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
41

AJ
Green

DL
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
60 74 77
80.2
42

J'Mond
Tapp

DE
/ED
Memphis   Mascot
Memphis Mascot
52 74 77
81.1
43

Taylor
Wein

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
73 66 77
82.7
44

Jordan
Hall

DL
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
69 69 76
67.1
45

Jayden
Virgin-Morga...

LB
/ED
Boise State   Mascot
Boise State Mascot
66 71 76
81.0
46

Horace
Lockett

DL
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
58 75 76
82.1
47

Leroy
Jackson

DL
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
81 58 76
76.2
48

Jordan
Norman

DL
/ED
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
63 74 76
76.2
49

David
Stone

DT
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
59 67 76
86.9
50

Hero
Kanu

DT
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
75 75 75
75.0
51

Alex
January

DL
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
75 75 75
75.0
52

Marquise
Lightfoot

DL
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
52 86 75
79.9
53

Jalen
Thompson

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
76 84 75
78.0
54

Tomiwa
Durojaiye

DE
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
75 75 75
75.0
55

Kris
Jones

LB
/ED
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
75 75 75
75.0
56

Mario
Landino

DL
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
74 74 74
81.0
57

Brendan
Bett

DL
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
54 59 74
73.7
58

Jaray
Bledsoe

DE
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
48 72 74
76.0
59

Enow
Etta

DE
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
49 60 74
65.1
60

Boubacar
Traore

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