BEST PASS RUSHING DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 2027 NFL Draft

2027 BEST PASS RUSHING DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Pass rush grade is scored on every pass-rush snap, not just the ones that end in a sack: pressures, hits, hurries and how quickly they came. Sack totals depend on the coverage behind the rusher; the grade does not. Myles Garrett (Texas A&M) and Joey Bosa (Ohio State) were productive on a per-snap basis long before the sack numbers caught up.

Below, draft-eligible defensive linemen are ranked by pass rush grade, with tackling, run defense, coverage and overall rating alongside.

2027 Defensive linemen ranked by PASS RUSH

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
1

Colin
Simmons

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
77 97 79
91.3
2

Sebastian
Cheeks

LB
/ED
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
65 95 81
81.2
3

Matayo
Uiagalelei

DE
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
77 94 83
87.2
4

A.J.
Holmes Jr.

DL
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
59 92 83
85.8
5

Will
Heldt

DE
/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
74 91 82
85.6
6

Dylan
Stewart

LB
/ED
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
57 91 80
91.1
7

Teitum
Tuioti

LB
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
67 89 86
84.7
8

Boubacar
Traore

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
84 88 74
85.2
9

Leroy
Harris III

DE
/ED
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
59 88 88
81.3
10

Jordan
Ross

DE
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
85 87 84
84.9
11

Marquise
Lightfoot

DL
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
52 86 75
79.9
12

Dom
Nichols

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
66 86 80
84.6
13

John Henry
Daley

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
64 86 83
85.5
14

Damon
Wilson II

LB
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
37 85 55
85.5
15

Emmanuel
Oyebadejo

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
45 84 79
84.7
16

Xavier
Gilliam

DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
52 84 81
85.1
17

Jalen
Thompson

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
76 84 75
78.0
18

Clev
Lubin

LB
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
70 84 89
85.4
19

Kameryn
Crawford

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
54 84 73
83.2
20

Michael
Kilbane

DL
/ED
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
75 83 81
78.5