2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 49-57

LAST UPDATED: 10/09/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
8	DE/ED Will Heldt	6-6 260lbs 4.80	DE/ED	260lbs	6-6	4.80	6	38.1	86.4 MORE>>	Heldt is a complete, well-rounded edge without a soft spot, leading Clemson with ten sacks after arriving from Purdue, using length to...
44	DE/ED J'Mond Tapp	6-3 256lbs 4.68	DE/ED	256lbs	6-3	4.68	31	197	78.1 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,...
20	DE/ED Anto Saka	6-4 255lbs 4.60	DE/ED	255lbs	6-4	4.60	20	98.8	83.6 MORE>>	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...
33	DL/ED AJ Green	6-6 250lbs 4.62	DL/ED	250lbs	6-6	4.62	35	213	80.6 MORE>>	Green is a pure pass-rush specialist who won as a rusher as well as anyone in this group, a long, bendy edge who wins the corner with speed...
30	DE/ED Solomon Tuliaupupu	6-3 247lbs 4.78	DE/ED	247lbs	6-3	4.78	29	187	81.3 MORE>>	Tuliaupupu is a story of perseverance, a former USC signee who lost roughly five seasons to injuries and resurfaced at Montana as an...
9	DL/ED Boubacar Traore	6-4 247lbs 4.68	DL/ED	247lbs	6-4	4.68	9	55.2	86.4 MORE>>	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	247lbs	6-4	4.78	11	58.9	86.6 MORE>>	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...
19	DE/ED Dom Nichols	6-5 245lbs 4.82	DE/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.82	21	104.5	83.8 MORE>>	Nichols waited two years for his chance at Michigan, and he has made the most of it as a first-year starter. He gets off the ball quickly,...
16	DE/ED Jordan Ross	6-5 245lbs 4.60	DE/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.60	15	68	85.9 MORE>>	Ross is a rare athlete off the edge, a former five-star whose first-step quickness threatens the corner before tackles can set, and he...

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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.