BEST RATED TACKLING DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 2025 NFL Draft

2025 Defensive linemen ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
21

J.J.
Weaver

LB
/ED
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
76 76 76
75.0
22

Kenneth
Grant

DT
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
75 80 89
87.6
23

Howard
Cross III

DL
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
75 84 77
82.9
24

DeMonte
Capehart

DT
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
75 67 83
82.9
25

Tyleik
Williams

DT
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
74 70 87
85.8
26

Thor
Griffith

DL
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
74 78 91
80.1
27

Ashton
Gillotte

DL
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
73 98 91
85.3
28

James
Pearce Jr.

DE
/ED
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
73 100 93
89.5
29

Jack
Sawyer

DE
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
72 91 97
87.8
30

Princely
Umanmielen

DE
/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
72 98 81
89.7
31

Josaiah
Stewart

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
72 95 89
86.7
32

Omari
Thomas

DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
72 71 71
76.4
33

David
Bailey

LB
/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
72 99 63
83.1
34

Stone
Handy

LB
/ED
Charlotte   Mascot
Charlotte Mascot
72 72 63
78.3
35

Kaimon
Rucker

DE
/ED
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
72 90 69
83.0
36

Bradyn
Swinson

DE
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
72 98 79
85.2
37

Aaron
Lewis

DL
/ED
Rutgers   Mascot
Rutgers Mascot
71 77 60
68.7
38

Tyreak
Sapp

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
71 83 88
80.2
39

Khris
Bogle

DL
/ED
Michigan State   Mascot
Michigan State Mascot
71 58 62
59.3
40

MJ
Sherman

LB
/ED
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
70 66 74
71.1