Defensive Line Rankings 2022 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 03/25/2023

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
30

DL
Jayden
Peevy

6-5 308lbs 5.30
DL
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
308lbs 6-5 5.30 34 192.2
78.8
Can make the impressive chest-to-chest bear hug tackle in the hole due to his ability to wreak havoc in the backfield.Delivers a strong...
79

DL
Tayland
Humphrey

6-5 350lbs 5.23
DL
Louisiana   Mascot
Louisiana Mascot
350lbs 6-5 5.23 92 533
60.0
Good strength and balance to sit down, lock-out and create a pile, leading to possibilities inside and out (in the 3-4).Strong tackler. Has...
89

DL
Jonathan
Ford

6-5 333lbs 5.23
DL
GB   Mascot
GB Mascot
333lbs 6-5 5.23 61 394.3
58.0
Delivers a strong punch and uses his hands to shed blocks to make plays in the hole or outside the box. Uses lower-body strength to anchor...
93

DL
Elijah
Garcia

6-5 302lbs 5.18
DL
Rice   Mascot
Rice Mascot
302lbs 6-5 5.18 110 628
56.0
Combines strength and footwork to fill holes inside, as well. Recovers from cut blocks or falling on his way to make a tackle. Played...
86

DL
Aubrey
Solomon

6-5 325lbs 5.14
DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
325lbs 6-5 5.14 110 512
58.2
Solomon shows impressive burst and enough quickness to occasionally threaten the edge as a pass rusher. Delivers a strong punch and uses...
37

DL/ED
Eric
Johnson

6-5 300lbs 5.07
DL/ED
IND   Mascot
IND Mascot
300lbs 6-5 5.07 35 200
78.0
Penetrates through gaps, often forcing running backs to elude him or the back end of the offensive lineman he's pushing before they even...
54

DL/ED
Jordan
Jackson

6-5 285lbs 5.05
DL/ED
NO   Mascot
NO Mascot
285lbs 6-5 5.05 52 332.3
71.0
Excellent hustle-and-chase tackler. Good closing speed with change of direction to corral mobile quarterbacks.Relentless, tenacious worker...
33

DL/ED
LaBryan
Ray

6-5 283lbs 4.99
DL/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
283lbs 6-5 4.99 47 293
78.4
Delivers a strong punch and uses his hands to shed blocks to make plays in the hole or outside the box. Uses lower-body strength to anchor...
88

DL/ED
Ben
Stille

6-5 296lbs 4.98
DL/ED
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
296lbs 6-5 4.98 103 586
58.2
Played with lean and leverage against the run, tough for one man to move (sometimes double-teams, too).His strength up and down the line of...
84

DE/ED
Zach
Petersen

6-5 275lbs 4.89
DE/ED
Iowa State   Mascot
Iowa State Mascot
275lbs 6-5 4.89 104 556
29.0
Coordinated with smooth movement skills. High-effort rusher and works through the whistle. Relentless worker, fighting off blocks and...
53

DL/ED
James
Head Jr.

6-5 262lbs 4.78
DL/ED
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
262lbs 6-5 4.78 55 352
71.2
Aggressive with good awareness to track the ball and attack. Tenacious, tough, competItIve and versatile.Naturally explosive player with...
68

DE/ED
Jeremiah
Moon

6-5 249lbs 4.76
DE/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
249lbs 6-5 4.76 46 286
64.0
Works hard to get better and gives top effort on every play. Heads-up defender who shows good field awareness. Reads the quarterback to...

2022 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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2022 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.