Originally published at: https://pistolsfiringblog.com/troy-edge-rusher-dj-jackson-jr-commits-to-oklahoma-state/
Jackson had 22 tackles and a pair of sacks this season.
What style does Cassity run? 3-3-5? That may explain why so few DTs…
A clear pictur of the DL room: [DE looks workable but DT is scary thin] :
INCOMING PORTAL
DE/Edge
D.J. Jackson Jr. via Troy
James Williams via FSU & NU
Keviyan Huddleston via North Texas
Billy Walton via SMU
Braylon Rigsby via Texas Tech
DT
Saadiq Clements via North Texas
Fatafehi Vailea II via North Texas
Jerry Lawson via Louisville
*INCOMING HS or JUCO
DE
Landon Bland
DT
Nygel Farsee
Next from oSu (looks updated for 2026 BUT still shows Grant S.) website
DE
Rashod Bradley R-Junior
DeSean Brown R-Senior
Malik Charles R-Senior (listed as OLB but 283lbs)
Landon Dean R-Senior
Jaleel Johnson R-Senior
DT
Luke Webb R-Soph
Its counter-intuitive, but you really need fewer BIG DT style players in a 4-3 than in a 3-4. A 3-4 (or 3-5) runs over-sized DEs who push 280+, plus a 1-technique guy who is usually huge (320+) and then small edge rushers. Tampa Bay Bucs are a good example, where Vita Vea is 350 pounds at the nose, and the two D-Ends are 300 each. Then your Edge rusher is the OLB in a guy like Reddick who’s 235. With a 4-3, you need a pair of 3 technique guys (300#s) to play the middle and then the D-ends are 235-260 type guys. So you actually need fewer big bodies and less athletic “big bodies” in a 4-3 vs. a 3-4.
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