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domichae said... (original post) I have to disagree about the ease of early playing time on the DL. I never want to be see young guys playing on the lines. That’s a physical disas... show more Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I also did do some research on it a few years ago. It's different for rookies in the NFL, but in college interior DTs just aren't asked to do much mentally. They primarily just engage and being heavy is enough to be effective. I can't find the link talking about # starting freshmen per position since I think 2000, but here is the one 247 writing team a few years back: https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-freshmen-play-early-at-which-positions-182854413/ Now things change, and defenses are more complicated today than even five years ago in college, so it's possible my ideas are outdated. Just explaining my rationale