Defensive Line Rankings 2021 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 12/30/2021

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
64

DL
Jared
Goldwire

6-6 305lbs 5.10
DL
LAC   Mascot
LAC Mascot
305lbs 6-6 5.10 146 835
57.0
Tall, solid frame with adequate length and has done a nice job losing the bad weight and firming his body. Played with lean and leverage...
74

DT
Marlon
Tuipulotu

6-3 305lbs 5.07
DT
PHI   Mascot
PHI Mascot
305lbs 6-3 5.07 33 167.5
55.0
Plays with leverage at the point of attack whether inside or outside. Keeps eyes in the backfield when inside; moves linemen to either...
19

DT
Jay
Tufele

6-3 305lbs 5.00
DT
JAX   Mascot
JAX Mascot
305lbs 6-3 5.00 12 78.4
71.0
A former rugby player, Jay plays with an extremely high motor and is a high effort player that is surprisingly athletic for a big guy. A...
36

DT
Daniel
Archibong

6-6 307lbs 5.33
DT
Temple   Mascot
Temple Mascot
307lbs 6-6 5.33 66 274
63.0
Tall, solid frame with adequate length and has done a nice job losing the bad weight and firming his body. Can make the impressive...
80

DL
Nicholas
McCann

6-2 310lbs 5.28
DL
Texas State   Mascot
Texas State Mascot
310lbs 6-2 5.28 187
53.0
Played with lean and leverage against the run, tough for one man to move (sometimes double-teams, too). Lower than offensive lineman on...
2

DT
Christian
Barmore

6-5 310lbs 4.93
DT
NE   Mascot
NE Mascot
310lbs 6-5 4.93 4 29.8
90.0
Not in the same sort of class as previous Crimson Tide DT Quinnen Williams, Barmore is nevertheless one of the highest rated defensive...
27

DT
Naquan
Jones

6-3 313lbs 5.24
DT
TEN   Mascot
TEN Mascot
313lbs 6-3 5.24 70 289
67.0
Can make the impressive chest-to-chest bear hug tackle in the hole due to his ability to wreak havoc in the backfield. Provides some...
40

DL
Jonathan
Marshall

6-3 317lbs 4.75
DL
NYJ   Mascot
NYJ Mascot
317lbs 6-3 4.75 85 354.5
61.0
Big-bodied rusher with very good upper-body strength. Strong and stout at the point of attack with the measurables to occupy multiple...
23

DT
Alim
McNeill

6-2 320lbs 5.21
DT
DET   Mascot
DET Mascot
320lbs 6-2 5.21 25 122.8
69.0
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...
24

DL
Khyiris
Tonga

6-4 321lbs 4.99
DL
CHI   Mascot
CHI Mascot
321lbs 6-4 4.99 43 201.6
68.0
Quarterbacks and ballcarriers feel his strength when he plants them in the backfield. Looks the part with natural size and filledout...
97

DT
Forrest
Merrill

6-0 322lbs 5.28
DT
LAC   Mascot
LAC Mascot
322lbs 6-0 5.28 83 345.6
41.0
Girth and wide-body size with a strong upper and lower body. Extremely strong with the raw power to overwhelm blockers at the point of...
43

DT
Lorenzo
Neal Jr.

6-3 325lbs 5.35
DT
Purdue   Mascot
Purdue Mascot
325lbs 6-3 5.35 97 442.5
60.0
Plays with leverage at the point of attack whether inside or outside. Keeps eyes in the backfield when inside; moves linemen to either...

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.