2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 37-48

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
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...
17	DL Tyrique Tucker	6-0 307lbs 4.94	DL	307lbs	6-0	4.94	29	219	83.4 MORE>>	A stout interior run defender at Indiana, Tucker anchored the middle of the Hoosiers' front in the Big Ten and did his best work stacking...
19	DT Jayden Jackson	6-2 322lbs 4.95	DT	322lbs	6-2	4.95	20	142.5	83.1 MORE>>	Jackson flashed first as a freshman All-American and built on it in 2025, giving Oklahoma a quick-twitch interior presence who plays bigger...
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,...
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...
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...
41	DL Tavion Gadson	6-5 298lbs 5.00	DL	298lbs	6-5	5.00	17	90.7	76.4 MORE>>	Gadson came back from a major knee reconstruction and played at a high level, posting the best pass rush and the cleanest tackle finish in...
30	DE/ED Kam Franklin	6-5 275lbs 5.00	DE/ED	275lbs	6-5	5.00	30	224	79.9 MORE>>	Franklin is a high-volume, high-effort edge who produced at a rare rate of usage, with thirty-eight run stops and forty-eight pressures...
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...
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...
32	DT C.J. Fite	6-2 305lbs 5.15	DT	305lbs	6-2	5.15	35	263.5	79.5 MORE>>	Fite is the kind of interior anchor a defense leans on for early-down snaps, a four-year Arizona State presence who played 587 reps across...
36	DT Maraad Watson	6-3 313lbs 5.20	DT	313lbs	6-3	5.20	40	291.5	78.5 MORE>>	Watson began at Syracuse, where he earned freshman All-American notice, and spent 2025 as a rotational nose for Texas, bringing 313 pounds...

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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.