Defensive Line Rankings 2021 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 02/20/2023

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
87

DL/ED
Cullen
Wick

6-4 260lbs 4.99
DL/ED
Tulsa   Mascot
Tulsa Mascot
260lbs 6-4 4.99 193
53.0
Excellent hustle-and-chase tackler. Good closing speed with change of direction to corral mobile quarterbacks. Average quickness and...
72

DE
Richard
Burney

6-4 280lbs 4.96
DE
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
280lbs 6-4 4.96 163
55.0
Coordinated with smooth movement skills. High-effort rusher and works through the whistle. Relentless worker, fighting off blocks and...
58

DE/ED
Kobe
Jones

6-4 260lbs 4.94
DE/ED
ATL    Mascot
ATL  Mascot
260lbs 6-4 4.94 111 513
58.0
Aggressive with good awareness to track the ball and attack. Tenacious, tough, competItIve and versatile. High-effort, thickly built...
96

DE/ED
Ta'Quon
Graham

6-4 294lbs 4.93
DE/ED
ATL   Mascot
ATL Mascot
294lbs 6-4 4.93 79 324.8
43.0
High-effort, thickly built defender with good strength and the leverage to create a pile. Locates_ the ball quickly and pursues with...
21

DL/ED
Milton
Williams

6-4 278lbs 4.92
DL/ED
PHI   Mascot
PHI Mascot
278lbs 6-4 4.92 52 227.7
70.0
Has fluid footwork to redirect, reverse momentum and close with a burst. Regularly first off the ball with good snap...
102

DE/ED
Marquiss
Spencer

6-4 300lbs 4.92
DE/ED
DEN   Mascot
DEN Mascot
300lbs 6-4 4.92 88 375.3
30.0
Quarterbacks and ballcarriers feel his strength when he plants them in the backfield. Delivers a strong punch and uses his hands to shed...
88

DL/ED
Brandon
Barlow

6-4 255lbs 4.88
DL/ED
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
255lbs 6-4 4.88 183
53.0
High-effort, thickly built defender with good strength and the leverage to create a pile. Locates_ the ball quickly and pursues with...
51

DE/ED
Romeo
McKnight

6-4 252lbs 4.86
DE/ED
CLE   Mascot
CLE Mascot
252lbs 6-4 4.86 126 638.5
59.0
Challenges inside with quickness and strong hands. Run-and-chase defender who can leave a mark. Aggressive with good awareness to track...
90

DE/ED
Manny
Jones

6-4 290lbs 4.85
DE/ED
Colorado State   Mascot
Colorado State Mascot
290lbs 6-4 4.85 71 424.5
59.0
Flashes an explosive burst and can surprise better overall athletes with his ability to get upfield. Has a closing burst when given a free...
14

DE/ED
Adetokunbo
Ogundeji

6-4 252lbs 4.75
DE/ED
ATL   Mascot
ATL Mascot
252lbs 6-4 4.75 32 163.8
77.0
Flashes upper-body strength to rip and has the punch to push through interior linemen on stunts and twists. Plays with leverage at...
57

DE
William
Bradley-King...

6-4 248lbs 4.74
DE
WSH   Mascot
WSH Mascot
248lbs 6-4 4.74 49 221
58.0
Plays with leverage at the point of attack whether inside or outside. Keeps eyes in the backfield when inside; moves linemen to either...
31

DE/ED
Jonathon
Cooper

6-4 257lbs 4.69
DE/ED
DEN   Mascot
DEN Mascot
257lbs 6-4 4.69 63 271.3
66.0
He wins with all-out hustle, second and third effort and will contribute in the NFL. Flashes strength at the point of attack with active,...

2021 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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2021 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.