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Draft Lab: Marvin Austin's stock

By KC Joyner
ESPN Insider

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Defensive tackles are often the most difficult defensive players to grade because they don't have the statistical highlights of their brethren. Defensive ends can tally sacks, linebackers can rack up tackles and defensive backs can collect interceptions and passes defensed -- but defensive tackles by and large don't have a standard statistic or two to lean on. That is one of the reasons I enjoy breaking down tape on interior linemen. The performance metrics I use gauge dozens of areas unmeas ...

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