Largely due to the performance of Daylon Mack and Justin Madubuike, the defensive tackles were outstanding in 2018. Mack turned his career at A&M around with a great season and Madubuike quietly put together an excellent year. Jayden Peevy came on very strong at the end of the year to force his way onto the field with increasing frequency and a group of hybrid tackle/ends, led by Kingsley Keke, also did well when called upon.

Redshirt junior Justin Maudbuike (40 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles in 2018)

Junior Jayden Peevy (9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 2 blocked kicks)

Redshirt sophomore Josh Rogers (no stats in 4 games)

Redshirt junior TD Moton (1 tackle, 1 TFL, 1 sack in 2 games)

Redshirt junior Mohamed Diallo (played in 1 game)

Sophomore Bobby Brown (14 tackles, 1 TFL)

Daylon Mack

Kingsley Keke

Diallo and Moton. Diallo is frequently called a physical freak, but needed a season to really get used to playing major college football. Moton has been on campus for three years and has barely seen the field, even though he’s got plenty of athletic ability. The backup jobs and a shot at consistent playing time is wide open this spring, and an opportunity this good may not present itself again.

Madubuike gets one step closer to what could be an All-SEC season (or better), while Peevy gets settled in as a starter. Bobby Brown, who is up to 330 pounds, becomes open 1 when it comes to the backups, but the rest of the depth chart remains in question.