Defensive Tackle Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

18 defensive tackles ranked

DEFENSIVE TACKLE RANKINGS 2027 NFL DRAFT

Interior defensive line is a strength of this class. Three tackles sit inside our top thirty-two, a depth bettered only once in the last seven years, and the top man is inside the top ten.

Oklahoma's David Stone leads it, a five-star who added eighteen pounds of muscle before his sophomore year and led the Sooners' interior in tackles, anchoring against doubles at Texas and living in Auburn's backfield. Ole Miss's Will Echoles broke out across 765 snaps with pressure production almost no interior player in the country matched, including a five-pressure day against Florida and repeated wins over Georgia. Miami's Justin Scott, a five-star who made Bruce Feldman's Freaks List before playing a college snap, has the get-off of a movement three-technique at 298 pounds.

The drop after the top three is steep, so the value here is concentrated rather than spread through the class.
LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Tackle

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
7

DT
Maraad
Watson

6-3 333lbs 5.20
DT
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
333lbs 6-3 5.20 30 176
81.3
Watson began at Syracuse, where he earned freshman All-American notice, and spent 2025 as a rotational nose for Texas, bringing 313 pounds...
18

DT
Elinneus
Davis

6-3 315lbs 5.20
DT
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
315lbs 6-3 5.20 131 729.5
63.5
Davis started ten games inside for Washington and gave the front a steady early-down presence, the kind of run-down interior who does the...
9

DT
C.J.
Fite

6-2 310lbs 5.15
DT
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
310lbs 6-2 5.15 29 174.5
81.2
Fite is the kind of interior anchor a defense leans on for early-down snaps, a four-year Arizona State presence who played 587 reps across...
14

DT
John
Walker

6-3 302lbs 5.11
DT
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
302lbs 6-3 5.11 62 360
75.0
Walker is a strong, disciplined interior lineman who has found a rotation role on a deep Ohio State front. He holds up against the run,...
1

DT
Will
Echoles

6-3 315lbs 5.10
DT
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
315lbs 6-3 5.10 1 13.3
88.6
Echoles broke out as a sophomore and became one of the most productive interior players in the country, pairing stout run defense with...
5

DT
Bear
Alexander

6-3 316lbs 5.10
DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
316lbs 6-3 5.10 14 65.8
84.9
Alexander is a stout, powerful run defender who resets the line of scrimmage and occupies blockers so his linebackers can run. He has 25...
11

DT
Cody
Sigler

6-2 308lbs 5.07
DT
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
308lbs 6-2 5.07 49 299
77.0
Sigler has taken an unusual path from Division II walk-on to SEC starter, and his tape shows why he kept climbing. He gets off the ball...
15

DT
Dominick
McKinley

6-6 297lbs 5.05
DT
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
297lbs 6-6 5.05 66 378.5
74.2
McKinley has the explosiveness of a former five-star recruit, and he has made the most of limited snaps this season. He fires off the snap,...
13

DT
Hero
Kanu

6-5 309lbs 5.03
DT
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
309lbs 6-5 5.03 57 320.5
75.0
Kanu has a rare background for an SEC defensive tackle, and his athletic gifts are clear. He has good quickness and balance for his size,...
16

DT
D'Antre
Robinson

6-4 307lbs 5.00
DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
307lbs 6-4 5.00 100 578
67.7
Robinson has bounced from Florida to North Carolina and on to a third program for the coming year, and his 2025 tape is the steadiest of...
6

DT
Jayden
Jackson

6-2 310lbs 4.95
DT
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
310lbs 6-2 4.95 27 143
82.4
Jackson flashed first as a freshman All-American and built on it in 2025, giving Oklahoma a quick-twitch interior presence who plays bigger...
8

DT
Jide
Abasiri

6-5 280lbs 4.95
DT
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
280lbs 6-5 4.95 28 144.5
81.2
Abasiri is one of the most explosive athletes on the USC roster, and the burst is obvious on tape. He is quick to get into the backfield,...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Tackle

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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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Tackle

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.