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David Stone

DL · Oklahoma · 2027 NFL Draft class

Public Draft Board rank #10·28 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
Draftanomics scouting
Revised preseason edition · September 5, 20264 min readReport role: DL · Oklahoma

Master scouting report

Stone offers an interior defense two ways to create trouble: get into the gap early, or make the blocker give ground with him attached. His strength gives the disruption substance, but a complete NFL role depends on more than winning the first collision. Block recognition and the next rush move are the details separating an exciting penetrator from a dependable every-down defender.

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01A larger role, with room to grow

Oklahoma records 13 appearances and two starts for Stone in 2025, with 42 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. That followed 13 appearances without a start in 2024, when he recorded six tackles, two for loss, and one sack. He moved from reserve work into a productive interior rotation, with a substantial increase in plays around the ball. A larger starting role would ask him to repeat that contribution through a greater share of the game. His experience now supports competing for that larger job, with further passing-down production still to pursue.

02Burst needs a destination

Stone's initial quickness makes an interior blocker work immediately rather than settle into a comfortable engagement. That is the attraction of giving him a gap to attack: early movement can disturb the run's intended path and force the offense to solve a problem behind its starting point. Joshua Queipo's evaluation adds an important qualification: Stone can misread the blocking angle or the arrival of another lineman and be carried away from his responsibility. For the defense, penetration only pays if the next gap stays accounted for; a fast start into the wrong picture can open the route the runner needs.

03Strength when he can set the terms

His hands and physical resistance give him more to offer than a quick first step. Garrett Burroughs describes a defender capable of competing through heavy contact, including the attention of two blockers, while continuing to pursue the ball. The practical distinction is between handling force he has identified and recovering after the offense changes the angle of the fight. That supports using him in a varied interior rotation, with enough responsibility to build discipline and enough freedom to use his disruptive traits. Keeping his pads down is central to both jobs, because standing taller gives the blocker better access and makes Stone's own power harder to apply.

04The first answer and the second

The initial combination of acceleration and force can press a blocker backward and reduce the room available inside the pocket. That is a useful contribution even before the defender gets free, but a pass-rush plan cannot depend on the same opening winning every time. Alain Pierre identifies the unfinished counter game as the developmental priority: once the first approach is contained, Stone needs another way to threaten the protection. Queipo also describes useful work on stunts and loops, giving a coordinator an option to change his entry point while that individual plan develops. The next step is to connect those advantages while maintaining leverage.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • Physical resistance and pursuit give him a role beyond simply shooting a gap and hoping the play comes to him.

  • Early quickness and force can make an interior blocker defend space before establishing a comfortable base.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • Misreading a second block can turn an aggressive first step into a lost gap, while high pads reduce his ability to recover.

  • The rush needs a more dependable response after initial contact; physical tools alone do not supply a complete passing-down plan.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

Start with an attacking interior rotation and expand the responsibility as the technique becomes more consistent. A front that varies his alignment and lets him challenge a shoulder can make productive use of his quickness and power. Movement calls are useful, but they should accompany better recognition rather than substitute for it. His college participation supports giving him meaningful rotational work while earning a broader assignment, rather than treating limited starting experience as either disqualifying or proof of immediate readiness.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Stone is worth developing because his best qualities change the blocking contest at its beginning. The strength gives him a plausible early role, and the pursuit helps keep him involved beyond his initial lane. To build a defense around him, the gap reads, pad level and response to a stopped rush must become as convincing as the first step.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

Published evaluations of 2025 play, including Joshua Queipo’s September 5 analysis. No new Draftanomics film study or evaluation of 2026 games is included.

Edition reviewed September 12, 2026. Rebuilds the technical analysis around burst, contact, recognition and the second rush move; reconciles opposing run-defense impressions and corrects the experience context.

The original August edition remains preserved. This is a revised Draftanomics assessment, with supporting sources attached to each statement.

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Sources for overview
  1. House assessment

    Stone offers an interior defense two ways to create trouble: get into the gap early, or make the blocker give ground with him attached.

  2. House assessment

    His strength gives the disruption substance, but a complete NFL role depends on more than winning the first collision.

  3. House assessment

    Block recognition and the next rush move are the details separating an exciting penetrator from a dependable every-down defender.

Sources for a larger role, with room to grow
  1. Reported fact

    Oklahoma records 13 appearances and two starts for Stone in 2025, with 42 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

  2. Reported fact

    That followed 13 appearances without a start in 2024, when he recorded six tackles, two for loss, and one sack.

  3. House assessment

    He moved from reserve work into a productive interior rotation, with a substantial increase in plays around the ball.

  4. House assessment

    A larger starting role would ask him to repeat that contribution through a greater share of the game.

  5. House assessment

    His experience now supports competing for that larger job, with further passing-down production still to pursue.

