BEST RATED TACKLING DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 2027 NFL Draft

2027 Defensive linemen ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
61

Princewill
Umanmielen

LB
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
65 83 77
84.9
62

Jordan
Norman

DL
/ED
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
65 71 80
76.2
63

Tawfiq
Thomas

DL
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
64 68 86
78.0
64

Sebastian
Cheeks

LB
/ED
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
64 97 82
81.2
65

Loghan
Thomas

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
64 62 68
65.1
66

Jayden
Virgin-Morga...

LB
/ED
Boise State   Mascot
Boise State Mascot
63 71 75
81.0
67

A.J.
Holmes Jr.

DL
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
63 94 85
85.8
68

Dom
Nichols

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
63 86 80
84.6
69

Kelby
Collins

DE
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
63 63 64
62.2
70

James
Smith

DL
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
63 59 70
79.5
71

Terrance
Green

DL
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
62 57 67
72.6
72

Dominick
McKinley

DT
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
62 73 80
74.2
73

Max
Granville

DE
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
62 57 56
63.4
74

Daniel
Lyons

DL
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
62 54 67
70.0
75

Tobi
Osunsanmi

LB
/ED
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
62 83 79
81.1
76

A'Mauri
Washington

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
62 72 78
86.3
77

Francis
Brewu

DL
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
62 81 88
82.3
78

Kenyatta
Jackson Jr.

DE
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
61 77 69
84.9
79

Dealyn
Evans

DL
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
61 55 60
62.8
80

Cody
Sigler

DT
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
61 71 86
77.0