Five defensive tackle prospects the Denver Broncos should be keeping their eyes on

2. Vernon Butler (Senior)

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PROJECTED ROUND: 1st/2nd     HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/323 LBS

CAREER NUMBERS: 168 total tackles; 28.5 tackles for a loss; 5.0 sacks; 1 forced fumbles; 3 passes deflected

Vernon Butler may be a big man, but he’s more than just a run-stuffing nose tackle; this is a guy who can play all over the defensive line, and dominate.

Now, he may not rack up a ton of sacks — he only had five in four years at Mississippi State — but he’s going to collapse the pocket on a consistent basis. With a power-agility combo that not many tackles in this class can match, the upside with Butler is through the roof.

At pick 31, Butler could end up being the guy they always hoped Sylvester Williams would be.