BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN RUN DEFENSE 2027 NFL Draft

2027 Defensive linemen ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
21

Sebastian
Cheeks

LB
/ED
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
65 95 81
81.2
22

Dominick
McKinley

DT
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
64 73 81
74.2
23

Sahir
West

DL
/ED
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
82 75 80
83.8
24

Aycen
Stevens

DE
/ED
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
71 78 80
79.8
25

Dom
Nichols

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
66 86 80
84.6
26

Kam
Franklin

DE
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
72 65 80
80.0
27

Dylan
Stewart

LB
/ED
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
57 91 80
91.1
28

A'Mauri
Washington

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
61 74 79
87.0
29

Yhonzae
Pierre

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
55 73 79
87.7
30

Emmanuel
Oyebadejo

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
45 84 79
84.7
31

Tobi
Osunsanmi

LB
/ED
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
62 82 79
81.1
32

Suntarine
Perkins

LB
/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
69 59 79
85.2
33

Bryce
Hawthorne

DT
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
30 71 79
80.0
34

Colin
Simmons

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
77 97 79
91.3
35

C.J.
Fite

DT
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
43 68 78
81.2
36

Anthony
Smith

DE
/ED
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
84 73 78
84.7
37

Bryce
Young

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
85 69 77
78.5
38

Quintavius
Johnson

LB
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
77 77 77
75.0
39

John
Walker

DT
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
77 77 77
75.0
40

Qua
Russaw

LB
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
77 77 77
75.0