Dani Dennis-Sutton — 2026 NFL Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

In an upside-down world, Howie Roseman has bypassed the trenches in the first round in back-to-back drafts with Quinyon Mitchell and Jihaad Campbell. Both were great picks, but Roseman goes back to the trenches here. With Abdul Carter off to the NFL, Dennis-Sutton will be the next man up for the Nittany Lions and closed his 2024 campaign strong. Dennis-Sutton racked up 4.5 sacks, six tackles for loss and an interception in three College Football Playoff games.

Penn State does not sign defenders with a low athletic floor. Dennis-Sutton has the ceiling to reach this point and the Eagles would be more than obliged to take him in the first round given their track record addressing the offensive and defensive lines early.

I actually had Dennis-Sutton in this exercise a year ago, but he decided to return for his senior season instead of entering the 2025 draft. The Cardinals have boosted their defensive front this offseason, and Dennis-Sutton would be a continuation of that. He flashed in 2024, with 15 tackles for loss (13th among FBS defensive linemen) and 8.5 sacks. Dennis-Sutton will look to build on a dynamite College Football Playoff semifinal performance against Notre Dame (six tackles, two sacks, a pick-six and a forced fumble).

PSU certainly knows how to churn out impact edge rushers such as Abdul Carter, Adisa Isaac and Micah Parsons. Dennis-Sutton (6-5, 266 pounds) is no exception after logging 45 pressures with 15.0 havoc plays and will give the Texans another devastating outside pass rushing threat opposite Will Anderson Jr.

When healthy, the Dolphins boast two of the better edge rushers in the league in Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb. But with the former entering the final year of his rookie contract, Miami will at the very least consider other options.