David Stone DT Oklahoma |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #0 SUB-POSITION: NT/DT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 09/28/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.90 seconds (89%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #0 | |
| SUB-POSITION: NT/DT | |
| Last Updated: 09/28/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 4.90 seconds (89%*) | |
| Overall Rating: |
87.2 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Offense player has faced | ||
| Offense Rating: |
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74% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Tackling: |
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67% |
| Pass Rush: |
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68% |
| Run Defense: |
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80% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
1st - Mid
Overall Rank:
#19
Position rank:
#3 (DL)
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| College Games: 30 College Snaps: 696 | ||
ESPN RATING: 91/100
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247 RATING: 98/100
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RIVALS RATING: 6.1 (100%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Walter Nolen - Ole Miss |
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88% |
| Ruke Orhorhoro - Clemson |
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85% |
| Tyleik Williams - Ohio State |
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82% |
Draft Profile: Bio
A five-star recruit, Stone grew into Oklahoma's most disruptive interior lineman by 2025, leading the Sooners' defensive tackles in tackles and tackles for loss with rare burst for the size.His run defense is the calling card, firing off the ball to reset the line of scrimmage from a leveraged, low-pad base across all thirteen games.
After a quiet start to 2026, he posted a career-high eight tackles with two for loss against New Mexico, then suffered a knee injury in a late-September practice that left his status for the SEC schedule uncertain.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Explosive first step for an interior man, firing off the ball to the spot
- Stones the run at the point, holding firm against Texas and Auburn
- Led Oklahoma's interior in tackle production despite a managed rotation snap count
- Wins early with leverage and a heavy punch that jolts blockers onto their heels
- Tracks the ball laterally and finishes stops at or behind the line
- Closed Auburn with a sack and four pressures, his most disruptive afternoon
- Sure open-field tackler for the spot, charged with only four misses all year
- Plays with a low pad level, holding the point against down blocks and doubles
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Pass-rush production stays light, just two sacks despite the rare get-off
- Rush attempts can stall once his first move gets absorbed
- Only one full season operating as a featured interior starter
Scouting Report: Summary
Stone is a five-star interior lineman whose run-defense tape is the calling card: he fires off the snap with rare burst for the size, gets his hands inside and holds the point against doubles, resetting the line of scrimmage from a leveraged, low-pad position. However, the pass rush thins out, the counting numbers stay modest, too many rushes stall once his first move is handled, and he is only one year into a featured role.Overall, the pass-rush identity will take time to build, but Stone's run-defense qualities carry immediate value across multiple interior alignments. He projects as an early-down interior starter whose role should only expand, with the ceiling of a three-down force if the pressure grows into the get-off and the floor of a stout run anchor, with a late-September knee injury the one status to monitor.
How other scouting services rate David Stone (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
16.1
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
1.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.