2027 NFL Draft Defensive Line Rankings - 97-101

LAST UPDATED: 11/02/2026

Player Rankings - Defensive Line

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
87	DL Nasir Johnson	6-5 340lbs 5.17	DL	340lbs	6-5	5.17	87	523	63.9 MORE>>	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	315lbs	6-3	5.20	131	729.5	63.5 MORE>>	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...
30	DT Maraad Watson	6-3 333lbs 5.20	DT	333lbs	6-3	5.20	30	175.5	81.3 MORE>>	Watson began at Syracuse, where he earned freshman All-American notice, and spent 2025 as a rotational nose for Texas, bringing 313 pounds...
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...
77	DL Jordan Hall	6-4 320lbs 5.45	DL	320lbs	6-4	5.45	112	614	67.1 MORE>>	Hall is a former top recruit who has battled back from serious injuries to play a role on Georgia's defensive line. He is strong against...

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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.