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
81

Daniel
Lyons

DL
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
59 55 69
70.0
82

David
Oke

DL
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
44 55 69
61.0
83

Tavion
Gadson

DL
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
70 78 69
82.5
84

Desmond
Umeozulu

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
70 62 69
68.0
85

Williams
Nwaneri

DE
/ED
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
64 74 69
81.0
86

Adepoju
Adebawore

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
71 73 68
79.9
87

Wendell
Gregory

LB
/ED
Kansas State   Mascot
Kansas State Mascot
45 76 68
82.0
88

Loghan
Thomas

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
62 61 68
65.1
89

Noah
Carter

LB
/ED
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
75 73 68
73.0
90

Artavius
Jones

DL
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
71 59 68
68.0
91

Dakyus
Brinkley

DE
/ED
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
61 67 68
68.6
92

Quincy
Rhodes Jr.

DL
/ED
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
56 69 67
84.7
93

Jaleel
Johnson

DE
/ED
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
69 82 67
67.5
94

Eddrick
Houston

DE
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
77 65 66
68.4
95

Braylan
Shelby

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
66 59 66
62.4
96

James
Smith

DL
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
58 59 65
79.5
97

Terrance
Green

DL
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
61 57 65
72.6
98

Kavion
Henderson

DL
Troy   Mascot
Troy Mascot
44 56 65
65.5
99

Rylan
Kennedy

DL
/ED
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
80 71 64
74.0
100

Markis
Deal

DL
TCU   Mascot
TCU Mascot
65 62 63
69.6