2027 NFL Draft Edge Rusher Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 10/14/2026

Player Rankings - Edge Rusher

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
8	DE/ED John Henry Daley	6-4 247lbs 4.78	DE/ED	247lbs	6-4	4.78	11	58.9	86.6 MORE>>	Daley turned in one of the most productive pass-rush seasons in this class, with ten sacks and fifty-one pressures and a pass rush that...
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...
18	LB/ED Adam Trick	6-4 242lbs 4.65	LB/ED	242lbs	6-4	4.65	17	112	84.5 MORE>>	Trick was the centerpiece of Miami of Ohio's defense, a high-volume edge who generated sixty-seven pressures and eight sacks across 671...
20	DE/ED Anto Saka	6-4 255lbs 4.60	DE/ED	255lbs	6-4	4.60	20	98.8	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...
22	DL/ED Taylor Wein	6-4 276lbs 4.65	DL/ED	276lbs	6-4	4.65	22	106.4	82.5 MORE>>	Wein broke out in 2025 as a quick-twitch edge whose first step is among the best in this group, and the production followed the burst:...
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...
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...
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...
40	LB/ED Noah Carter	6-4 243lbs 4.62	LB/ED	243lbs	6-4	4.62	32	355	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...
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...
2	LB/ED Dylan Stewart	6-5 245lbs 4.60	LB/ED	245lbs	6-5	4.60	1	4.8	88.4 MORE>>	Stewart is a long, explosive edge with the bend and get-off to threaten the corner, and he pressured Texas A&M seven times in one road...
3	DE/ED Matayo Uiagalelei	6-5 272lbs 4.85	DE/ED	272lbs	6-5	4.85	5	36.8	88.2 MORE>>	Uiagalelei is a power-and-length edge whose pass rush sat at the very top of the position, and the production backed it: fifty-two...

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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.