2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 85-96

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
11	DL Ahmad Moten Sr.	6-3 300lbs 4.95	DL	300lbs	6-3	4.95	8	42.5	85.1 MORE>>	Moten is a big, quick interior lineman whose get-off lets him push the pocket in a way few players his size can. He moved into the starting...
6	DL A.J. Holmes Jr.	6-3 300lbs 4.95	DL	300lbs	6-3	4.95	12	60.6	85.8 MORE>>	Holmes has become one of the most productive interior pass rushers in the country in 2026. He has eight sacks and 37 pressures in eight...
4	DT David Stone	6-3 312lbs 4.90	DT	312lbs	6-3	4.90	3	23.4	86.9 MORE>>	Stone is a former five-star interior lineman whose run defense is the calling card. He explodes off the snap with rare burst for his size,...
3	DT A'Mauri Washington	6-3 325lbs 4.85	DT	325lbs	6-3	4.85	4	28.7	87.0 MORE>>	Washington is a massive interior anchor who moves far better than his size suggests. He resets the line against single blocks, splits...
1	DT Will Echoles	6-3 315lbs 5.10	DT	315lbs	6-3	5.10	1	13.3	88.6 MORE>>	Echoles broke out as a sophomore and became one of the most productive interior players in the country, pairing stout run defense with...
98	DL David Oke	6-2 298lbs 4.90	DL	298lbs	6-2	4.90	142	805.5	61.0 MORE>>	Oke arrived from Abilene Christian with real FCS production and a stout 312-pound frame built to two-gap, but a knee injury wiped out...
79	DL Kavion Henderson	6-2 256lbs 4.77	DL	256lbs	6-2	4.77	106	595	65.5 MORE>>	Henderson is a quick, athletic lineman who has become a disruptive presence at Troy. He has elite speed for the position and has created 13...
61	DL Dallas Afalava	6-2 295lbs 4.90	DL	295lbs	6-2	4.90	52	307	74.5 MORE>>	Afalava is an active, disruptive interior rusher who has produced at two levels. He gets into the backfield often, with 25 pressures this...
51	DT Cody Sigler	6-2 308lbs 5.07	DT	308lbs	6-2	5.07	49	298	77.0 MORE>>	Sigler has taken an unusual path from Division II walk-on to SEC starter, and his tape shows why he kept climbing. He gets off the ball...
33	DT C.J. Fite	6-2 310lbs 5.15	DT	310lbs	6-2	5.15	29	174.5	81.2 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...
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...
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...

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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.