BEST PASS RUSHING DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 2027 NFL Draft

2027 BEST PASS RUSHING DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Pass rush grade is scored on every pass-rush snap, not just the ones that end in a sack: pressures, hits, hurries and how quickly they came. Sack totals depend on the coverage behind the rusher; the grade does not. Myles Garrett (Texas A&M) and Joey Bosa (Ohio State) were productive on a per-snap basis long before the sack numbers caught up.

Below, draft-eligible defensive linemen are ranked by pass rush grade, with tackling, run defense, coverage and overall rating alongside.

2027 Defensive linemen ranked by PASS RUSH

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
1

Sebastian
Cheeks

LB
/ED
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
64 97 82
81.2
2

Colin
Simmons

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
78 96 78
91.3
3

Matayo
Uiagalelei

DE
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
81 94 78
85.9
4

A.J.
Holmes Jr.

DL
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
63 94 85
85.8
5

Will
Heldt

DE
/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
69 93 84
85.6
6

Dylan
Stewart

LB
/ED
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
60 92 77
91.1
7

Leroy
Harris III

DE
/ED
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
60 91 90
81.3
8

John Henry
Daley

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
69 89 85
85.5
9

Boubacar
Traore

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
87 88 79
85.2
10

Jalen
Thompson

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
78 88 79
78.0
11

Dom
Nichols

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
63 86 80
84.6
12

Clev
Lubin

LB
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
73 86 87
85.4
13

Emmanuel
Oyebadejo

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
46 86 81
84.7
14

Teitum
Tuioti

LB
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
67 86 88
84.7
15

Kameryn
Crawford

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
54 85 72
83.2
16

Jordan
Ross

DE
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
88 85 86
84.9
17

Xavier
Gilliam

DL
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
53 83 85
85.1
18

Tobi
Osunsanmi

LB
/ED
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
62 83 79
81.1
19

Marquise
Lightfoot

DL
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
52 83 76
79.9
20

Devan
Thompkins

DE
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
77 83 74
84.8