2026 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 61-72

LAST UPDATED: 04/11/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
67	DT Keyon Ware-Hudson	6-2 305lbs 4.80	DT	305lbs	6-2	4.80	96	501.5	74.0 MORE>>	His hand use is excellent; he’s strong in the upper body and consistently swats away blockers. He’s a high-effort pass rusher who shows...
62	DL Damonic Williams	6-2 305lbs 5.25	DL	305lbs	6-2	5.25	69	298	74.2 MORE>>
50	DT Bryson Eason	6-2 323lbs 5.09	DT	323lbs	6-2	5.09	56	227.3	80.8 MORE>>	Eason's value at the next level is straightforward: he can eat blocks and keep linebackers clean in the run game. His low pad level...
46	DT David Gusta	6-2 308lbs 4.88	DT	308lbs	6-2	4.88	65	275.4	81.1 MORE>>	Gusta is a tricky evaluation because the effort and hand violence are real, but the production and measurables raise questions about...
38	DE/ED Nadame Tucker	6-2 247lbs 4.73	DE/ED	247lbs	6-2	4.73	49	179	81.5 MORE>>	The tape from Western Michigan is genuinely exciting. When Tucker gets a runway to the edge and his first step fires clean, he can...
27	DE/ED Tyreak Sapp	6-2 273lbs 4.76	DE/ED	273lbs	6-2	4.76	40	143.9	83.3 MORE>>	Despite lacking the elite bend and explosiveness that defines premier edge rushers, Sapp's technical refinement and power at the point of...
26	DL Kaleb Proctor	6-2 291lbs 4.79	DL	291lbs	6-2	4.79	37	130.8	83.3 MORE>>	Proctor's calling card at the next level is obvious: he can rush the passer from the interior. That pass rush ability is not just good...
19	DT Domonique Orange	6-2 322lbs 5.30	DT	322lbs	6-2	5.30	19	67.3	84.8 MORE>>	Orange's value at the next level is straightforward: he can fill a nose tackle role in an odd-front defense and give you honest, dependable...
7	DE/ED R Mason Thomas	6-2 241lbs 4.67	DE/ED	241lbs	6-2	4.67	14	46.7	86.2 MORE>>	Thomas is a pass rush weapon, full stop. That first-step explosion, the ability to bend the corner at absurd angles, and the violent...
6	DL/ED Peter Woods	6-2 298lbs 4.75	DL/ED	298lbs	6-2	4.75	3	23.7	86.3 MORE>>	Woods possesses the kind of first-step quickness and athletic ability that simply cannot be taught, and his verified testing numbers back...
5	DE/ED Cashius Howell	6-2 253lbs 4.59	DE/ED	253lbs	6-2	4.59	6	32.4	87.1 MORE>>	Indianapolis changed the calculus on Howell, and anybody who tells you otherwise is not being straight with you. The 30 1/4-inch arms and...
3	DT Kayden McDonald	6-2 326lbs 5.15	DT	326lbs	6-2	5.15	4	30.8	87.4 MORE>>	McDonald is a throwback nose tackle in an era obsessed with pass rushers, and there is real value in that. Watch his film against...

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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.