Edge Rusher Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

37 edge rushers ranked

EDGE RUSHER RANKINGS 2027 NFL DRAFT

Edge is one of the deeper positions in this class. Five rushers sit inside our top thirty-two and they are tightly packed, the fifth of them not far off the second - a spread only three of the last seven classes have matched.

Texas's Colin Simmons leads it after winning the SEC sack title with ten sacks and 59 pressures, having already become the first Longhorn to take national freshman of the year. Oregon's Matayo Uiagalelei produced 52 pressures, six sacks and two forced fumbles across 726 snaps, a year after leading the Big Ten in sacks. South Carolina's Dylan Stewart, the top-ranked edge recruit of his recruiting class, generated 37 pressures and forced three fumbles as a sophomore, including a seven-pressure road game at Texas A&M.

What binds them is production rather than a shared frame. Simmons wins the corner before a tackle can set, Uiagalelei works through blockers with length and power, and Stewart gets the ball on the ground - three forced fumbles in a season.
LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Edge Rusher

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
5

LB/ED
Suntarine
Perkins

6-1 210lbs 4.58
LB/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
210lbs 6-1 4.58 14 79.2
87.1
Perkins is a do-everything chess piece, a 210-pound hybrid who lined up off the ball, in the slot, and on the edge, and whose coverage is...
21

LB/ED
Trey
White

6-2 250lbs 4.64
LB/ED
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
250lbs 6-2 4.64 36 568.5
81.9
A high-motor, productive edge defender at San Diego State, White wins with effort, hand timing and a relentless rush more than length or...
29

DE/ED
Amaris
Williams

6-2 260lbs 4.70
DE/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
260lbs 6-2 4.70 39 288.5
79.5
Williams is a five-star athletic bet whose tools still outpace his tape, an edge with good timed speed and a quick first step who flashed...
1

LB/ED
Colin
Simmons

6-3 240lbs 4.58
LB/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
240lbs 6-3 4.58 2 5.1
90.2
Simmons is the cleanest edge evaluation in this class, a bend-and-burst rusher whose pass rush sat at the very top of the position and...
4

LB/ED
Yhonzae
Pierre

6-3 248lbs 4.60
LB/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
248lbs 6-3 4.60 3 21.1
87.3
Pierre is a high-motor rusher with a quick get-off who turned a productive breakout into nine sacks and strip-sacks, and he sets a firm...
7

LB/ED
Clev
Lubin

6-3 250lbs 4.65
LB/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
250lbs 6-3 4.65 8 50.3
86.7
Lubin is a productive, well-rounded edge whose pass rush sat near the ceiling of the position, and the box score backed it: sixty-four...
12

LB/ED
Teitum
Tuioti

6-3 263lbs 4.70
LB/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
263lbs 6-3 4.70 10 62.6
85.9
Tuioti is a heavy, powerful edge at 263 pounds who wins with strength and holds up against the run, breaking out for eleven sacks and...
22

LB/ED
Wendell
Gregory

6-3 255lbs 4.58
LB/ED
Kansas State   Mascot
Kansas State Mascot
255lbs 6-3 4.58 20 147.5
81.6
Gregory is a developmental edge with rare get-off, a redshirt freshman whose pass rush leads a profile built on first-step speed and a...
24

DE/ED
Solomon
Tuliaupupu

6-3 247lbs 4.78
DE/ED
Montana   Mascot
Montana Mascot
247lbs 6-3 4.78 25 171
81.3
Tuliaupupu is a story of perseverance, a former USC signee who lost roughly five seasons to injuries and resurfaced at Montana as an...
27

DL/ED
Jalen
Thompson

6-3 265lbs 4.78
DL/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
265lbs 6-3 4.78 38 281.5
80.0
Thompson is an edge-setter first, an experienced starter whose stout against the run and whose value shows up holding the point and...
6

LB/ED
Damon
Wilson II

6-4 250lbs 4.58
LB/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
250lbs 6-4 4.58 7 48.6
86.7
Wilson is an explosive speed rusher whose get-off is rare for the position, bending the corner and flattening to the quarterback, and he...
8

DE/ED
John Henry
Daley

6-4 247lbs 4.78
DE/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
247lbs 6-4 4.78 13 56.9
86.6
Daley turned in one of the most productive pass-rush seasons in this class, with ten sacks and fifty-one pressures and a pass rush that...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Edge Rusher

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.
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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Edge Rusher

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.