Defensive Line Rankings 2026 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 09/21/2024

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
1

DL/ED
Peter
Woods

6-3 315lbs 4.75
DL/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
315lbs 6-3 4.75 1 4
93.6
2

DL/ED
Rueben
Bain Jr.

6-3 275lbs 4.72
DL/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
275lbs 6-3 4.72 2 14
87.5
3

DL/ED
Keldric
Faulk

6-6 288lbs 4.74
DL/ED
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
288lbs 6-6 4.74 3 32
88.8
4

DE/ED
Matayo
Uiagalelei

6-5 270lbs 4.85
DE/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
270lbs 6-5 4.85 4 37
87.7
5

LB/ED
Kelby
Collins

6-4 278lbs 4.76
LB/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
278lbs 6-4 4.76 5 47
87.6
6

DE/ED
Braylan
Shelby

6-5 265lbs 4.65
DE/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
265lbs 6-5 4.65 6 48
86.7
7

DE/ED
Da'Shawn
Womack

6-5 260lbs 4.67
DE/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
260lbs 6-5 4.67 7 57
80.0
8

DL/ED
Boubacar
Traore

6-4 240lbs 4.68
DL/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
240lbs 6-4 4.68 9 76
86.5
9

DL
James
Smith

6-3 296lbs 4.88
DL
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
296lbs 6-3 4.88 8 74
86.2
10

DL/ED
Adepoju
Adebawore

6-4 251lbs 4.74
DL/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
251lbs 6-4 4.74 10 78
86.4
11

DL
Thomas
Collins

6-1 285lbs 4.85
DL
Oregon State   Mascot
Oregon State Mascot
285lbs 6-1 4.85 12 82
78.0
12

DL/ED
Adonijah
Green

6-6 240lbs 4.62
DL/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
240lbs 6-6 4.62 11 81
35.6

2026 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Line

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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2026 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Line

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.