Top 5 interior defensive linemen in college football for 2018:

#5. Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State

When I first watched Simmons play, I thought he would become the next defensive superstar. The Bulldog has an extremely powerful upper-body and frees himself from blockers consistently with a strong club to knock their arms away. He constantly gets under the pads of the guy lined up across from him and controls the mesh point.

Not only is he disruptive in the run game, but he also put up the second-highest pass-rush productivity by an interior D-lineman, only behind Michigan’s Maurice Hurst, according to Pro Football Focus. The craziest part about his game is the balance he displays with his pads twisted and him leaning so far into one direction, you’d expect him to hit the ground, but his jersey appears to be clean at the end of every game. While I don’t think he is nearly where he is capable of being at, you just feel like Simmons has the upper hand in terms of physical tools against anybody and he already has shown the ability to be a game-changer.