BEST RATED TACKLING DEFENSIVE ENDS 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive Ends ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
21

LT
Overton

DE
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
64 73 74
84.9
22

Romello
Height

DE
/ED
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
64 90 68
84.9
23

Zach
Durfee

DE
/ED
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
63 91 67
79.5
24

Malachi
Lawrence

DE
/ED
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
63 90 68
85.1
25

Nadame
Tucker

DE
/ED
Western Michigan   Mascot
Western Michigan Mascot
62 93 72
81.5
26

Cade
Denhoff

DE
/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
60 56 64
62.1
27

Clayton
Smith

DE
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
60 64 68
72.0
28

Wesley
Williams

DE
/ED
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
59 69 80
81.1
29

Joshua
Josephs

DE
/ED
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
57 94 85
85.5
30

Korey
Foreman

DE
/ED
Fresno State   Mascot
Fresno State Mascot
54 64 70
74.0
31

Dani
Dennis-Sutto...

DE
/ED
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
54 85 83
84.7
32

Eric
O'Neill

DE
/ED
Rutgers   Mascot
Rutgers Mascot
50 80 80
78.7
33

Vincent
Anthony Jr.

DE
/ED
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
49 69 59
79.9
34

Keyron
Crawford

DE
/ED
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
48 88 77
84.7
35

Max
Llewellyn

DE
/ED
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
46 91 61
82.5
36

Patrick
Payton

DE
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
44 67 67
79.0
37

Bryce
Carter

DE
Texas State   Mascot
Texas State Mascot
42 52 57
59.1
38

Khordae
Sydnor

DE
/ED
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
41 62 68
65.0