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DT2026 Draft Prospect

Brandon Cleveland

North Carolina St.

Measurables

6'3"

307 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 4-5

Penetrating Interior Rusher

Brandon Cleveland projects as a penetrating interior rusher — a DT from North Carolina St. who tested with a fringe athletic profile (37th composite). Combine line reads 6'3" · 307 lb, 5.12s 40. College defensive line: 107 tackles · 6 sacks · 0 INT · 1 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 54 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

54B-

Dominance score · multi-component

Cohort-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

62th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

38th

2023

Breakout

15%

79th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

55th

Sacks/G · 0.13

Peaked early · trajectory flat/down since

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

B-

Frame

48th percentile · 6'3" · 307 lb

C+

Mobility

37th percentile · 5.12s 40 · —

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.15
  1. #1

    JJ Pegues

    2025 R6 · #180 · Mississippi · 6-3/309lb · 5.16s 40

    92

    sim

  2. #2

    Caleb Brantley

    2017 R6 · #185 · Florida · 6-3/307lb · 5.14s 40

    85

    sim

  3. #3

    Ty Hamilton

    2025 R5 · #148 · Ohio St. · 6-3/299lb

    83

    sim

Scheme fit

Sub-package three-technique who can win on a half-step in a passing-down rotation.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 48th percentile — 6'3".

Primary risk

Mobility sits in the 37th percentile (5.12s 40) — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. DT class · 2000–2026 baseline
9

Athletic composite

9thREPLACEMENT

1 of 6 metrics graded

1× Average
5.12s37thAVERAGE
i

40-Yard

vs. 665

i

Vertical

No data

i

Broad

No data

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

18

Athletic composite

18thPOOR

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Below avg1× Poor
32.425thBELOW AVG
i

Arm

vs. 271

9.311thPOOR
i

Hand

vs. 271

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022NCST71600.50000
2023NCST281315032000
2024NCST36102610.50000
2025NCST361224020000
Career1073671162000