total tackles and 7.5 sacks.
Lee Hunter is a DT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 3.72 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 1285 out of 2046 DT from 1987 to 2026.
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— RAS.football (@MathBomb) February 26, 2026
Oklahoma DT Gracen Halton
According to Adam Schefter, Halton's 36.5” vertical jump is the third highest of any DT at the combine in at least the last 20 years.
Gracen Halton is a DT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.70 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 63 out of 2046 DT from 1987 to 2026.
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— RAS.football (@MathBomb) February 26, 2026
DeMonte Capehart, Clemson
At 6-foot-5, 313 pounds with 10 1/4-inch hands and 33 7/8-inch arms, Capehart is more blue-collar than wow factor, but there's no debating his athleticism.
DeMonte Capehart is a DT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.97 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 8 out of 2046 DT from 1987 to 2026.
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— RAS.football (@MathBomb) February 26, 2026
Bryson Eason, Tennessee
Eason is a former linebacker who bulked up and moved inside to defensive tackle.
Bryson Eason is a DT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 8.26 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 356 out of 2046 DT from 1987 to 2026.
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— RAS.football (@MathBomb) February 26, 2026
Cameron Ball, Arkansas
Ball started in all 11 games, recording 27 total tackles, including four and a half tackles for loss and six quarterback hurries.
Cameron Ball is a DT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 8.26 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 357 out of 2046 DT from 1987 to 2026.
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— RAS.football (@MathBomb) February 26, 2026
Zane Durant, Penn State
An athletic marvel, Durant is a 6'1", 287-pound defensive tackle who is undersized and struggles to win as a pass-rusher, but is stout against the run.
Zane Durant is a DT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.22 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 161 out of 2046 DT from 1987 to 2026.
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— RAS.football (@MathBomb) February 26, 2026
Caleb Banks is a DT prospect
Banks struggled with a foot injury in 2025, but in 2024, the athletic Banks recorded three sacks, 17 total pressures, and a 16.7% pass-rush win rate over his final three games against LSU, Ole Miss, and Florida State.
Caleb Banks is a DT prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.84 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 34 out of 2046 DT from 1987 to 2026.
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— RAS.football (@MathBomb) February 26, 2026
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: NFL draft: Top defensive tackles with elite athletic scores