Defensive Line Rankings 2022 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 04/16/2022

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
43

DT
C.J.
Brewer

6-2 290lbs 5.02
DT
Coastal Carolina   Mascot
Coastal Carolina Mascot
290lbs 6-2 5.02 43 247.7
74.2
Rarely goes to the ground, showing good balance from his high school wrestling days.Excellent hustle-and-chase tackler. Good closing speed...
100

DL/ED
Trevon
Mason

6-6 305lbs 5.02
DL/ED
Arizona   Mascot
Arizona Mascot
305lbs 6-6 5.02 82 485
46.0
Plays with leverage at the point of attack whether inside or outside. Keeps eyes in the backfield when inside; moves linemen to either side...
92

DL
Julius
Turner

6-0 265lbs 5.01
DL
Rutgers   Mascot
Rutgers Mascot
265lbs 6-0 5.01 88 510
56.2
He wins with all-out hustle, second and third effort and will contribute in the NFL.High-effort, thickly built defender with good strength...
25

DL/ED
Matthew
Butler

6-4 297lbs 5.00
DL/ED
LV   Mascot
LV Mascot
297lbs 6-4 5.00 23 112.8
80.8
Matthew Butler is a traditional three-technique in a 4-3 defense, he has good overall athletic ability alongside nice quickness - and can...
10

DL/ED
DeMarvin
Leal

6-4 283lbs 5.00
DL/ED
PIT   Mascot
PIT Mascot
283lbs 6-4 5.00 11 51.1
88.1
Leal is a difficult player to scout - he no doubt has good athletic ability, good size, elite arm length with impressive strength, and good...
23

DL/ED
Zachary
Carter

6-4 282lbs 4.99
DL/ED
CIN   Mascot
CIN Mascot
282lbs 6-4 4.99 22 112
80.9
Zachary Carter is a decent pro prospect who offers a high floor and a limited ceiling. He is a good but not a great athlete who has...
33

DL/ED
LaBryan
Ray

6-5 283lbs 4.99
DL/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
283lbs 6-5 4.99 47 293
78.4
Delivers a strong punch and uses his hands to shed blocks to make plays in the hole or outside the box. Uses lower-body strength to anchor...
46

DL/ED
Keir
Thomas

6-2 272lbs 4.99
DL/ED
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
272lbs 6-2 4.99 67 420
74.0
Plays with leverage at the point of attack whether inside or outside. Keeps eyes in the backfield when inside; moves linemen to either side...
58

DT
Corey
Bethley

6-2 313lbs 4.99
DT
TCU   Mascot
TCU Mascot
313lbs 6-2 4.99 73 435.5
68.4
Provides some secondary interior pass rush, getting most penetration when playing three technique.Provides some secondary interior pass...
85

DT
Ralph
Holley

6-1 285lbs 4.99
DT
Western Michigan   Mascot
Western Michigan Mascot
285lbs 6-1 4.99 100 569
59.0
Excellent hustle-and-chase tackler. Good closing speed with change of direction to corral mobile quarterbacks. Plays with leverage at the...
88

DL/ED
Ben
Stille

6-5 296lbs 4.98
DL/ED
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
296lbs 6-5 4.98 103 586
58.2
Played with lean and leverage against the run, tough for one man to move (sometimes double-teams, too).His strength up and down the line of...
76

DE/ED
Jacub
Panasiuk

6-4 255lbs 4.96
DE/ED
Michigan State   Mascot
Michigan State Mascot
255lbs 6-4 4.96 80 478
61.0
Relentless, tenacious worker on and off the field. Plays faster than he'll time with football quickness and footwork.Flashes strength at...

2022 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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2022 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.