Sources for burst needs a destination
  1. House assessment

    Stone's initial quickness makes an interior blocker work immediately rather than settle into a comfortable engagement.

  2. House assessment

    That is the attraction of giving him a gap to attack: early movement can disturb the run's intended path and force the offense to solve a problem behind its starting point.

  3. House assessment

    Joshua Queipo's evaluation adds an important qualification: Stone can misread the blocking angle or the arrival of another lineman and be carried away from his responsibility.

  4. House assessment

    For the defense, penetration only pays if the next gap stays accounted for; a fast start into the wrong picture can open the route the runner needs.

Sources for strength when he can set the terms
  1. House assessment

    His hands and physical resistance give him more to offer than a quick first step.

  2. House assessment

    Garrett Burroughs describes a defender capable of competing through heavy contact, including the attention of two blockers, while continuing to pursue the ball.

  3. House assessment

    The practical distinction is between handling force he has identified and recovering after the offense changes the angle of the fight.

  4. House assessment

    That supports using him in a varied interior rotation, with enough responsibility to build discipline and enough freedom to use his disruptive traits.

  5. House assessment

    Keeping his pads down is central to both jobs, because standing taller gives the blocker better access and makes Stone's own power harder to apply.

Sources for the first answer and the second
  1. House assessment

    The initial combination of acceleration and force can press a blocker backward and reduce the room available inside the pocket.

  2. House assessment

    That is a useful contribution even before the defender gets free, but a pass-rush plan cannot depend on the same opening winning every time.

  3. House assessment

    Alain Pierre identifies the unfinished counter game as the developmental priority: once the first approach is contained, Stone needs another way to threaten the protection.

  4. House assessment

    Queipo also describes useful work on stunts and loops, giving a coordinator an option to change his entry point while that individual plan develops.

  5. House assessment

    The next step is to connect those advantages while maintaining leverage.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Physical resistance and pursuit give him a role beyond simply shooting a gap and hoping the play comes to him.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Early quickness and force can make an interior blocker defend space before establishing a comfortable base.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Misreading a second block can turn an aggressive first step into a lost gap, while high pads reduce his ability to recover.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    The rush needs a more dependable response after initial contact; physical tools alone do not supply a complete passing-down plan.

Sources for nfl role and scheme fit
  1. House assessment

    Start with an attacking interior rotation and expand the responsibility as the technique becomes more consistent.

  2. House assessment

    A front that varies his alignment and lets him challenge a shoulder can make productive use of his quickness and power.

  3. House assessment

    Movement calls are useful, but they should accompany better recognition rather than substitute for it.

  4. House assessment

    His college participation supports giving him meaningful rotational work while earning a broader assignment, rather than treating limited starting experience as either disqualifying or proof of immediate readiness.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Stone is worth developing because his best qualities change the blocking contest at its beginning.

  2. House assessment

    The strength gives him a plausible early role, and the pursuit helps keep him involved beyond his initial lane.

  3. House assessment

    To build a defense around him, the gap reads, pad level and response to a stopped rush must become as convincing as the first step.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Public Draft Board rank
#10
Position rank
DL1
Contributing sources
28
Movement since prior snapshot
Unchanged

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

Defense
StatisticSeason 2024Season 2025
Total tackles642†
Solo tackles216
Tackles for loss28
Sacks11.5
Passes defended01
QB hurries06
Defensive TD00

† Updated from school records · checked September 12, 2026. Unmarked figures are from the retained dataset.

Sources & updated totals

David Stone — Oklahoma career statistics · Career statistics table, 2025 row, TOTAL column.

  • 2025 Total tackles: 42 in the official record; 43 in the earlier dataset.

Oklahoma’s biography and career table disagree on 2025 quarterback hurries. That figure has not been updated; the retained record remains available below.

Earlier dataset & evidence notes · September 3, 2026
Defense
StatisticSeason 2024Season 2025
Total tackles643
Solo tackles216
Tackles for loss28
Sacks11.5
Passes defended01
QB hurries06
Defensive TD00

Seasons of evidence: 2. Games played, snap counts, and usage shares are not in the retained data. An em dash means the value is not in the dataset, not zero.

Evidence notes

  • The retained data contains 2 seasons of defense production (2024–2025).
  • Defense tackles increased in each observed season (6 → 43).
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • 28 contributing public boards rank this prospect; the Public Draft Board places him at #10.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Listed height
6'3"
Listed weight
312 lb
Class
Junior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Oklahoma
Former school
Not in dataset
Hometown
Del City, OK
Jersey
#0
Recruiting stars
5-star
Recruiting rank
#9 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Reviewed college totals: Oklahoma Athletics · checked September 12, 2026.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

Board methodologyDossier methodologyResearch status

Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.