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
36	DL Jehiem Oatis	6-5 325lbs 4.90	DL	325lbs	6-5	4.90	31	230	76.9 MORE>>	Oatis has the frame teams dream on, a 325-pound interior body with the length to two-gap and absorb blocks, and when he reaches the ball he...
35	DT Stephiylan Green	6-4 290lbs 4.90	DT	290lbs	6-4	4.90	26	177.7	76.9 MORE>>	Green is an undersized, twitchy three-technique whose calling card is the first step, a 290-pound interior man with rare get-off who wins...
22	DL Ezra Christensen	6-2 260lbs 4.90	DL	260lbs	6-2	4.90	23	152.7	80.7 MORE>>	Christensen put up loud numbers as an undersized interior disruptor, leaning on quickness and leverage to generate forty pressures, six...
13	DL/ED Quincy Rhodes Jr.	6-6 276lbs 4.90	DL/ED	276lbs	6-6	4.90	8	38.8	84.5 MORE>>	Rhodes is a long, productive edge whose 78-inch frame is the swing trait, letting him keep tackles off his chest and convert reach into a...
4	DT Justin Scott	6-4 298lbs 4.90	DT	298lbs	6-4	4.90	3	18	87.2 MORE>>	Scott came to Miami as a five-star and looks the part of a movement three-technique, with a get-off that is unusual for a 298-pounder and...
1	DT David Stone	6-3 310lbs 4.90	DT	310lbs	6-3	4.90	1	11.4	88.2 MORE>>	Stone arrived in Norman as a five-star and spent 2025 proving the projection sound, leading the interior in tackles while working a...
25	DL James Smith	6-3 297lbs 4.88	DL	297lbs	6-3	4.88	22	152	80.3 MORE>>	Smith arrived at Alabama as a five-star and still flashes the tools that earned the ranking, with a quick first step and good timed speed...
17	DE/ED Williams Nwaneri	6-7 265lbs 4.88	DE/ED	265lbs	6-7	4.88	32	240.5	83.3 MORE>>	Nwaneri is a developmental swing on rare tools, a former five-star with 79-inch length who led Nebraska in sacks as a redshirt freshman...
34	DE/ED LJ McCray	6-6 268lbs 4.86	DE/ED	268lbs	6-6	4.86	36	270	77.7 MORE>>	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...
44	DL Thomas Collins	6-1 282lbs 4.85	DL	282lbs	6-1	4.85	35	265	74.7 MORE>>	Collins started every game inside for Oregon State and gave the front durable snaps, a compact interior player who wins with quickness off...
30	DL Francis Brewu	6-2 280lbs 4.85	DL	280lbs	6-2	4.85	41	423	79.5 MORE>>	Brewu is an ascending interior lineman who broke out as a sophomore, leading his own profile with a run defense built on quick hands and...
20	DE Mateen Ibirogba	6-3 296lbs 4.85	DE	296lbs	6-3	4.85	18	122	81.9 MORE>>	Ibirogba is a riser who reshaped his body from a 250-pound edge into a 296-pound interior rusher, and the move paid off with a strong pass...

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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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.