Defensive End Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

LAST UPDATED: 08/03/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive End

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
13

DE/ED
Kam
Franklin

6-5 275lbs 5.00
DE/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
275lbs 6-5 5.00 26 174
79.9
Franklin is a high-volume, high-effort edge who produced at a rare rate of usage, with thirty-eight run stops and forty-eight pressures...
14

DE/ED
Amaris
Williams

6-2 260lbs 4.70
DE/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
260lbs 6-2 4.70 39 268
79.5
Williams is a five-star athletic bet whose tools still outpace his tape, an edge with good timed speed and a quick first step who flashed...
15

DE/ED
LJ
McCray

6-6 268lbs 4.86
DE/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
268lbs 6-6 4.86 35 249
77.7
McCray is a traits-and-medical evaluation, a former five-star with 78-inch length whose 2025 was wiped out by foot surgery that held him to...
16

DE/ED
Jaleel
Johnson

6-4 265lbs 4.69
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Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
265lbs 6-4 4.69 37 258
76.9
Johnson is a quick-twitch edge whose 2025 ended after four games, leaving a small but intriguing sample built on speed off the snap and...
17

DE/ED
Braylan
Shelby

6-5 265lbs 4.65
DE/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
265lbs 6-5 4.65 47 516.5
76.4
Shelby is a speed-based edge who wins the corner with a quick first step, and he turned that burst into thirty pressures and five sacks as...
18

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Tunmise
Adeleye

6-4 275lbs 4.75
DE/ED
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
275lbs 6-4 4.75 48 622.5
76.1
Adeleye finally put it together at his fifth FBS stop, turning in his best season for UNLV with thirty-six pressures and twenty-nine run...
19

DE
Kelby
Collins

6-4 275lbs 4.76
DE
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
275lbs 6-4 4.76 45 488
74.3
Collins is a stout, run-first rotational end whose best work comes against the run, a 275-pound player with good timed speed for the...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive End

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.
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.

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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive End

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.