2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 73-84

LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
29	DL Kemari Copeland	6-2 305lbs 4.78	DL	305lbs	6-2	4.78	36	203	81.7 MORE>>	A compact, quick-twitch interior defender at Virginia Tech, Copeland wins with leverage, snap quickness and a nonstop motor rather than...
28	DL Horace Lockett	6-6 355lbs 5.25	DL	355lbs	6-6	5.25	25	126.4	82.1 MORE>>	Lockett is one of the biggest human beings in college football, a 6-foot-6, 355-pound nose tackle with the strength to absorb double teams...
27	DL Francis Brewu	6-1 285lbs 4.85	DL	285lbs	6-1	4.85	26	133	82.3 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...
26	DT Jayden Jackson	6-2 310lbs 4.95	DT	310lbs	6-2	4.95	27	142.5	82.4 MORE>>	Jackson flashed first as a freshman All-American and built on it in 2025, giving Oklahoma a quick-twitch interior presence who plays bigger...
25	DL Tavion Gadson	6-5 303lbs 5.00	DL	303lbs	6-5	5.00	17	76.7	82.5 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...
24	DL/ED Taylor Wein	6-4 270lbs 4.65	DL/ED	270lbs	6-4	4.65	24	118.8	82.7 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:...
23	DL Tyrique Tucker	6-0 305lbs 4.94	DL	305lbs	6-0	4.94	37	203	82.8 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...
22	DE/ED Kameryn Crawford	6-5 255lbs 4.80	DE/ED	255lbs	6-5	4.80	23	106.3	83.2 MORE>>	Crawford is a young, developing edge defender whose production has grown each season at USC. He made 21 pressures and 25 run stops in 2025,...
21	DL/ED Sahir West	6-3 279lbs 4.80	DL/ED	279lbs	6-3	4.80	21	95.5	83.8 MORE>>	West is a powerful, productive edge defender who has made the jump from the Sun Belt to the Big Ten look easy. He has 23 pressures and 21...
20	DE/ED Anto Saka	6-4 255lbs 4.60	DE/ED	255lbs	6-4	4.60	22	99.3	84.6 MORE>>	Saka is a fast, explosive edge rusher whose athletic traits stand out in this class. He has rare speed off the edge, he was named to Bruce...
19	DE/ED Dom Nichols	6-5 245lbs 4.82	DE/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.82	18	84	84.6 MORE>>	Nichols is a quick, long edge rusher who has made the most of a larger role this season. He gets off the ball quickly, reaches the tackle's...
18	DE/ED Anthony Smith	6-6 280lbs 4.75	DE/ED	280lbs	6-6	4.75	20	93	84.7 MORE>>	Smith is a big, powerful edge rusher who broke out in 2025 with 17.5 tackles for loss and 44 pressures, earning first-team All-Big Ten...

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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.