2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 37-48

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
36	DL Mario Landino	6-4 290lbs 4.90	DL	290lbs	6-4	4.90	31	177.3	81.0 MORE>>	Landino was a disruptive interior presence on a College Football Playoff team, leaning on quickness and leverage to pile up seven sacks and...
16	DL/ED Quincy Rhodes Jr.	6-6 273lbs 4.90	DL/ED	273lbs	6-6	4.90	15	66.2	84.7 MORE>>	Rhodes is a long, productive edge who broke out in 2025 with the most tackles for loss by an Arkansas defender in a decade. He led the team...
10	DL Xavier Gilliam	6-2 305lbs 4.90	DL	305lbs	6-2	4.90	2	23.2	85.1 MORE>>	Gilliam has gone from a part-time reserve at Penn State to one of the most disruptive interior linemen in the SEC. His first step is the...
4	DT Justin Scott	6-4 303lbs 4.90	DT	303lbs	6-4	4.90	5	36.5	86.2 MORE>>	Scott came to Miami as one of the top defensive linemen in his class and looks the part of a movement three-technique, with a get-off that...
2	DT David Stone	6-3 312lbs 4.90	DT	312lbs	6-3	4.90	3	23.3	86.9 MORE>>	Stone is a former five-star interior lineman whose run defense is the calling card. He explodes off the snap with rare burst for his size,...
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...
37	DE/ED Williams Nwaneri	6-7 270lbs 4.88	DE/ED	270lbs	6-7	4.88	54	310	81.0 MORE>>	Nwaneri is a developmental swing on rare tools, a former five-star with 79-inch length who led Nebraska in sacks as a redshirt freshman...
83	DE/ED Justin Greene	6-4 275lbs 4.87	DE/ED	275lbs	6-4	4.87	85	511	64.7 MORE>>	Greene is a sturdy edge defender who was a productive high school player and a four-star recruit. He also wrestled and recorded a...
72	DE Eddrick Houston	6-3 304lbs 4.87	DE	304lbs	6-3	4.87	79	489	68.4 MORE>>	Houston is a big, powerful defensive tackle who has been a steady part of Ohio State's rotation. He finishes his tackles, without a miss...
60	DE Tomiwa Durojaiye	6-4 291lbs 4.87	DE	291lbs	6-4	4.87	64	363.5	75.0 MORE>>	Durojaiye has finally found a productive home at South Carolina. He uses his power well, holds up against the run and has turned pressure...
53	DE/ED LJ McCray	6-6 277lbs 4.86	DE/ED	277lbs	6-6	4.86	63	360.5	77.0 MORE>>	McCray is a traits-and-medical evaluation, a former five-star with 78-inch length whose 2025 was wiped out by foot surgery that held him to...
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...

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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.