2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 10/07/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
50

DL
Mario
Landino

6-4 275lbs 4.90
DL
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
275lbs 6-4 4.90 46 310
76.4
Landino was a disruptive interior presence on a College Football Playoff team, leaning on quickness and leverage to pile up seven sacks and...
37

DE/ED
Kam
Franklin

6-5 275lbs 5.00
DE/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
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...
24

DL/ED
Taylor
Wein

6-4 276lbs 4.65
DL/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
276lbs 6-4 4.65 22 106.4
82.5
Wein broke out in 2025 as a quick-twitch edge whose first step is among the best in this group, and the production followed the burst:...
18

DL/ED
Quincy
Rhodes Jr.

6-6 276lbs 4.90
DL/ED
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
276lbs 6-6 4.90 13 63
84.5
Rhodes is a long, productive edge whose 78-inch frame is the swing trait, letting him keep tackles off his chest and convert reach into a...
25

DL
Sahir
West

6-3 279lbs 4.80
DL
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
279lbs 6-3 4.80 24 158
82.1
West is the rare transfer who brought his coaching staff with him, and UCLA is getting the same disruptive, hard-working end who took over...
38

DL
Francis
Brewu

6-2 280lbs 4.85
DL
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
280lbs 6-2 4.85 28 176.7
79.5
Brewu is an ascending interior lineman who broke out as a sophomore, leading his own profile with a run defense built on quick hands and...
55

DL
Thomas
Collins

6-1 282lbs 4.85
DL
Oregon State   Mascot
Oregon State Mascot
282lbs 6-1 4.85 47 312
74.7
Collins started every game inside for Oregon State and gave the front durable snaps, a compact interior player who wins with quickness off...
17

DE/ED
Anthony
Smith

6-6 285lbs 4.75
DE/ED
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
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...
54

DL
Daevin
Hobbs

6-4 290lbs 4.80
DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
290lbs 6-4 4.80 52 542.5
74.8
Hobbs arrived as a five-star and still carries the frame and quickness that earned the ranking, a developmental interior bet whose tools...
46

DT
Stephiylan
Green

6-4 290lbs 4.90
DT
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
290lbs 6-4 4.90 27 173.7
76.9
Green is an undersized, twitchy three-technique whose calling card is the first step, a 290-pound interior man with rare get-off who wins...
26

DL
Kemari
Copeland

6-2 290lbs 4.78
DL
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
290lbs 6-2 4.78 33 208
82.0
A compact, quick-twitch interior defender at Virginia Tech, Copeland wins with leverage, snap quickness and a nonstop motor rather than...
27

DE
Mateen
Ibirogba

6-3 296lbs 4.85
DE
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
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...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Line

We've compared players post combine 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.

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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Line

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.