BEST RATED DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN COVERAGE 2027 NFL Draft

2027 Defensive linemen ranked by COVERAGE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
61

C.J.
Fite

DT
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
33 70 74
81.2
62

Quincy
Rhodes Jr.

DL
/ED
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
51 68 71
84.7
63

A'Mauri
Washington

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
62 72 78
86.3
64

Tunmise
Adeleye

DE
/ED
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
68 77 70
62.5
65

Jehiem
Oatis

DL
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
58 56 66
62.5
66

Bear
Alexander

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
71 76 95
84.9
67

Solomon
Tuliaupupu

DE
/ED
Montana   Mascot
Montana Mascot
44 55 62
61.8
68

Kelby
Collins

DE
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
63 63 64
62.2
69

Kamran
James

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
72 65 68
62.0
70

AJ
Green

DL
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
60 72 78
80.2
71

Adepoju
Adebawore

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
74 73 69
79.9
72

Thomas
Collins

DL
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
59 54 61
60.1
73

Braylan
Shelby

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
66 61 65
62.4
74

James
Smith

DL
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
63 59 70
79.5
75

Jalen
Thompson

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
78 88 79
78.0
76

Melkart
Abou Jaoude

DE
/ED
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
48 74 58
80.1
77

Sahir
West

DL
/ED
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
75 72 79
83.8
78

Horace
Lockett

DL
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
67 70 79
82.1
79

J'Mond
Tapp

DE
/ED
Memphis   Mascot
Memphis Mascot
55 74 76
81.1
80

Devan
Thompkins

DE
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
77 83 74
84.8