2026 NFL Draft

2026

2026 Defensive linemen ranked by ZONE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
1

Tywone
Malone Jr.

DT
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
40 50 52
50.0
2

Keeshawn
Silver

DL
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
72 65 56
55.1
3

Clayton
Smith

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
50 58 66
66.1
4

Lee
Hunter

DT
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
57 66 71
74.1
5

Tunmise
Adeleye

DE
Texas State   Mascot
Texas State Mascot
69 59 57
65.1
6

Bryce
Carter

DE
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
61 47 45
39.3
7

Korey
Foreman

DL
/ED
Fresno State   Mascot
Fresno State Mascot
53 61 79
74.9
8

Jonathan
Jefferson

DT
SMU   Mascot
SMU Mascot
36 62 70
65.4
9

Damon
Payne Jr.

DL
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
67 50 60
60.9
10

Dylan
Brooks

DE
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
83 62 50
73.0
11

Elliot
Donald

DL
Pittsburgh   Mascot
Pittsburgh Mascot
61 49 45
46.2
12

Gabriel
Rubio

DL
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
68 58 77
72.6
13

Demon
Clowney

DL
/ED
Charlotte   Mascot
Charlotte Mascot
53 56 54
61.3
14

Akheem
Mesidor

DL
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
70 69 72
75.7
15

Darnell
Jefferies

DL
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
61 46 52
43.5
16

Solomon
Tuliaupupu

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
61 59 72
85.2
17

Keyon
Ware-Hudson

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
58 58 61
70.0
18

DeMonte
Capehart

DT
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
76 69 77
82.9
19

Khordae
Sydnor

DL
/ED
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
35 64 57
57.2
20

Bear
Alexander

DT
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
55 71 64
82.6