BEST RATED TACKLING EDGE RUSHERS 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Edge Rushers ranked by TACKLING

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

LT
Overton

DE
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
62 79 85
86.0
23

Solomon
Tuliaupupu

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
61 59 72
85.2
24

Peter
Woods

DL
/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
59 75 84
83.5
25

Reggie
Grimes II

DL
/ED
Memphis   Mascot
Memphis Mascot
59 57 55
63.1
26

Rara
Dillworth

LB
/ED
Baylor   Mascot
Baylor Mascot
58 55 60
60.0
27

Dani
Dennis-Sutto...

DE
/ED
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
58 80 76
83.0
28

Boubacar
Traore

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
57 74 72
86.5
29

Keanu
Koht

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
56 51 48
43.7
30

Mitchell
Melton

LB
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
56 75 74
65.2
31

Demon
Clowney

DL
/ED
Charlotte   Mascot
Charlotte Mascot
53 56 54
61.3
32

Korey
Foreman

DL
/ED
Fresno State   Mascot
Fresno State Mascot
53 61 79
74.9
33

Cade
Denhoff

DE
/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
50 46 48
45.4
34

Clayton
Smith

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
50 58 66
66.1
35

Rueben
Bain Jr.

DL
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
48 81 81
88.5
36

Patrick
Payton

DL
/ED
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
46 67 67
82.6
37

Princewill
Umanmielen

LB
/ED
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
42 76 63
81.6
38

Khordae
Sydnor

DL
/ED
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
35 64 57
57.2