BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN RUN DEFENSE 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive linemen ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
21

Jamari
Lyons

DL
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
86 62 74
79.0
22

Dontay
Corleone

DT
Cincinnati   Mascot
Cincinnati Mascot
64 71 74
83.5
23

Cashius
Howell

DL
/ED
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
68 94 73
81.5
24

Solomon
Tuliaupupu

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
61 59 72
85.2
25

Darrell
Jackson Jr.

DT
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
54 74 72
84.6
26

Akheem
Mesidor

DL
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
70 69 72
75.7
27

Boubacar
Traore

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
57 74 72
86.5
28

Derrick
Moore

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
68 89 72
82.9
29

Daevin
Hobbs

DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
78 60 71
83.7
30

Lee
Hunter

DT
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
57 66 71
74.1
31

Tyler
Johnson

DL
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
70 64 71
69.0
32

Jonathan
Jefferson

DT
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
36 62 70
65.4
33

Matayo
Uiagalelei

DE
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
65 78 69
85.5
34

R Mason
Thomas

DE
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
62 90 69
82.3
35

Trey
Moore

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
62 86 69
80.6
36

Braylan
Shelby

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
69 65 68
86.7
37

Patrick
Payton

DL
/ED
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
46 67 67
82.6
38

Clayton
Smith

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
50 58 66
66.1
39

Bear
Alexander

DT
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
55 71 64
82.6
40

David
Bailey

LB
/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
72 99 64
83.1