Defensive Line Rankings 2022 NFL Draft

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LAST UPDATED: 04/21/2024

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
37

DL/ED
Eric
Johnson

6-5 300lbs 5.07
DL/ED
IND   Mascot
IND Mascot
300lbs 6-5 5.07 35 200
78.0
Penetrates through gaps, often forcing running backs to elude him or the back end of the offensive lineman he's pushing before they even...
38

DL/ED
Mike
Tverdov

6-4 275lbs 4.82
DL/ED
Rutgers   Mascot
Rutgers Mascot
275lbs 6-4 4.82 39 234.5
76.1
Coordinated with smooth movement skills. High-effort rusher and works through the whistle. Relentless worker, fighting off blocks and...
39

DT
Curtis
Brooks

6-2 285lbs 4.90
DT
IND   Mascot
IND Mascot
285lbs 6-2 4.90 41 237.7
76.0
Strength gives ends a chance to twist inside and linebackers free lane to the passer on blitzes.Played with good leverage, even on the...
40

DE/ED
Jeffrey
Gunter

6-4 258lbs 4.70
DE/ED
CIN   Mascot
CIN Mascot
258lbs 6-4 4.70 42 243.3
76.0
Works hard to get better and gives top effort on every play. Heads-up defender who shows good field awareness. Spends a lot of time...
41

NT
C.J.
Wright

6-1 285lbs 5.16
NT
Georgia Southern   Mascot
Georgia Southern Mascot
285lbs 6-1 5.16 53 341.3
75.9
Strong tackler. Has good power in hands and can anchor, shed, and chase.Delivers a strong punch and uses his hands to shed blocks to make...
42

DL
Christopher
Hinton

6-4 305lbs 5.28
DL
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
305lbs 6-4 5.28 38 227.5
74.2
Flashes the strength to stack and shed, move down the line to chase running backs in either direction from inside. Played with lean and...
43

DT
C.J.
Brewer

6-2 290lbs 5.02
DT
Coastal Carolina   Mascot
Coastal Carolina Mascot
290lbs 6-2 5.02 43 247.7
74.2
Rarely goes to the ground, showing good balance from his high school wrestling days.Excellent hustle-and-chase tackler. Good closing speed...
44

DE/ED
Khalid
Duke

6-3 246lbs 4.79
DE/ED
Kansas State   Mascot
Kansas State Mascot
246lbs 6-3 4.79 65 285.8
74.9
His spin move is already NFL-caliber, and Duke displays a very good motor. Challenges inside with quickness and strong hands....
45

DL/ED
Zach
VanValkenbur...

6-4 267lbs 4.88
DL/ED
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
267lbs 6-4 4.88 51 332
74.0
Aggressive with good awareness to track the ball and attack. Tenacious, tough, competItIve and versatile.Easily gains inside leverage by...
46

DL/ED
Keir
Thomas

6-2 272lbs 4.99
DL/ED
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
272lbs 6-2 4.99 67 420
74.0
Plays with leverage at the point of attack whether inside or outside. Keeps eyes in the backfield when inside; moves linemen to either side...
47

DL
Kalia
Davis

6-2 310lbs 4.89
DL
SF   Mascot
SF Mascot
310lbs 6-2 4.89 36 208
73.2
He flashes short-area quickness and strength to be a force in the middle.Lower than offensive lineman on every short-yardage play. Good...
48

DE/ED
Esezi
Otomewo

6-6 285lbs 4.88
DE/ED
MIN   Mascot
MIN Mascot
285lbs 6-6 4.88 40 235
73.0
High-effort, thickly built defender with good strength and the leverage to create a pile. Locates_ the ball quickly and pursues with...

2022 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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2022 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.