Defensive Line Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

LAST UPDATED: 08/03/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
33	DT Maraad Watson	6-3 313lbs 5.20	DT	313lbs	6-3	5.20	34	262.5	78.5 MORE>>	Watson began at Syracuse, where he earned freshman All-American notice, and spent 2025 as a rotational nose for Texas, bringing 313 pounds...
32	DT Elinneus Davis	6-2 315lbs 5.20	DT	315lbs	6-2	5.20	29	211	78.5 MORE>>	Davis started ten games inside for Washington and gave the front a steady early-down presence, the kind of run-down interior who does the...
28	DT C.J. Fite	6-2 305lbs 5.15	DT	305lbs	6-2	5.15	27	186.5	79.5 MORE>>	Fite is the kind of interior anchor a defense leans on for early-down snaps, a four-year Arizona State presence who played 587 reps across...
12	DT Bear Alexander	6-3 302lbs 5.10	DT	302lbs	6-3	5.10	14	68.3	84.8 MORE>>	Alexander has played more football at more places than almost anyone in this class, moving from Georgia to USC to a redshirt year and...
3	DT Will Echoles	6-3 310lbs 5.10	DT	310lbs	6-3	5.10	4	18.6	87.6 MORE>>	Echoles broke out as a sophomore and turned into one of the most productive interior players in the country, pairing stout, physical run...
42	DT D'Antre Robinson	6-4 315lbs 5.00	DT	315lbs	6-4	5.00	43	448.5	75.5 MORE>>	Robinson has bounced from Florida to North Carolina and on to a third program for the coming year, and his 2025 tape is the steadiest of...
38	DL Tavion Gadson	6-5 298lbs 5.00	DL	298lbs	6-5	5.00	25	177	76.4 MORE>>	Gadson came back from a major knee reconstruction and played at a high level, posting the best pass rush and the cleanest tackle finish in...
27	DE/ED Kam Franklin	6-5 275lbs 5.00	DE/ED	275lbs	6-5	5.00	28	209.5	79.9 MORE>>	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...
18	DT Jayden Jackson	6-2 322lbs 4.95	DT	322lbs	6-2	4.95	20	140	83.0 MORE>>	Jackson flashed first as a freshman All-American and built on it in 2025, giving Oklahoma a quick-twitch interior presence who plays bigger...
14	DL Ahmad Moten Sr.	6-3 325lbs 4.95	DL	325lbs	6-3	4.95	11	50.6	84.2 MORE>>	Moten brings 325 pounds and an interior pass rush that does not usually come in that package, leading his own profile with a pass rush...
46	DL David Oke	6-2 312lbs 4.90	DL	312lbs	6-2	4.90	39	327	67.2 MORE>>	Oke arrived from Abilene Christian with real FCS production and a stout 312-pound frame built to two-gap, but a knee injury wiped out...
39	DL Mario Landino	6-4 275lbs 4.90	DL	275lbs	6-4	4.90	30	217.5	76.4 MORE>>	Landino was a disruptive interior presence on a College Football Playoff team, leaning on quickness and leverage to pile up seven sacks and...

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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.