BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN RUN DEFENSE 2027 NFL Draft

2027 Defensive linemen ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
21

Bryce
Hawthorne

DT
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
32 79 81
80.0
22

Emmanuel
Oyebadejo

DE
/ED
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
46 86 81
84.7
23

Jordan
Hall

DL
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
70 78 80
67.1
24

Jordan
Norman

DL
/ED
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
65 71 80
76.2
25

Dominick
McKinley

DT
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
62 73 80
74.2
26

Dom
Nichols

DE
/ED
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
63 86 80
84.6
27

Jaray
Bledsoe

DE
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
56 73 80
76.0
28

Will
Echoles

DT
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
56 78 79
88.6
29

Jalen
Thompson

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
78 88 79
78.0
30

Leroy
Jackson

DL
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
83 60 79
76.2
31

Sahir
West

DL
/ED
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
75 72 79
83.8
32

Horace
Lockett

DL
UCF   Mascot
UCF Mascot
67 70 79
82.1
33

Anthony
Smith

DE
/ED
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
69 75 79
84.7
34

Tobi
Osunsanmi

LB
/ED
Indiana   Mascot
Indiana Mascot
62 83 79
81.1
35

Boubacar
Traore

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
87 88 79
85.2
36

Bryce
Young

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
87 75 78
78.5
37

Suntarine
Perkins

LB
/ED
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
74 58 78
85.2
38

Yhonzae
Pierre

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
57 76 78
87.1
39

Matayo
Uiagalelei

DE
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
81 94 78
85.9
40

AJ
Green

DL
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
60 72 78
80.2