BEST RATED DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN COVERAGE 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive linemen ranked by COVERAGE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
61

George
Gumbs Jr.

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
69 72 71
81.2
62

Nyjalik
Kelly

DE
/ED
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
69 80 77
81.1
63

Max
Llewellyn

DE
/ED
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
46 91 61
82.5
64

Logan
Fano

DE
/ED
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
67 71 74
80.7
65

Vincent
Anthony Jr.

DE
/ED
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
49 69 59
79.9
66

Romello
Height

DE
/ED
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
64 90 68
84.9
67

Kayden
McDonald

DT
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
84 68 97
87.4
68

Zion
Young

DE
/ED
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
72 83 88
85.6
69

Anthony
Lucas

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
84 83 74
84.6
70

Malachi
Lawrence

DE
/ED
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
63 90 68
85.1
71

Skyler
Gill-Howard

DT
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
70 86 82
82.7
72

Albert
Regis

DL
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
64 63 84
81.8
73

Caden
Curry

DE
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
84 92 91
83.4
74

Keyron
Crawford

DE
/ED
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
48 88 77
84.7
75

Nadame
Tucker

DE
/ED
Western Michigan   Mascot
Western Michigan Mascot
62 93 72
81.5
76

Chris
McClellan

DT
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
72 75 76
83.1
77

Damonic
Williams

DL
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
71 60 65
74.2
78

Gary
Smith III

DT
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
71 59 87
74.2
79

Brandon
Cleveland

DT
NC State   Mascot
NC State Mascot
65 66 79
80.2
80

Nick
Barrett

DL
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
51 62 84
81.1