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
41

Darrell
Jackson Jr.

DT
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
54 74 72
85.2
42

Patrick
Payton

DL
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
48 71 70
81.0
43

Matayo
Uiagalelei

DE
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
65 79 70
87.3
44

Daevin
Hobbs

DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
77 59 70
80.3
45

Solomon
Tuliaupupu

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
58 57 70
77.0
46

Boubacar
Traore

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
55 71 69
78.0
47

R Mason
Thomas

DE
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
62 90 69
84.6
48

Clayton
Smith

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
52 61 68
74.0
49

Trey
Moore

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
62 85 68
78.8
50

Stephiylan
Green

DT
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
76 65 68
68.8
51

Braylan
Shelby

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
67 64 66
81.6
52

Gabe
Jacas

LB
/ED
Illinois   Mascot
Illinois Mascot
67 80 65
84.4
53

David
Bailey

LB
/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
73 100 65
85.1
54

Kelvin
Gilliam Jr.

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

Kalil
Alexander

LB
/ED
Texas State   Mascot
Texas State Mascot
50 86 64
82.5
56

Suntarine
Perkins

LB
/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
73 69 64
86.3
57

Damon
Payne Jr.

DL
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
71 53 63
74.0
58

Bear
Alexander

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
55 70 63
79.3
59

Princewill
Umanmielen

LB
/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
42 76 62
79.5
60

Keeshawn
Silver

DL
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
79 71 61
72.5