2027 NFL Draft Defensive End Rankings - 25-33

LAST UPDATED: 11/02/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive End

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
24	DE/ED Jaleel Johnson	6-4 270lbs 4.69	DE/ED	270lbs	6-4	4.69	132	733	67.5 MORE>>	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...
27	DE/ED Justin Greene	6-4 275lbs 4.87	DE/ED	275lbs	6-4	4.87	85	511	64.7 MORE>>	Greene is a sturdy edge defender who was a productive high school player and a four-star recruit. He also wrestled and recorded a...
29	DE/ED Tunmise Adeleye	6-4 275lbs 4.75	DE/ED	275lbs	6-4	4.75	143	809.5	62.5 MORE>>	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...
31	DE Kelby Collins	6-4 285lbs 4.76	DE	285lbs	6-4	4.76	125	695.5	62.2 MORE>>	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...
14	DE/ED J'Mond Tapp	6-3 256lbs 4.68	DE/ED	256lbs	6-3	4.68	33	190.7	81.1 MORE>>	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,...
22	DE/ED Dakyus Brinkley	6-3 255lbs 4.60	DE/ED	255lbs	6-3	4.60	77	481	68.6 MORE>>	Brinkley is a fast, athletic edge rusher from a family of elite athletes. He has the speed to win around the corner, and he has made plays...
23	DE Eddrick Houston	6-3 304lbs 4.87	DE	304lbs	6-3	4.87	79	489	68.4 MORE>>	Houston is a big, powerful defensive tackle who has been a steady part of Ohio State's rotation. He finishes his tackles, without a miss...
28	DE Max Granville	6-3 252lbs 4.52	DE	252lbs	6-3	4.52	84	509	63.4 MORE>>	Granville is an exceptionally fast edge rusher who piled up sacks in high school and reached college a year early. Few prospects in the...
33	DE/ED Solomon Tuliaupupu	6-3 260lbs 4.78	DE/ED	260lbs	6-3	4.78	102	581	61.8 MORE>>	Tuliaupupu is a story of perseverance, a former USC signee who lost roughly five seasons to injuries and resurfaced at Montana as an...

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We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.