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
61

Princewill
Umanmielen

LB
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
63 83 73
84.9
62

Zina
Umeozulu

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
79 65 73
70.0
63

Elijah
Rushing

LB
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
48 58 73
74.0
64

Kameryn
Crawford

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
54 84 73
83.2
65

Maraad
Watson

DT
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
69 73 73
81.3
66

Devan
Thompkins

DE
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
75 79 72
84.8
67

Kenyatta
Jackson Jr.

DE
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
59 81 72
85.1
68

D'Antre
Robinson

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
51 66 71
67.7
69

Jayden
Jackson

DT
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
64 63 71
82.4
70

Anto
Saka

DE
/ED
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
81 77 71
84.6
71

Hosea
Wheeler

DL
Baylor   Mascot
Baylor Mascot
56 59 70
68.9
72

Mateen
Ibirogba

DE
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
74 74 70
81.2
73

Kamran
James

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
71 64 70
62.0
74

Adam
Trick

LB
/ED
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
47 71 70
83.3
75

LJ
McCray

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
42 74 70
77.0
76

Justin
Greene

DE
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
72 53 70
64.7
77

Stephiylan
Green

DT
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
46 71 70
77.0
78

Danny
Okoye

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
57 73 69
74.5
79

Trey
White

LB
/ED
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
75 70 69
73.2
80

Tunmise
Adeleye

DE
/ED
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
71 77 69
62.5