Domonique Orange: Raiders' Run-Stopping Solution

0:00It's April 6th. Welcome in. This is NFL News Today, where the league meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Las Vegas Raiders got a massive hole in nose tackle heading into the 2026 NFL draft and Iowa State's Dominique Orange nicknamed Big. Citrus is rising on the radar. This 6 foot 2, 322 pound beast put up a 74.4 run defense grade in 2024 from pro football. Focus, with 13 stops at a 6.9% rate, he kept production steady last year too, hitting 15 stops at the same clip. His grade dipped to 67.4 in 2025, mostly from missed tackles jumping to seven whiffs at a 25% rate, including a rough game against Cincinnati where he missed three. Still, he wasn't getting pushed around much, showing real staying power up front. Fans and scouts love how Orange resets the line of scrimmage. One on one drive centers back and holds

1:00gaps like a wall. He soaks up double teams without folding even against top lines like Iowa's Joe Moore award winners and stays nimble enough for swim moves or humps to shed blocks. On past rush, he's raw with just one college sack and low pressure rates last season, but he flash 9.7% in 2024, including a bull rush sack in the big 12 championship. That hints at third down upside if he polishes up. Raiders brass might miss a top guy at pick 36, but Orange ranks 74th overall as a projected third rounder, sitting pretty at there. 67 spots a plug that run stopping void right