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: 11/08/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Tackle

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
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,...
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,...
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,...
4

DT
Justin
Scott

6-4 303lbs 4.90
DT
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
303lbs 6-4 4.90 5 36.5
86.2
Scott came to Miami as one of the top defensive linemen in his class and looks the part of a movement three-technique, with a get-off that...
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...
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...
2

DT
David
Stone

6-3 312lbs 4.90
DT
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
312lbs 6-3 4.90 3 23.3
86.9
Stone is a former five-star interior lineman whose run defense is the calling card. He explodes off the snap with rare burst for his size,...
3

DT
A'Mauri
Washington

6-3 325lbs 4.85
DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
325lbs 6-3 4.85 4 29
86.3
Washington is a massive interior anchor who moves far better than his size suggests. He resets the line against single blocks, splits...
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...
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...
10

DT
Bryce
Hawthorne

6-3 298lbs 4.86
DT
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
298lbs 6-3 4.86 34 202
80.0
Hawthorne is a quick, active interior lineman who has made a big jump in his second year at Iowa. He fires off the ball, plays hard on...
12

DT
Stephiylan
Green

6-3 296lbs 4.90
DT
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
296lbs 6-3 4.90 56 317
77.0
Green is an undersized, twitchy three-technique whose calling card is the first step, a 290-pound interior man with rare get-off who wins...

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.