Edge Rusher Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

37 edge rushers ranked

EDGE RUSHER RANKINGS 2027 NFL DRAFT

Edge is one of the deeper positions in this class. Five rushers sit inside our top thirty-two and they are tightly packed, the fifth of them not far off the second - a spread only three of the last seven classes have matched.

Texas's Colin Simmons leads it after winning the SEC sack title with ten sacks and 59 pressures, having already become the first Longhorn to take national freshman of the year. Oregon's Matayo Uiagalelei produced 52 pressures, six sacks and two forced fumbles across 726 snaps, a year after leading the Big Ten in sacks. South Carolina's Dylan Stewart, the top-ranked edge recruit of his recruiting class, generated 37 pressures and forced three fumbles as a sophomore, including a seven-pressure road game at Texas A&M.

What binds them is production rather than a shared frame. Simmons wins the corner before a tackle can set, Uiagalelei works through blockers with length and power, and Stewart gets the ball on the ground - three forced fumbles in a season.

LAST UPDATED: 08/30/2026

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#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
1	LB/ED Colin Simmons	6-3 240lbs 4.58	LB/ED	240lbs	6-3	4.58	2	5.9	90.2 MORE>>	Simmons is the cleanest edge evaluation in this class, a bend-and-burst rusher whose pass rush sat at the very top of the position and...
4	LB/ED Damon Wilson II	6-4 250lbs 4.58	LB/ED	250lbs	6-4	4.58	7	44.4	87.6 MORE>>	Wilson is an explosive speed rusher whose get-off is rare for the position, and his pass rush leads a profile built on bending the corner...
5	LB/ED Suntarine Perkins	6-1 210lbs 4.58	LB/ED	210lbs	6-1	4.58	9	54.3	87.2 MORE>>	Perkins is a do-everything chess piece, a 210-pound hybrid who lined up off the ball, in the slot, and on the edge, and whose coverage is...
24	LB/ED Wendell Gregory	6-3 255lbs 4.58	LB/ED	255lbs	6-3	4.58	24	157	81.6 MORE>>	Gregory is a developmental edge with rare get-off, a redshirt freshman whose pass rush leads a profile built on first-step speed and a...
3	LB/ED Dylan Stewart	6-5 245lbs 4.60	LB/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.60	1	4.9	87.7 MORE>>	Stewart is a long, explosive edge who broke out as a sophomore, pairing a strong pass rush with the kind of bend and length that make him a...
8	DE/ED Jordan Ross	6-5 245lbs 4.60	DE/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.60	7	43.6	86.6 MORE>>	Ross is a rare athlete off the edge, a former five-star whose first-step speed threatens the corner before tackles can set their feet, and...
10	LB/ED Yhonzae Pierre	6-3 248lbs 4.60	LB/ED	248lbs	6-3	4.60	3	25.9	86.4 MORE>>	Pierre is a high-volume pass rusher who led the SEC's edges in pressure rate, turning a quick get-off into forty-five pressures and nine...
19	DE/ED Anto Saka	6-4 255lbs 4.60	DE/ED	255lbs	6-4	4.60	16	78.8	83.6 MORE>>	Saka is an explosive speed rusher whose pass rush was excellent even on a limited snap count, a loose-hipped edge who bends the corner and...
25	DL/ED AJ Green	6-6 250lbs 4.62	DL/ED	250lbs	6-6	4.62	28	130.5	80.6 MORE>>	Green is a pure pass-rush specialist who won as a rusher as well as anyone in this group, a long, bendy edge who wins the corner with speed...
35	LB/ED Noah Carter	6-4 243lbs 4.62	LB/ED	243lbs	6-4	4.62	33	260	76.1 MORE>>	Carter is a developmental edge with a thin profile, a reserve who logged just 88 snaps behind Alabama's deep edge rotation but flashed good...
22	LB/ED Trey White	6-2 250lbs 4.64	LB/ED	250lbs	6-2	4.64	23	152	81.9 MORE>>	A high-motor, productive edge defender at San Diego State, White wins with effort, hand timing and a relentless rush more than length or...
6	LB/ED Clev Lubin	6-3 250lbs 4.65	LB/ED	250lbs	6-3	4.65	11	58.4	86.8 MORE>>	Lubin is a productive, well-rounded edge whose pass rush sat near the ceiling of the position, and the box score backed it: sixty-four...

We've compared players post combine 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.
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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.