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

Tunmise
Adeleye

DE
/ED
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
73 81 72
76.1
42

Anthony
Smith

DE
/ED
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
63 75 71
84.2
43

Noah
Carter

LB
/ED
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
84 64 71
76.1
44

Mateen
Ibirogba

DE
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
56 80 71
81.9
45

Adepoju
Adebawore

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
55 65 70
79.4
46

Wendell
Gregory

LB
/ED
Kansas State   Mascot
Kansas State Mascot
39 80 70
81.6
47

LJ
McCray

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
72 61 70
77.7
48

Damon
Wilson II

LB
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
70 84 69
87.6
49

Quincy
Rhodes Jr.

DL
/ED
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
67 82 69
84.5
50

AJ
Green

DL
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
73 83 69
80.6
51

Mario
Landino

DL
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
72 69 68
76.4
52

Desmond
Umeozulu

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
80 60 67
76.0
53

Maraad
Watson

DT
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
71 62 67
78.5
54

Amaris
Williams

DE
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
59 66 67
79.5
55

James
Smith

DL
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
49 58 66
80.3
56

Jaleel
Johnson

DE
/ED
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
61 76 64
76.9
57

Williams
Nwaneri

DE
/ED
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
58 67 63
83.3
58

Braylan
Shelby

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
76 63 61
76.4
59

Jehiem
Oatis

DL
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
73 64 61
76.9
60

Daevin
Hobbs

DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
73 55 61
74.8