2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
28	DL James Smith	6-3 297lbs 4.88	DL	297lbs	6-3	4.88	22	160.5	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...
24	DE/ED Solomon Tuliaupupu	6-3 247lbs 4.78	DE/ED	247lbs	6-3	4.78	25	171	81.3 MORE>>	Tuliaupupu is a story of perseverance, a former USC signee who lost roughly five seasons to injuries and resurfaced at Montana as an...
22	DE Mateen Ibirogba	6-3 296lbs 4.85	DE	296lbs	6-3	4.85	19	109.7	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...
12	DL Ahmad Moten Sr.	6-3 325lbs 4.95	DL	325lbs	6-3	4.95	8	40.6	85.9 MORE>>	Moten brings 325 pounds and an interior rush that does not usually come in that package, built on quickness off the ball rather than mass,...
11	DT Bear Alexander	6-3 302lbs 5.10	DT	302lbs	6-3	5.10	11	53.6	86.2 MORE>>	Alexander is a powerful interior run stopper who resets the line of scrimmage, and 2026 has been a breakout, disruptive tackles for loss...
6	DT A'Mauri Washington	6-3 330lbs 4.85	DT	330lbs	6-3	4.85	3	24.8	87.1 MORE>>	Washington is a 330-pound interior anchor who moves better than the listed weight suggests, resetting the line against single blocks,...
5	DL A.J. Holmes Jr.	6-3 300lbs 4.95	DL	300lbs	6-3	4.95	6	35.2	87.2 MORE>>	A disruptive interior anchor at Texas Tech, Holmes made his living as a run defender in the Red Raiders' front, filling gaps and resetting...
3	DT David Stone	6-3 310lbs 4.90	DT	310lbs	6-3	4.90	1	16.1	87.2 MORE>>	Stone is a five-star interior lineman whose run-defense tape is the calling card: he fires off the snap with rare burst for the size, gets...
2	DT Will Echoles	6-3 310lbs 5.10	DT	310lbs	6-3	5.10	2	17.3	87.5 MORE>>	Echoles broke out as a sophomore and turned into one of the most productive interior players in the country, pairing stout, physical run...
48	DE Kelby Collins	6-4 275lbs 4.76	DE	275lbs	6-4	4.76	46	539.5	74.3 MORE>>	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...
46	DL Daevin Hobbs	6-4 290lbs 4.80	DL	290lbs	6-4	4.80	45	525	74.8 MORE>>	Hobbs arrived as a five-star and still carries the frame and quickness that earned the ranking, a developmental interior bet whose tools...
45	DT D'Antre Robinson	6-4 315lbs 5.00	DT	315lbs	6-4	5.00	43	455.5	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...

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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.