BEST RATED TACKLING DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 2027 NFL Draft

2027 Defensive linemen ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
21

Alex
January

DL
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
75 75 75
75.0
22

Tomiwa
Durojaiye

DE
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
75 75 75
75.0
23

Kris
Jones

LB
/ED
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
75 75 75
75.0
24

Aycen
Stevens

DE
/ED
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
75 79 82
79.8
25

Noah
Carter

LB
/ED
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
75 73 68
73.0
26

Michael
Kilbane

DL
/ED
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
75 82 81
78.5
27

Sahir
West

DL
/ED
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
75 72 79
83.8
28

Suntarine
Perkins

LB
/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
74 58 78
85.2
29

Mario
Landino

DL
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
74 77 74
81.0
30

Adepoju
Adebawore

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
74 73 69
79.9
31

Daevin
Hobbs

DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
73 59 54
60.7
32

Taylor
Wein

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
73 67 76
82.7
33

Justin
Greene

DE
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
73 55 70
64.7
34

Clev
Lubin

LB
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
73 86 87
85.4
35

Kamran
James

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
72 65 68
62.0
36

Benedict
Umeh

DL
/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
72 60 63
64.1
37

Cheta
Ofili

LB
/ED
TCU   Mascot
TCU Mascot
72 63 62
63.6
38

Rylan
Kennedy

DL
/ED
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
72 71 65
74.0
39

Bear
Alexander

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
71 76 95
84.9
40

Maraad
Watson

DT
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
71 74 76
81.3