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The 2019 NFL Draft is many months away, but it’s not too early to get a look at who the top prospects are bound to be ahead of the upcoming college football season.What stands out most about next year’s class is the number of blue-chip defensive linemen who have the potential to be game wreckers at the next level. There’s so much depth at the position, and a lot of likely instant starters.Read on to find out who to keep a close eye on this season as the 2019 draft approaches.Note: Measurements and stats courtesy of Sports Reference CFB.1. Ed Oliver, defensive tackle, HoustonSome top players struggle to have a consistent motor, but that’s a quality Oliver has in spades. He’s a relentless interior pass-rusher who refuses to give up on a play and despite weighing in at 290 pounds at 6-foot-3, he looks leaner than you’d expect.Oliver is indeed a freak of nature and already has 138 tackles (38.5 for loss), 10.5 sacks and nine pass deflections in his two years at Houston. Cougars coach Major Applewhite recently sai
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