Offseason Optimism: The Penn State defensive tackle room silences critics

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Defensive tackle Dvon Ellies (Credit: Steve Manuel | Blue White Illustrated)

If you've followed the progress of the Penn State defensive tackle room during Blue White Illustrated's film reviews this past season, you know what's coming for our look at the unit in today's Offseason Optimism series. The team's interior defenders went from worst to first as a group this past year and transformed the way they played against the run. Today, we'll put some numbers to that evolution and examine the players that made the most significant developments.