2027 NFL Draft Defensive End Rankings - 13-24
LAST UPDATED: 10/07/2026
Player Rankings - Defensive End
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 |
|
6-5
260lbs
4.75
|
DE/ED |
|
260lbs | 6-5 | 4.75 | 25 | 158.3 |
81.8
|
Few players in college football have a better origin story than Abou Jaoude, a Lebanese-born wrestler whose highlight tape reached Delaware... |
14 |
|
6-5
265lbs
4.80
|
DE/ED |
|
265lbs | 6-5 | 4.80 | 40 | 244.5 |
81.6
|
Crawford is a balanced, dependable edge whose even, well-rounded game against run and pass makes him a useful three-down piece, and he... |
15 |
|
6-3
247lbs
4.78
|
DE/ED |
|
247lbs | 6-3 | 4.78 | 29 | 187 |
81.3
|
Tuliaupupu is a story of perseverance, a former USC signee who lost roughly five seasons to injuries and resurfaced at Montana as an... |
16 |
|
6-5
260lbs
4.67
|
DE/ED |
|
260lbs | 6-5 | 4.67 | 49 | 460.5 |
80.5
|
Womack is a long, physically gifted edge with a five-star pedigree and SEC experience who lands at Auburn for 2026 as the projected leader... |
17 |
|
6-5
275lbs
5.00
|
DE/ED |
|
275lbs | 6-5 | 5.00 | 32 | 206 |
79.9
|
Franklin is a high-volume, high-effort edge who produced at a rare rate of usage, with thirty-eight run stops and forty-eight pressures... |
18 |
|
6-2
260lbs
4.70
|
DE/ED |
|
260lbs | 6-2 | 4.70 | 45 | 307 |
79.5
|
Williams is a five-star athletic bet whose tools still outpace his tape, an edge with good timed speed and a quick first step who flashed... |
19 |
|
6-3
256lbs
4.68
|
DE/ED |
|
256lbs | 6-3 | 4.68 | 31 | 197 |
78.1
|
Tapp is the definition of a late bloomer with blue-chip tools. He arrived at Texas as a prized Louisiana recruit, barely played in Austin,... |
20 |
|
6-6
268lbs
4.86
|
DE/ED |
|
268lbs | 6-6 | 4.86 | 48 | 319.5 |
77.9
|
McCray is a traits-and-medical evaluation, a former five-star with 78-inch length whose 2025 was wiped out by foot surgery that held him to... |
21 |
|
6-4
265lbs
4.69
|
DE/ED |
|
265lbs | 6-4 | 4.69 | 55 | 632.5 |
76.9
|
Johnson is a quick-twitch edge whose 2025 ended after four games, leaving a small but intriguing sample built on speed off the snap and... |
22 |
|
6-5
265lbs
4.65
|
DE/ED |
|
265lbs | 6-5 | 4.65 | 53 | 555.5 |
76.4
|
Shelby is a speed-based edge who wins the corner with a quick first step, and he turned that burst into thirty pressures and five sacks as... |
23 |
|
6-4
275lbs
4.75
|
DE/ED |
|
275lbs | 6-4 | 4.75 | 57 | 661.5 |
76.1
|
Adeleye finally put it together at his fifth FBS stop, turning in his best season for UNLV with thirty-six pressures and twenty-nine run... |
24 |
|
6-4
275lbs
4.76
|
DE |
|
275lbs | 6-4 | 4.76 | 54 | 564.5 |
74.3
|
Collins is a stout, run-first rotational end whose best work comes against the run, a 275-pound player with good timed speed for the... |