2027 NFL Draft Edge Rusher Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 10/09/2026

Player Rankings - Edge Rusher

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
31	DL/ED Jalen Thompson	6-3 265lbs 4.78	DL/ED	265lbs	6-3	4.78	50	472.5	80.0 MORE>>	Thompson is an edge-setter first, an experienced starter whose stout against the run and whose value shows up holding the point and...
15	DE/ED Anthony Smith	6-6 285lbs 4.75	DE/ED	285lbs	6-6	4.75	18	81	85.1 MORE>>	Smith is a heavy, powerful edge whose 285-pound frame lets him win with a bull rush and kick inside on passing downs, and the production...
24	DE/ED Melkart Abou Jaoude	6-5 260lbs 4.75	DE/ED	260lbs	6-5	4.75	25	158.3	81.8 MORE>>	Few players in college football have a better origin story than Abou Jaoude, a Lebanese-born wrestler whose highlight tape reached Delaware...
41	DE/ED Tunmise Adeleye	6-4 275lbs 4.75	DE/ED	275lbs	6-4	4.75	57	661.5	76.1 MORE>>	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...
34	DL/ED Adepoju Adebawore	6-4 261lbs 4.74	DL/ED	261lbs	6-4	4.74	38	224	79.4 MORE>>	Adebawore carries five-star athletic traits that still outstrip his production, a burst off the edge that simply cannot be taught and the...
12	DE/ED Emmanuel Oyebadejo	6-6 299lbs 4.72	DE/ED	299lbs	6-6	4.72	16	72	86.1 MORE>>	Few prospects in this class have a story like Oyebadejo's. A former England youth basketball player and medical student, he did not play...
14	LB/ED Teitum Tuioti	6-3 263lbs 4.70	LB/ED	263lbs	6-3	4.70	10	69.9	85.9 MORE>>	Tuioti is a heavy, powerful edge at 263 pounds who wins with strength and holds up against the run, breaking out for eleven sacks and...
16	LB/ED Princewill Umanmielen	6-5 245lbs 4.70	LB/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.70	11	70.7	85.0 MORE>>	Umanmielen is a long, explosive edge with a quick get-off, real bend and a developing move arsenal, and he backed it up with eleven sacks...
33	DE/ED Amaris Williams	6-2 260lbs 4.70	DE/ED	260lbs	6-2	4.70	45	307	79.5 MORE>>	Williams is a five-star athletic bet whose tools still outpace his tape, an edge with good timed speed and a quick first step who flashed...
37	DE/ED Jaleel Johnson	6-4 265lbs 4.69	DE/ED	265lbs	6-4	4.69	55	632.5	76.9 MORE>>	Johnson is a quick-twitch edge whose 2025 ended after four games, leaving a small but intriguing sample built on speed off the snap and...
10	DL/ED Boubacar Traore	6-4 247lbs 4.68	DL/ED	247lbs	6-4	4.68	9	55.2	86.4 MORE>>	Traore is an undersized, explosive edge who turned in a loud 2025 after a knee injury cut his prior season short, and the production...
30	LB/ED Quintavius Johnson	6-4 255lbs 4.68	LB/ED	255lbs	6-4	4.68	27	219	80.2 MORE>>	Johnson has the build, background and coaching of an NFL edge defender, and Kirby Smart's staff trusted him enough to start all 14 games as...

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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.