2027 NFL Draft Defensive End Rankings - 13-24
LAST UPDATED: 10/14/2026
Player Rankings - Defensive End
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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... |
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... |
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... |
1 |
|
6-5
272lbs
4.85
|
DE/ED |
|
272lbs | 6-5 | 4.85 | 5 | 36.8 |
88.2
|
Uiagalelei is a power-and-length edge whose pass rush sat at the very top of the position, and the production backed it: fifty-two... |
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... |
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... |
8 |
|
6-6
285lbs
4.75
|
DE/ED |
|
285lbs | 6-6 | 4.75 | 18 | 81 |
85.1
|
Smith is a heavy, powerful edge whose 285-pound frame lets him win with a bull rush and kick inside on passing downs, and the production... |
12 |
|
6-3
296lbs
4.85
|
DE |
|
296lbs | 6-3 | 4.85 | 26 | 162.5 |
81.9
|
Ibirogba is a riser who reshaped his body from a 250-pound edge into a 296-pound interior rusher, and the move paid off with a strong pass... |
5 |
|
6-6
299lbs
4.72
|
DE/ED |
|
299lbs | 6-6 | 4.72 | 16 | 72 |
86.1
|
Few prospects in this class have a story like Oyebadejo's. A former England youth basketball player and medical student, he did not play... |
6 |
|
6-5
300lbs
4.86
|
DE |
|
300lbs | 6-5 | 4.86 | 12 | 61 |
86.0
|
Thompkins has found a role at Alabama that suits his unusual skill set. He is a 300-pound lineman who moves well enough to play the Bandit... |