2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
31

DL
Francis
Brewu

6-2 280lbs 4.85
DL
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
280lbs 6-2 4.85 21 143
79.5
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...
22

DE
Mateen
Ibirogba

6-3 296lbs 4.85
DE
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
296lbs 6-3 4.85 19 109.7
81.9
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...
6

DT
A'Mauri
Washington

6-3 330lbs 4.85
DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
330lbs 6-3 4.85 3 24.8
87.1
Washington is a 330-pound interior anchor who moves better than the listed weight suggests, resetting the line against single blocks,...
1

DE/ED
Matayo
Uiagalelei

6-5 272lbs 4.85
DE/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
272lbs 6-5 4.85 5 32.8
88.1
Uiagalelei is a power-and-length edge whose pass rush sat at the very top of the position, and the production backed it: fifty-two...
46

DL
Daevin
Hobbs

6-4 290lbs 4.80
DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
290lbs 6-4 4.80 45 525
74.8
Hobbs arrived as a five-star and still carries the frame and quickness that earned the ranking, a developmental interior bet whose tools...
23

DE/ED
Kameryn
Crawford

6-5 265lbs 4.80
DE/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
265lbs 6-5 4.80 31 234.5
81.6
Crawford is a balanced, dependable edge whose even, well-rounded game against run and pass makes him a useful three-down piece, and he...
8

DE/ED
Will
Heldt

6-6 260lbs 4.80
DE/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
260lbs 6-6 4.80 7 37.5
86.4
Heldt is a complete, well-rounded edge without a soft spot, leading Clemson with ten sacks after arriving from Purdue, using length to...
29

DL/ED
Jalen
Thompson

6-3 265lbs 4.78
DL/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
265lbs 6-3 4.78 38 281.5
80.0
Thompson is an edge-setter first, an experienced starter whose stout against the run and whose value shows up holding the point and...
24

DE/ED
Solomon
Tuliaupupu

6-3 247lbs 4.78
DE/ED
Montana   Mascot
Montana Mascot
247lbs 6-3 4.78 25 171
81.3
Tuliaupupu is a story of perseverance, a former USC signee who lost roughly five seasons to injuries and resurfaced at Montana as an...
21

DL
Kemari
Copeland

6-2 290lbs 4.78
DL
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
290lbs 6-2 4.78 28 214.5
82.0
A compact, quick-twitch interior defender at Virginia Tech, Copeland wins with leverage, snap quickness and a nonstop motor rather than...
7

DE/ED
John Henry
Daley

6-4 247lbs 4.78
DE/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
247lbs 6-4 4.78 13 56.9
86.6
Daley turned in one of the most productive pass-rush seasons in this class, with ten sacks and fifty-one pressures and a pass rush that...
48

DE
Kelby
Collins

6-4 275lbs 4.76
DE
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
275lbs 6-4 4.76 46 539.5
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 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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2027 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.