Lt
Overton.
Lt
Overton.
Alabama· 6'3"· 274 lb· 4.87s 40
R4 · #137 · Dallas Cowboys"Five-star recruit turned two-school project whose 2024 pressure spike at Alabama sold day-2 upside, then a flat 2025 pushed him to the final day-3 pick with real starter tools but shaky wins."Pre-draft read
This defensive end aligns as a base 4i or 5-technique, moving inside to multiple gaps on passing downs within a versatile front. He primarily wins with a length-plus-power bull rush, extending arms into an offensive lineman's chest, converting speed to power on his second step, driving the pocket back. His secondary trait is an inside-out counter, allowing him to play cross-face into the B-gap when tackles overset.
He maintains leverage and sheds blocks in run defense, pursuing plays to the sideline with a high motor. While hand accuracy can be inconsistent on counters, he occasionally demonstrates bend around the arc. His run defense establishes a solid floor, indicating scheme-flexible utility as a base end who can also slide inside to 3-technique on obvious passing situations.
One-gap 4-front designed to generate a pass rush from all positions and funnel gap runs to flow players.
Year 1 rotational 4i/5-technique who can kick inside to 3-tech on obvious passing downs; ceiling is versatile full-time starter on the defensive line.
A slow-mesh 3-4 two-gapping front that asks him to read and react in the A or B gap instead of attacking upfield.
Dallas needs to scheme Overton into positions where he can win with power and length while refining his hand usage and pass-rush counters.
LT Overton | 2024 Alabama DL Highlights
Full-season 2024 reel showing the pressure spike, the Wisconsin sack/FF, and the interior-kick snaps that reset his stock.
LT Overton Highlights
2025 senior-year cut with base-down run defense and inside/outside alignment variety across Alabama's front.
LT Overton is playing at an ELITE level
Kyle Henderson break-film on Overton's 2024 pass-rush tools — bull rush, hand fits, and pad level against SEC tackles.
Evaluators projected this player as a rotational defensive lineman with position flexibility, particularly capable as a 5-technique or 3-technique. His 6-3, 274-pound frame and 33¼" arm length provide a compelling physical foundation for his projected role. Teams acquiring him were betting on his functional power and length to create an immediate impact, especially with his bull rush, even as he refines his overall pass-rush technique.
He spent two seasons at Texas A&M before transferring to Alabama, where his junior year saw a notable increase in pressure production across 503 snaps, including a six-tackle, one-sack, one-forced-fumble performance in a prominent game. This late-career surge in production provided clear evidence of his capabilities. Despite this, his senior-year pressure numbers showed a slight dip, leading to discussions among scouts about the consistency of his development.
Concerns centered on his hand accuracy and a tendency to react to the snap rather than anticipate it, which sometimes neutralized his length advantage. He was widely considered a Day 2/early Day 3 prospect before the draft, and the Dallas Cowboys ultimately selected him with the final pick in the fourth round, demonstrating a willingness to invest in his physical traits and potential as an interior/edge hybrid.
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Bull rush power
Legitimate bull rush, powered by 33¼" arms, allows him to walk opposing tackles back into the pocket and displace interior linemen.
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Scheme versatility
Functional versatility with 1,529 college snaps across 4i, 5-technique, and 3-technique alignments provides scheme flexibility.
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Key game performance
Demonstrated potential in a key 2024 game with six tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup, impacting his stock.
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Interior effectiveness
Effective when kicked inside on passing downs, showing the frame and pop to collapse the pocket against guards.
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High motor
Consistent motor and disciplined play in pursuit, chasing plays to the sideline and maintaining backside contain.
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Pressure production regression
Experienced a regression in pressure production between junior and senior seasons, raising questions about counter development.
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Inconsistent hand accuracy
Inconsistent hand accuracy on initial engagement frequently allows offensive linemen to get into his chest, neutralizing length.
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Reactive get-off
Get-off from the snap is often reactive rather than anticipatory, allowing offensive linemen to set before he engages.
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Average athleticism
Combined 4.87 forty-yard dash and 7.61 three-cone drill indicate average burst and bend for a Day 3 prospect.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.87sp50
- Vertical
- 26inp50
- Broad jump
- 108inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.61sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.75sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Alabama | 13 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Alabama | 13 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 49 | 132 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Base 5-technique who kicks inside on passing downs, wins on power over bend, lives as a rotational 400-snap piece.
Length-plus-motor day-2 edge who took two years to earn a real rotation before the pressure numbers spiked.
Former five-star whose college production never matched the ranking; carved out a backup role on power over polish.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Pre-draft context. Overton entered college as the No. 6 overall recruit in the 2022 class, a five-star who reclassified from 2023 and picked Texas A&M as part of a historic recruiting haul. Two years in College Station produced 48 tackles and one sack — a disappointment for the ranking. The transfer portal move to Alabama in 2024 reset the arc: he started 13 games, generated 39 PFF pressures across 503 snaps with three sacks and a signature six-tackle, sack, forced-fumble effort versus Wisconsin. The 2025 senior campaign was steadier but less explosive — four sacks, 24 pressures — and evaluators debated whether extra chip protection or a technical ceiling was the culprit. Combine numbers (6-3, 274, 33¼" arms, 4.87 forty) confirmed average athlete with plus length.
NFL fit — Dallas Cowboys. Dallas took Overton with the 137th pick, the last selection of the fourth round, betting on the 2024 tape and Mike Zimmer's history developing multi-gap edge/interior hybrids. The fit is clean: Cowboys need rotational depth behind Micah Parsons and can protect him with situational snaps as a base-down 5-tech who kicks to 3-tech on nickel passing downs. Expect a redshirt-style rookie year — 300 to 450 snaps, mostly first and second down — while he sharpens hand accuracy and adds pass-rush counters. The bull rush and length should translate immediately against backup guards, but the get-off remains the swing variable for any real pass-rush production.
Retrospective. Day-3 selections at this range live and die by tape context. Overton fits the profile of a "traits over production" gamble that either becomes a 500-snap rotational starter by year three or washes out as a backup. The 2024 Alabama tape is the ceiling; the 2025 regression is the floor. Dallas paid a fourth-round price for that spread, which is defensible — the alternative was betting a higher pick on a lower-tools prospect. Either outcome will read as a reasonable process bet even if the tools never fully click.