2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 10/05/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
56

DE
Kelby
Collins

6-4 275lbs 4.76
DE
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
275lbs 6-4 4.76 54 564.5
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...
54

DL
Daevin
Hobbs

6-4 290lbs 4.80
DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
290lbs 6-4 4.80 52 542.5
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...
53

DT
D'Antre
Robinson

6-4 315lbs 5.00
DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
315lbs 6-4 5.00 51 500.5
75.5
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...
52

DE/ED
Tunmise
Adeleye

6-4 275lbs 4.75
DE/ED
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
275lbs 6-4 4.75 57 661.5
76.1
Adeleye finally put it together at his fifth FBS stop, turning in his best season for UNLV with thirty-six pressures and twenty-nine run...
50

DL
Mario
Landino

6-4 275lbs 4.90
DL
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
275lbs 6-4 4.90 46 310
76.4
Landino was a disruptive interior presence on a College Football Playoff team, leaning on quickness and leverage to pile up seven sacks and...
48

DE/ED
Jaleel
Johnson

6-4 265lbs 4.69
DE/ED
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
265lbs 6-4 4.69 55 632.5
76.9
Johnson is a quick-twitch edge whose 2025 ended after four games, leaving a small but intriguing sample built on speed off the snap and...
46

DT
Stephiylan
Green

6-4 290lbs 4.90
DT
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
290lbs 6-4 4.90 27 173.7
76.9
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...
41

DL/ED
Adepoju
Adebawore

6-4 261lbs 4.74
DL/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
261lbs 6-4 4.74 38 224
79.4
Adebawore carries five-star athletic traits that still outstrip his production, a burst off the edge that simply cannot be taught and the...
24

DL/ED
Taylor
Wein

6-4 276lbs 4.65
DL/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
276lbs 6-4 4.65 22 106.4
82.5
Wein broke out in 2025 as a quick-twitch edge whose first step is among the best in this group, and the production followed the burst:...
20

DE/ED
Anto
Saka

6-4 255lbs 4.60
DE/ED
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
255lbs 6-4 4.60 20 98.8
83.6
Saka is an explosive speed rusher whose pass rush was excellent even on a limited snap count, a loose-hipped edge who bends the corner and...
9

DL/ED
Boubacar
Traore

6-4 247lbs 4.68
DL/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
247lbs 6-4 4.68 9 55.2
86.4
Traore is an undersized, explosive edge who turned in a loud 2025 after a knee injury cut his prior season short, and the production...
7

DE/ED
John Henry
Daley

6-4 247lbs 4.78
DE/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
247lbs 6-4 4.78 11 58.9
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...

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.