2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
62	DL/ED Danny Okoye	6-3 260lbs 4.68	DL/ED	260lbs	6-3	4.68	58	323	74.5 MORE>>	Okoye is an explosive young edge with the traits that made him a top recruit. He gets off the ball quickly, has pressured the quarterback...
59	DT John Walker	6-3 302lbs 5.11	DT	302lbs	6-3	5.11	62	360	75.0 MORE>>	Walker is a strong, disciplined interior lineman who has found a rotation role on a deep Ohio State front. He holds up against the run,...
52	DT Stephiylan Green	6-3 296lbs 4.90	DT	296lbs	6-3	4.90	56	317	77.0 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...
50	DL/ED Jalen Thompson	6-3 265lbs 4.78	DL/ED	265lbs	6-3	4.78	90	528.5	78.0 MORE>>	Thompson is an edge-setter first, an experienced starter whose stout against the run and whose value shows up holding the point and...
45	DL James Smith	6-3 306lbs 4.88	DL	306lbs	6-3	4.88	42	243.5	79.5 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...
40	DT Bryce Hawthorne	6-3 298lbs 4.86	DT	298lbs	6-3	4.86	34	202	80.0 MORE>>	Hawthorne is a quick, active interior lineman who has made a big jump in his second year at Iowa. He fires off the ball, plays hard on...
35	DE/ED J'Mond Tapp	6-3 256lbs 4.68	DE/ED	256lbs	6-3	4.68	33	190.7	81.1 MORE>>	Tapp is the definition of a late bloomer with blue-chip tools. He arrived at Texas as a prized Louisiana recruit, barely played in Austin,...
30	DT Maraad Watson	6-3 333lbs 5.20	DT	333lbs	6-3	5.20	30	176	81.3 MORE>>	Watson began at Syracuse, where he earned freshman All-American notice, and spent 2025 as a rotational nose for Texas, bringing 313 pounds...
21	DL/ED Sahir West	6-3 279lbs 4.80	DL/ED	279lbs	6-3	4.80	21	96	83.8 MORE>>	West is a powerful, productive edge defender who has made the jump from the Sun Belt to the Big Ten look easy. He has 23 pressures and 21...
13	DT Bear Alexander	6-3 316lbs 5.10	DT	316lbs	6-3	5.10	14	65.8	84.9 MORE>>	Alexander is a stout, powerful run defender who resets the line of scrimmage and occupies blockers so his linebackers can run. He has 25...
11	DL Ahmad Moten Sr.	6-3 300lbs 4.95	DL	300lbs	6-3	4.95	8	42.5	85.1 MORE>>	Moten is a big, quick interior lineman whose get-off lets him push the pocket in a way few players his size can. He moved into the starting...
6	DL A.J. Holmes Jr.	6-3 300lbs 4.95	DL	300lbs	6-3	4.95	12	60.6	85.8 MORE>>	Holmes has become one of the most productive interior pass rushers in the country in 2026. He has eight sacks and 37 pressures in eight...

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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.