2026 NFL Draft

2026

2026 Defensive linemen ranked by ZONE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
1

Solomon
Tuliaupupu

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
58 57 70
77.0
2

Tim
Keenan III

DL
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
76 74 90
85.8
3

Jehiem
Oatis

DL
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
80 80 80
75.0
4

Kelby
Collins

DE
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
83 69 77
79.6
5

Boubacar
Traore

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
55 71 69
78.0
6

Gracen
Halton

DL
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
75 83 78
84.5
7

Clayton
Smith

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
52 61 68
74.0
8

Jordan
Hall

DL
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
79 56 56
77.0
9

Derrick
Moore

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
69 90 73
86.4
10

James
Smith

DL
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
47 61 73
80.8
11

Tyler
Johnson

DL
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
79 72 79
74.0
12

Tyreak
Sapp

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
75 88 94
86.7
13

Gabriel
Rubio

DL
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
76 76 76
74.4
14

Darnell
Jefferies

DL
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
70 53 59
65.0
15

Keldric
Faulk

DL
/ED
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
84 81 93
88.9
16

Samuel
M'Pemba

LB
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
78 60 46
70.0
17

Keeshawn
Silver

DL
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
79 71 61
72.5
18

Patrick
Payton

DL
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
48 71 70
81.0
19

David
Bailey

LB
/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
73 100 65
85.1
20

Kamran
James

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
66 57 76
76.5