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
61

C.J.
Fite

DT
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
43 68 78
81.2
62

Quincy
Rhodes Jr.

DL
/ED
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
56 69 67
84.7
63

A'Mauri
Washington

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
61 74 79
87.0
64

Tunmise
Adeleye

DE
/ED
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
71 77 69
62.5
65

Jehiem
Oatis

DL
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
57 56 63
62.5
66

Bear
Alexander

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
70 76 95
84.9
67

Solomon
Tuliaupupu

DE
/ED
Montana   Mascot
Montana Mascot
44 54 62
61.8
68

Kelby
Collins

DE
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
61 63 62
62.2
69

Kamran
James

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
71 64 70
62.0
70

AJ
Green

DL
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
60 74 77
80.2
71

Adepoju
Adebawore

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
71 73 68
79.9
72

Thomas
Collins

DL
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
68 55 61
60.1
73

Braylan
Shelby

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
66 59 66
62.4
74

James
Smith

DL
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
58 59 65
79.5
75

Jalen
Thompson

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
76 84 75
78.0
76

Melkart
Abou Jaoude

DE
/ED
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
51 75 57
80.1
77

Sahir
West

DL
/ED
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
82 75 80
83.8
78

Horace
Lockett

DL
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
58 75 76
82.1
79

J'Mond
Tapp

DE
/ED
Memphis   Mascot
Memphis Mascot
52 74 77
81.1
80

Devan
Thompkins

DE
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
75 79 72
84.8