2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 37-48

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
35	DL James Smith	6-3 297lbs 4.88	DL	297lbs	6-3	4.88	30	194	80.3 MORE>>	Smith arrived at Alabama as a five-star and still flashes the tools that earned the ranking, with a quick first step and good timed speed...
49	DL Tavion Gadson	6-5 298lbs 5.00	DL	298lbs	6-5	5.00	19	92.9	76.4 MORE>>	Gadson came back from a major knee reconstruction and played at a high level, posting the best pass rush and the cleanest tackle finish in...
5	DT Justin Scott	6-4 298lbs 4.90	DT	298lbs	6-4	4.90	4	28	87.2 MORE>>	Scott came to Miami as a five-star and looks the part of a movement three-technique, with a get-off that is unusual for a 298-pounder and...
12	DE/ED Emmanuel Oyebadejo	6-6 299lbs 4.72	DE/ED	299lbs	6-6	4.72	16	72	86.1 MORE>>	Few prospects in this class have a story like Oyebadejo's. A former England youth basketball player and medical student, he did not play...
14	DE Devan Thompkins	6-5 300lbs 4.86	DE	300lbs	6-5	4.86	12	61	86.0 MORE>>	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...
6	DL A.J. Holmes Jr.	6-3 300lbs 4.95	DL	300lbs	6-3	4.95	10	57.1	87.2 MORE>>	A disruptive interior anchor at Texas Tech, Holmes made his living as a run defender in the Red Raiders' front, filling gaps and resetting...
11	DT Bear Alexander	6-3 302lbs 5.10	DT	302lbs	6-3	5.10	14	63.1	86.2 MORE>>	Alexander is a powerful interior run stopper who resets the line of scrimmage, and 2026 has been a breakout, disruptive tackles for loss...
39	DT C.J. Fite	6-2 305lbs 5.15	DT	305lbs	6-2	5.15	36	213.5	79.5 MORE>>	Fite is the kind of interior anchor a defense leans on for early-down snaps, a four-year Arizona State presence who played 587 reps across...
13	DL Xavier Gilliam	6-2 305lbs 4.90	DL	305lbs	6-2	4.90	17	75	86.1 MORE>>	Gilliam was a little-used reserve at Penn State a year ago, and now he sits among the most disruptive interior linemen in the SEC. His...
21	DL Tyrique Tucker	6-0 307lbs 4.94	DL	307lbs	6-0	4.94	39	224.5	83.4 MORE>>	A stout interior run defender at Indiana, Tucker anchored the middle of the Hoosiers' front in the Big Ten and did his best work stacking...
3	DT David Stone	6-3 310lbs 4.90	DT	310lbs	6-3	4.90	2	19.8	87.2 MORE>>	Stone is a five-star interior lineman whose run-defense tape is the calling card: he fires off the snap with rare burst for the size, gets...
2	DT Will Echoles	6-3 310lbs 5.10	DT	310lbs	6-3	5.10	1	13.4	87.5 MORE>>	Echoles broke out as a sophomore and turned into one of the most productive interior players in the country, pairing stout, physical run...

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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.