2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 85-96

LAST UPDATED: 11/02/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
85

DT
Kamron
Beavers

6-3 300lbs 4.83
DT
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
300lbs 6-3 4.83 86 511.5
64.1
Beavers is an unusually fast interior lineman who was one of the most decorated players in Mississippi. He won a state title and earned...
86

DL/ED
Benedict
Umeh

6-5 280lbs 4.78
DL/ED
Stanford   Mascot
Stanford Mascot
280lbs 6-5 4.78 90 528
64.1
Umeh is a fast, resilient edge prospect who overcame Stage 4 cancer before college. He was a top-70 national recruit and has earned a...
87

DL
Nasir
Johnson

6-5 340lbs 5.17
DL
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
340lbs 6-5 5.17 87 523
63.9
Johnson is an enormous tackle and former top-100 recruit who also started at guard in high school. His size is rare even for the...
88

DT
Elinneus
Davis

6-3 315lbs 5.20
DT
Washington   Mascot
Washington Mascot
315lbs 6-3 5.20 131 729.5
63.5
Davis started ten games inside for Washington and gave the front a steady early-down presence, the kind of run-down interior who does the...
89

DE
Max
Granville

6-3 252lbs 4.52
DE
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
252lbs 6-3 4.52 84 509
63.4
Granville is an exceptionally fast edge rusher who piled up sacks in high school and reached college a year early. Few prospects in the...
90

DL/ED
Andrew
Depaepe

6-5 260lbs 4.70
DL/ED
Massachusetts   Mascot
Massachusetts Mascot
260lbs 6-5 4.70 122 688.5
63.1
DePaepe is a fast edge rusher who has earned a steady role at UMass after stops at Michigan State and Indiana. He has 20 pressures this...
91

DL
Dealyn
Evans

6-5 310lbs 4.94
DL
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
310lbs 6-5 4.94 93 530.5
62.8
Evans is a big, disruptive interior lineman who has contributed as a pass rusher in Mississippi State's rotation. He has 11 pressures and a...
92

DL
Jehiem
Oatis

6-5 340lbs 4.90
DL
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
340lbs 6-5 4.90 134 757
62.5
Oatis is a massive two-gap nose with rare movement for his size and disruptive flashes dating to his Alabama days, reuniting with...
93

DE/ED
Tunmise
Adeleye

6-4 275lbs 4.75
DE/ED
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
275lbs 6-4 4.75 143 809.5
62.5
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...
94

DE/ED
Braylan
Shelby

6-5 260lbs 4.65
DE/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
260lbs 6-5 4.65 127 707
62.4
Shelby is a speed-based edge who wins the corner with a quick first step, and he turned that burst into thirty pressures and five sacks as...
95

DE
Kelby
Collins

6-4 285lbs 4.76
DE
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
285lbs 6-4 4.76 125 695.5
62.2
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...
96

DE/ED
Kamran
James

6-6 278lbs 4.78
DE/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
278lbs 6-6 4.78 120 671
62.0
James is an experienced edge rusher who led Florida in sacks in 2025. He has two more sacks this season, including one against FAU when he...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Defensive Line

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2027 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.