2027 NFL Draft Defensive Tackle Rankings - 13-18

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
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...
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,...
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...
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...

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.