BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN RUN DEFENSE 2025 NFL Draft

2025 BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN RUN DEFENSE

Defensive linemen adept in run defense serve as pillars, often becoming unsung heroes by solidifying the front and stymying opposing rushing attacks. Players like Derrick Brown (Auburn) and Ed Oliver (Houston) have set benchmarks in recent years, exhibiting prowess in anchoring their lines and derailing run schemes with their stellar play against the rush.

Explore the data below to uncover current college defensive linemen standing tall against the rushing offense. Engage with a range of metrics, including tackles for loss, run stop percentage, and gap integrity, to comprehend the considerable influence these linemen exert in thwarting offensive ground assaults and constraining adversaries' run games.

2025 Defensive linemen ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
1

David
Walker

LB
/ED
Central Arkansas   Mascot
Central Arkansas Mascot
80 100 100
82.0
2

Mason
Graham

DT
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
77 87 98
87.9
3

Alfred
Collins

DL
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
76 79 94
83.6
4

Jack
Sawyer

DE
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
77 88 93
85.0
5

Mikail
Kamara

DE
/ED
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
74 93 93
85.5
6

Walter
Nolen

DT
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
81 76 93
87.2
7

Thor
Griffith

DL
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
71 81 92
80.1
8

Joey
Slackman

DL
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
71 76 92
80.0
9

Donovan
Ezeiruaku

DE
/ED
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
87 89 91
83.8
10

Landon
Jackson

DL
/ED
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
80 78 91
84.8
11

Josaiah
Stewart

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
71 96 90
85.5
12

James
Pearce Jr.

DE
/ED
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
66 95 90
85.7
13

Mike
Green

DE
/ED
Marshall   Mascot
Marshall Mascot
66 88 90
83.5
14

Ashton
Gillotte

DL
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
69 88 89
83.9
15

JT
Tuimoloau

DE
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
78 81 88
84.0
16

Kenneth
Grant

DL
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
73 78 88
84.0
17

Zane
Durant

DT
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
62 80 86
82.5
18

Tyleik
Williams

DT
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
74 71 86
84.0
19

Derrick
Harmon

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
40 84 85
84.7
20

T.J.
Sanders

DT
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
71 81 85
84.9