2027 NFL Draft Edge Rusher Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 11/02/2026

Player Rankings - Edge Rusher

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
25	LB/ED Wendell Gregory	6-3 265lbs 4.58	LB/ED	265lbs	6-3	4.58	23	159.5	82.0 MORE>>	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...
26	DE/ED Leroy Harris III	6-5 270lbs 4.58	DE/ED	270lbs	6-5	4.58	32	177.5	81.3 MORE>>	Harris plays with a sprinter's burst off the edge, and he uses it in every phase. He wins the corner early, turns speed into power when...
27	LB/ED Sebastian Cheeks	6-3 243lbs 4.51	LB/ED	243lbs	6-3	4.51	25	186	81.2 MORE>>	Cheeks has finally turned his physical tools into production, and his 2026 season is the best case for him. He gets off the ball as quickly...
28	LB/ED Tobi Osunsanmi	6-2 250lbs 4.48	LB/ED	250lbs	6-2	4.48	24	176.5	81.1 MORE>>	Osunsanmi is an explosive, speed-first edge rusher who has made the most of his move to Indiana. His first step gets him into the backfield...
29	DE/ED J'Mond Tapp	6-3 256lbs 4.68	DE/ED	256lbs	6-3	4.68	33	190.7	81.1 MORE>>	Tapp is the definition of a late bloomer with blue-chip tools. He arrived at Texas as a prized Louisiana recruit, barely played in Austin,...
30	LB/ED Jayden Virgin-Morga...	6-3 260lbs 4.60	LB/ED	260lbs	6-3	4.60	28	214	81.0 MORE>>	A versatile, oversized edge-linebacker hybrid at Boise State, Virgin-Morgan offers a rare blend of size and movement, with the fluidity to...
31	DE/ED Williams Nwaneri	6-7 270lbs 4.88	DE/ED	270lbs	6-7	4.88	54	310	81.0 MORE>>	Nwaneri is a developmental swing on rare tools, a former five-star with 79-inch length who led Nebraska in sacks as a redshirt freshman...
32	DL/ED AJ Green	6-6 250lbs 4.62	DL/ED	250lbs	6-6	4.62	44	270	80.2 MORE>>	Green is a pure pass-rush specialist who won as a rusher as well as anyone in this group, a long, bendy edge who wins the corner with speed...
33	DE/ED Melkart Abou Jaoude	6-5 260lbs 4.75	DE/ED	260lbs	6-5	4.75	41	237.7	80.1 MORE>>	Few players in college football have a better origin story than Abou Jaoude, a Lebanese-born wrestler whose highlight tape reached Delaware...
34	DL/ED Marquise Lightfoot	6-5 230lbs 4.58	DL/ED	230lbs	6-5	4.58	37	204	79.9 MORE>>	Lightfoot is an explosive, bendy pass rusher who has made good on his first chance to start. His get-off is rare, he flattens to the...
35	DL/ED Adepoju Adebawore	6-4 265lbs 4.74	DL/ED	265lbs	6-4	4.74	43	249.5	79.9 MORE>>	Adebawore carries five-star athletic traits that still outstrip his production, a burst off the edge that simply cannot be taught and the...
36	DE/ED Aycen Stevens	6-5 264lbs 4.68	DE/ED	264lbs	6-5	4.68	39	225.5	79.8 MORE>>	Stevens has gone from a career backup to one of the breakout pass rushers in the ACC. He fires off the ball quickly for his size, finishes...

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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.