2027 NFL Draft Overall Prospect Rankings - 241-252

LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Overall

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
223

TE
Willie
Rodriguez

6-4 249lbs 4.72
TE
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
249lbs 6-4 4.72 11 187.5
80.7
Rodriguez is a dependable, versatile tight end who has grown into a focal point of the Kentucky passing game. He catches what he gets,...
439

TE
Ethan
Davis

6-5 247lbs 4.68
TE
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
247lbs 6-5 4.68 26 403
69.2
Davis is an athletic, pass-catching tight end with good speed and the body control of a former basketball star. He showed his upside with...
438

TE
Gabe
Burkle

6-6 247lbs 4.73
TE
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
247lbs 6-6 4.73 21 380
69.2
Burkle is a steady, experienced tight end who has settled into a blocking role at Penn State. He was a reliable target at Iowa State,...
148

TE
Eli
Finley

6-6 246lbs 4.75
TE
Louisiana Tech   Mascot
Louisiana Tech Mascot
246lbs 6-6 4.75 9 144
82.8
Finley has been a steady presence at Louisiana Tech for three seasons, a tall, athletic tight end who can line up inline or in the slot and...
69

DE/ED
Jordan
Ross

6-5 246lbs 4.60
DE/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
246lbs 6-5 4.60 16 70.7
84.9
Ross is an explosive, bendy edge rusher with rare speed off the snap, and his first season at LSU has turned the traits that made him a...
2

LB/ED
Colin
Simmons

6-3 246lbs 4.58
LB/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
246lbs 6-3 4.58 1 4.3
91.3
Simmons is the cleanest pass-rush evaluation in this class, a bend-and-burst edge whose production has matched the tape for three straight...
578

TE
Jake
Johnson

6-6 245lbs 4.62
TE
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
245lbs 6-6 4.62 51 773.5
61.9
Johnson is a big, polished receiving tight end with a wide catch radius and refined routes who steps in as Auburn's starter for 2026....
562

LB
Tye
Niekamp

6-3 245lbs 4.69
LB
Illinois State   Mascot
Illinois State Mascot
245lbs 6-3 4.69 89 798
62.6
Niekamp is a highly decorated, productive linebacker and one of the standout defenders in the FCS. He was a consensus All-American in 2025...
544

LB/ED
Cheta
Ofili

6-4 245lbs 4.56
LB/ED
TCU   Mascot
TCU Mascot
245lbs 6-4 4.56 60 528
63.6
Ofili is a fast, well-built edge rusher whose high school production and track background stand out. He has the physical tools to develop...
485

TE
Brady
Prieskorn

6-5 245lbs 4.68
TE
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
245lbs 6-5 4.68 30 461.5
66.9
Prieskorn was one of the best tight end prospects in the country in high school, with strong production and a basketball background. He has...
350

TE
Jelani
Thurman

6-6 245lbs 4.75
TE
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
245lbs 6-6 4.75 39 573
74.4
Three years at Ohio State produced almost no targets and remarkably clean film. Thurman ran twenty-five routes all season behind a loaded...
333

LB/ED
Kris
Jones

6-2 245lbs 4.58
LB/ED
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
245lbs 6-2 4.58 39 329.5
75.0
Jones is an athletic, instinctive linebacker who has found a starting role at Boston College. He has rare speed for the position, tackles...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - ALL

We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - ALL

We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.