A 322-pound Iowa State nose tackle nicknamed "Big Citrus" who Minnesota drafted in the second round to anchor the interior of its defensive line.
Domonique Orange gives the Vikings a massive, hard-to-move presence at nose tackle after Minnesota selected him with the 82nd overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Standing 6-foot-4 and 322 pounds, the Iowa State product built his college reputation eating up double teams and doing the interior line's dirty work over 50 career games.
Path to the league
Orange played 50 games across his Iowa State career, making 24 starts, and earned All-Big 12 third-team honors as a senior. The Vikings drafted him in the second round, No. 82 overall, in the 2026 NFL Draft, with head coach Kevin O'Connell praising him as a big-bodied nose tackle who is very difficult to move at the point of attack.
Career highlights
Over his college career, Orange totaled 66 tackles, one sack, seven tackles for loss and two passes defensed, numbers that undersell his value as a run-stuffing, double-team-absorbing interior lineman. His size, at 6-foot-4 and 322 pounds, made him one of the more physically imposing defensive tackle prospects in his draft class.
2025 season recap
In his senior season at Iowa State in 2025, Orange earned All-Big 12 third-team recognition, recording 18 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss while drawing regular double-team attention up front. That performance helped cement his stock ahead of Minnesota selecting him in the second round of the 2026 draft.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Domonique Orange
- ESPN: Domonique Orange
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- Iowa State
- Hometown
- Kansas City, MO, USA
- Age
- 22
- Status
- active
