Who is the better NFL Draft prospect, Tavion Gadson or Mateen Ibirogba?

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Tavion Gadson

Kentucky Wildcats

DT · #94

Mateen Ibirogba

Texas Tech Red Raiders

DT · #98

2025 college season

2025 college season: Tavion Gadson versus Mateen Ibirogba
Tavion Gadson	Statistic	Mateen Ibirogba
Leading value: 28	Tackles	21
Leading value: 2.5	Sacks	2.0
Leading value: 4.0	Tackles for Loss	3.5
0	Passes Defended	0

Measurements

Measurements: Tavion Gadson versus Mateen Ibirogba
Tavion Gadson	Statistic	Mateen Ibirogba
6-5	Height	6-4
303 lb	Weight	300 lb

2027 draft projection

2027 draft projection: Tavion Gadson versus Mateen Ibirogba
Tavion Gadson	Statistic	Mateen Ibirogba
#347	Fanspeak rank	#65 (leading value)
—	Position rank	DT 7
189.7	Average pick	85.0 (leading value)
840	Times drafted	1,665 (leading value)
50	Hype Score	74 (leading value)
126x	Most drafted to	165x

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Tavion Gadson

Dean Kindig

Gadson and Deone Walker were teammates for 3 seasons (2023 through 2025). Already a disruptive force in the run game, he showed flashes of being the same as a pass rusher in 2025, showing active hands that make him a lethal pass rusher inside. Gadson led Power 4 IDL in pass rush win rate (16.9%) in 2024, then upped it in 2025 to 27.7%. Gadson recorded 20 pressures and 2.5 sacks during the 2025 season. 20 pressures and 2.5 sacks during the 2025 season.

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Mateen Ibirogba

Dean Kindig

1 solo 2 asst.5 sack vs NCState while at Wake Forest. Explosive, well-leveraged, proportionally long. Put multiple OL (including Jacarrius Peak) on skates.

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