BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMEN IN RUN DEFENSE 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive linemen ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
81

Damon
Payne

DL
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
82 58 66
72.0
82

Keaten
Wade

DE
/ED
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
66 65 66
74.0
83

Damonic
Williams

DL
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
71 60 65
74.2
84

Markis
Deal

DL
TCU   Mascot
TCU Mascot
61 61 64
74.0
85

Aidan
Hubbard

DE
/ED
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
64 80 64
74.0
86

Keyon
Ware-Hudson

DT
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
61 61 64
74.0
87

Cade
Denhoff

DE
/ED
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
60 56 64
62.1
88

Kelvin
Gilliam Jr.

DL
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
65 57 62
62.4
89

Aaron
Graves

DT
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
61 89 62
81.1
90

Max
Llewellyn

DE
/ED
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
46 91 61
82.5
91

Darnell
Jefferies

DL
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
72 55 61
68.0
92

Tyre
West

DL
/ED
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
60 72 60
76.0
93

Vincent
Anthony Jr.

DE
/ED
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
49 69 59
79.9
94

Kalil
Alexander

LB
/ED
Texas State   Mascot
Texas State Mascot
33 85 57
78.0
95

Bryce
Carter

DE
Texas State   Mascot
Texas State Mascot
64 54 55
59.1
96

Keeshawn
Silver

DL
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
48 61 54
67.2
97

Elliot
Donald

DL
Pittsburgh   Mascot
Pittsburgh Mascot
69 55 51
62.3
98

Dylan
Brooks

DE
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
79 59 48
73.8
99

Keanu
Koht

LB
/ED
Vanderbilt   Mascot
Vanderbilt Mascot
54 61 36
66.0