The New York Giants will likely need to add some depth to their defensive line behind Dexter Lawrence and Darius Alexander. At the same time, there’s been a call for the team to add a run-stuffing nose tackle to rotate onto the field and give Lawernce the occasional break — or play with him in short-yardage situations.
Texas A&M featured one of the best defensvie fronts in college football last year, with nose tackle Albert Regis serving as sthe rock in the middle. Regis is a stocky, powerful defender who excels at creating piles in the middle. Could he be an option for the Giants to fill out their defensvie line depth?
Prospect: Albert Regis (17)
Games Watched: vs. LSU (2025), vs. Auburn (2025), vs. South Carolina (2025)
Red Flags: none
Measurables
Height: 6-foot 1 3/8 inches
Weight: 308 pounds
Arm length: 31 5/8 inches
Hand size: 9 3/4 inches
Strengths
Best traits
- Leverage
- Run defense
- Competitive toughness
- Short-area quickness
- Play strength
Albert Regis is a stocky, powerful nose tackle with surprising short-area quickness and agility.
Regis has a good first step for a player 6-foot-1 and roughly 310 pounds, and is often one of the first players moving at the snap of the ball. His height gives him great natural leverage to maximize his play strength. He’s able to drive individual blockers into the backfield as well as control guard-center double teams in the middle.
He has great play strength in his upper and lower body, allowing him to make plays off of blockers. His natural quickness allows him to react to runners challenging one of his gaps, and bring them down at the line of scrimmage. And while Regis doesn’t offer much on his own as a pass rusher, he can occupy blockers to create 1-on-1 opportunities or rush lanes for blitzers.
Regis is a very competitive defender who’s willing to fight through blockers and also offers great effort in pursuit. He doesn’t have great range in pursuit, but is willing to sift through traffic and rarely seems to give up on a play.
Weaknesses
Worst traits
- Pass rush
- Length
- Long speed
Regis’ biggest weakness is his overall lack of length. He’s a short defensive tackle at 6-foot, 1 ⅜ inches with just 31 ⅝ inch arms, and while his height gives him great natural leverage to anchor against blockers, his arms will always be a problem. Regis struggles to make first contact with blockers, and is often forced to fight to keep linemen from gaining access to his chest plate or controlling the rep.
Likewise, his short arms can make it difficult for him to fight off opponents’ hands and disengage from blockers. Linemen can be “sticky” when he’s attempting to rush the passer, sapping his momentum and also making it difficult to get off blocks and pursue the ball carrier.
His stocky frame isn’t built for penetrating gaps or rushing the passer, as he not only lacks the length to consistently win hand battles with blockers, he lacks the speed and fluidity to gain ground after the second or third steps of his rush. He has limited range and a quick first step soon turns into plodding.
Game Tape
(Albert Regis is the Texas A&M nose tackle wearing number 17.)
Projection
Albert Regis projects as a rotational defensive tackle with scheme diversity at the NFL level. He will likely be considered a run stuffer first and foremost, and probably a “two down” defender who comes off the field on obvious passing downs.
Teams that want a penetrating four-man rush will likely look elsewhere or consider him a short-yardage specialist. However teams that rely more on blitzing to generate pressure could view Regis as a solid option at nose tackle, or 1-technique in a four-man front.
Does he fit the Giants? Possibly, depending on scheme
Final Word: An early to mid Day 3 value
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