2027 NFL Draft Edge Rusher Rankings - 37-42

LAST UPDATED: 10/14/2026

Player Rankings - Edge Rusher

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
6

LB/ED
Damon
Wilson II

6-4 250lbs 4.58
LB/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
250lbs 6-4 4.58 8 52.5
86.8
Wilson is an explosive speed rusher whose get-off is rare for the position, bending the corner and flattening to the quarterback, and he...
5

LB/ED
Suntarine
Perkins

6-1 210lbs 4.58
LB/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
210lbs 6-1 4.58 12 75.6
87.1
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...
4

LB/ED
Yhonzae
Pierre

6-3 248lbs 4.60
LB/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
248lbs 6-3 4.60 3 19.7
87.4
Pierre is a high-motor rusher with a quick get-off who turned a productive breakout into nine sacks and strip-sacks, and he sets a firm...
3

DE/ED
Matayo
Uiagalelei

6-5 272lbs 4.85
DE/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
272lbs 6-5 4.85 5 36.8
88.2
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...
2

LB/ED
Dylan
Stewart

6-5 245lbs 4.60
LB/ED
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
245lbs 6-5 4.60 1 4.8
88.4
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...
1

LB/ED
Colin
Simmons

6-3 240lbs 4.58
LB/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
240lbs 6-3 4.58 2 4.8
91.1
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...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Edge Rusher

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.
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.

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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Edge Rusher

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.