2026 NFL Draft

2026

2026 Defensive linemen ranked by MAN/PRESS

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
1

Lee
Hunter

DT
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
64 74 80
82.1
2

Tunmise
Adeleye

DE
Texas State   Mascot
Texas State Mascot
72 62 59
74.0
3

Rayshaun
Benny

DL
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
88 73 89
85.6
4

Bryce
Carter

DE
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
70 55 53
64.2
5

Tyler
Johnson

DL
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
79 72 79
74.0
6

Kelvin
Gilliam Jr.

DL
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
67 55 64
68.3
7

Tywone
Malone Jr.

DT
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
45 56 58
67.3
8

Keeshawn
Silver

DL
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
79 71 61
72.5
9

Clayton
Smith

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
52 61 68
74.0
10

Demon
Clowney

DL
/ED
Charlotte   Mascot
Charlotte Mascot
57 60 57
74.0
11

Akheem
Mesidor

DL
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
70 69 73
77.0
12

Darnell
Jefferies

DL
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
70 53 59
65.0
13

Solomon
Tuliaupupu

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
58 57 70
77.0
14

Keyon
Ware-Hudson

DT
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
77 77 77
75.0
15

DeMonte
Capehart

DT
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
76 69 77
83.0
16

Jonathan
Jefferson

DT
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
38 65 73
74.0
17

Tim
Keenan III

DL
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
76 74 90
85.8
18

Damon
Payne Jr.

DL
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
71 53 63
74.0
19

Dylan
Brooks

DE
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
78 78 78
74.8
20

Elliot
Donald

DL
Pittsburgh   Mascot
Pittsburgh Mascot
69 56 51
68.0