BEST RATED DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN COVERAGE 2027 NFL Draft

2027 Defensive linemen ranked by COVERAGE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
21

A.J.
Holmes Jr.

DL
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
57 83 83
87.2
22

Ahmad
Moten Sr.

DL
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
45 81 66
85.9
23

Ezra
Christensen

DL
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
54 91 81
80.7
24

Anthony
Smith

DE
/ED
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
69 75 75
85.1
25

Mario
Landino

DL
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
67 74 70
76.4
26

Jaleel
Johnson

DE
/ED
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
73 86 70
76.9
27

Mateen
Ibirogba

DE
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
64 76 69
81.9
28

Taylor
Wein

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
70 73 79
82.5
29

Melkart
Abou Jaoude

DE
/ED
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
67 75 69
81.8
30

Sahir
West

DL
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
86 77 82
82.1
31

Horace
Lockett

DL
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
77 75 80
81.0
32

J'Mond
Tapp

DE
/ED
Memphis   Mascot
Memphis Mascot
66 83 75
78.1
33

Devan
Thompkins

DE
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
75 79 74
86.0
34

Dom
Nichols

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
74 85 81
83.8
35

Xavier
Gilliam

DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
57 84 76
86.1
36

Emmanuel
Oyebadejo

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
49 85 80
86.1
37

Tyrique
Tucker

DL
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
63 74 84
83.4
38

Kemari
Copeland

DL
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
68 69 88
82.0
39

LJ
McCray

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
31 70 67
77.9
40

D'Antre
Robinson

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
64 66 74
75.5