Today we’ll move on to defensive tackles at Virginia Tech in our Pro Football Focus series.

Here’s a look at the top 20 grades for defensive tackles at Virginia Tech in the PFF Era (2014-20).

Year	Player	Grade
2017	Ricky Walker	85.7
2017	Tim Settle	85.2
2016	Tim Settle	82.0
2018	Ricky Walker	77.7
2019	DaShawn Crawford	77.2
2016	Ricky Walker	74.9
2016	Woody Baron	71.1
2014	Corey Marshall	70.5
2015	Corey Marshall	70.3
2019	Jarrod Hewitt	69.5
2016	Nigel Williams	67.6
2019	Norell Pollard	67.5
2015	Woody Baron	67.3
2014	Ricky Walker	66.8
2018	Jarrod Hewitt	65.7
2017	Jarrod Hewitt	65.6
2020	Jarrod Hewitt	65.0
2015	Luther Maddy	64.8
2018	Robert Porcher IV	64.4
2014	Woody Baron	62.5

Schematic Change Leads to Lower Production at Defensive Tackle

I don’t think any position was more negatively impacted by Virginia Tech’s 2020 schematic changes than the defensive tackles.  PFF grades aren’t the be-all, end-all when it comes to evaluating player performance, but generally speaking they do match the eye test.

Here are the PFF grades for Virginia Tech’s four main defensive tackles in 2019…

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