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
81

Jackie
Marshall

LB
/ED
Baylor   Mascot
Baylor Mascot
43 60 66
73.0
82

Keaten
Wade

DE
/ED
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
66 65 66
74.0
83

Markis
Deal

DL
TCU   Mascot
TCU Mascot
61 60 65
74.0
84

Damonic
Williams

DL
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
71 60 65
74.2
85

Cade
Denhoff

DE
/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
60 56 65
62.1
86

Keyon
Ware-Hudson

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
61 61 64
74.0
87

Aidan
Hubbard

DE
/ED
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
62 78 64
74.0
88

Kelvin
Gilliam Jr.

DL
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
65 57 63
62.4
89

Aaron
Graves

DT
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
61 89 62
81.1
90

Darnell
Jefferies

DL
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
72 55 61
68.0
91

Vincent
Anthony Jr.

DE
/ED
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
50 71 61
79.9
92

Max
Llewellyn

DE
/ED
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
46 91 60
82.5
93

Kalil
Alexander

LB
/ED
Texas State   Mascot
Texas State Mascot
39 83 58
78.0
94

Tyre
West

DL
/ED
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
60 72 58
76.0
95

Keeshawn
Silver

DL
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
49 63 57
67.2
96

Bryce
Carter

DE
Texas State   Mascot
Texas State Mascot
64 54 55
59.1
97

Elliot
Donald

DL
Pittsburgh   Mascot
Pittsburgh Mascot
69 55 51
62.3
98

Dylan
Brooks

DE
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
79 59 48
73.8
99

Keanu
Koht

LB
/ED
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
54 58 35
66.0