Brandon Cleveland
21-Year-Old
2025 Defense Stats
TCKL
0
SACKS
0.0
INT
0
FF
0
TD
0
2026 Projections
Signed a four-year contract with the Raiders in April of 2026.
Reeled in by Raiders
The Raiders selected Cleveland in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 229th overall.
ANALYSIS
Cleveland was a distinguished two-gap tackle for North Carolina State, and one way or another he should prove a useful enough pick for the Raiders this late. The concern with Cleveland's NFL projection is that at 6-foot-3, 307 pounds, he doesn't have as much natural anchor as you'd like in a nose tackle, especially given Cleveland's lack of explosiveness otherwise. Cleveland has only one calling card -- eating interior blocks to crowd the ground game -- but it's not clear if his anchor will set well enough to play as well in the NFL as it did in college.
Cleveland was a distinguished two-gap tackle for North Carolina State, and one way or another he should prove a useful enough pick for the Raiders this late. The concern with Cleveland's NFL projection is that at 6-foot-3, 307 pounds, he doesn't have as much natural anchor as you'd like in a nose tackle, especially given Cleveland's lack of explosiveness otherwise. Cleveland has only one calling card -- eating interior blocks to crowd the ground game -- but it's not clear if his anchor will set well enough to play as well in the NFL as it did in college.
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Measurables Review
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How do Brandon Cleveland's measurables compare to other defensive tackles?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
* The Shuttle Time, and Vertical Jump metrics are from his Pro Day. All others are from the NFL Combine.
Height
6' 3"Weight
307 lbs40-Yard Dash
5.12 secShuttle Time*
4.91 secVertical Jump*
26.5 inBroad Jump
0 inBench Press
0 repsHand Length
9.25 inArm Length
32.38 in