2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 10/14/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
26	DL Kemari Copeland	6-2 290lbs 4.78	DL	290lbs	6-2	4.78	33	208	82.0 MORE>>	A compact, quick-twitch interior defender at Virginia Tech, Copeland wins with leverage, snap quickness and a nonstop motor rather than...
17	DE/ED Anthony Smith	6-6 285lbs 4.75	DE/ED	285lbs	6-6	4.75	18	81	85.1 MORE>>	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...
55	DL Thomas Collins	6-1 282lbs 4.85	DL	282lbs	6-1	4.85	47	312	74.7 MORE>>	Collins started every game inside for Oregon State and gave the front durable snaps, a compact interior player who wins with quickness off...
38	DL Francis Brewu	6-2 280lbs 4.85	DL	280lbs	6-2	4.85	28	176.7	79.5 MORE>>	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...
25	DL Sahir West	6-3 279lbs 4.80	DL	279lbs	6-3	4.80	24	158	82.1 MORE>>	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...
24	DL/ED Taylor Wein	6-4 276lbs 4.65	DL/ED	276lbs	6-4	4.65	22	106.4	82.5 MORE>>	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	276lbs	6-6	4.90	13	63	84.5 MORE>>	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...
56	DE Kelby Collins	6-4 275lbs 4.76	DE	275lbs	6-4	4.76	54	564.5	74.3 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...
52	DE/ED Tunmise Adeleye	6-4 275lbs 4.75	DE/ED	275lbs	6-4	4.75	57	661.5	76.1 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...
50	DL Mario Landino	6-4 275lbs 4.90	DL	275lbs	6-4	4.90	46	310	76.4 MORE>>	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	275lbs	6-5	5.00	32	206	79.9 MORE>>	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...
1	DE/ED Matayo Uiagalelei	6-5 272lbs 4.85	DE/ED	272lbs	6-5	4.85	5	36.8	88.2 MORE>>	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...

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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.