DT Development

[jppaul]

Well done Dadmg. You put alot of research into that and it is appreciated.

To me this confirms several things: first that DTs take 3 years to develop, and second, that it takes another year or two after that for the league to recognize it (demeco got recognized in his second year and so have a litany of players who put up strong pro bowl caliber performances at more stand out postions) which is why it seems the pro bowl average time between draft and pro bowl is about 5 years.