BEST EDGE RUSHERS IN RUN DEFENSE 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Edge Rushers ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
21

R Mason
Thomas

DE
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
62 90 69
82.3
22

Trey
Moore

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
62 86 69
80.6
23

Braylan
Shelby

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
69 65 68
86.7
24

Patrick
Payton

DL
/ED
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
46 67 67
82.6
25

Clayton
Smith

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
50 58 66
66.1
26

David
Bailey

LB
/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
72 99 64
83.1
27

Gabe
Jacas

LB
/ED
Illinois   Mascot
Illinois Mascot
65 78 64
80.0
28

Princewill
Umanmielen

LB
/ED
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
42 76 63
81.6
29

Suntarine
Perkins

LB
/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
72 68 63
83.1
30

Adepoju
Adebawore

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
75 68 61
86.4
31

Rara
Dillworth

LB
/ED
Baylor   Mascot
Baylor Mascot
58 55 60
60.0
32

Khordae
Sydnor

DL
/ED
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
35 64 57
57.2
33

Reggie
Grimes II

DL
/ED
Memphis   Mascot
Memphis Mascot
59 57 55
63.1
34

Demon
Clowney

DL
/ED
Charlotte   Mascot
Charlotte Mascot
53 56 54
61.3
35

Keanu
Koht

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
56 51 48
43.7
36

Cade
Denhoff

DE
/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
50 46 48
45.4
37

Adonijah
Green

DL
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
63 61 45
35.6
38

Samuel
M'Pemba

LB
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
70 54 41
51.3