Sadly, we may have no choice but to recruit 2 or 3 junior college defensive tackles. The Gophers have one dt verbal for the 2017 class, Joshua Croslen. If he becomes a Gopher, he will be the only dt on the roster in 2018 other than playing true freshmen from the 2018 recruiting class. Junior college kids do not sign with 4-year schools because a) they lack mental ability (poor grades or ACT score) or b) they lack physical ability or both a) and b). Plus, when they do join your program, they use their first year to become adjusted to a new system, new techniqes, new coaches, new surroundings, new friends, and then after that, they have one more year to produce for you. Sadly, I see no choice for the Gophers but to recruit some junior college defensive tackles. They only have their past recruiting classes to blame for this.