BEST EDGE RUSHERS IN RUN DEFENSE 2027 NFL Draft

2027 Edge Rushers ranked by RUN DEFENSE

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
21

Yhonzae
Pierre

LB
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
57 76 78
87.1
22

Matayo
Uiagalelei

DE
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
81 94 78
85.9
23

AJ
Green

DL
/ED
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
60 72 78
80.2
24

Colin
Simmons

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
78 96 78
91.3
25

Quintavius
Johnson

LB
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
77 77 77
75.0
26

Princewill
Umanmielen

LB
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
65 83 77
84.9
27

Dylan
Stewart

LB
/ED
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
60 92 77
91.1
28

Qua
Russaw

LB
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
77 77 77
75.0
29

Zina
Umeozulu

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
76 65 76
70.0
30

Marquise
Lightfoot

DL
/ED
Miami   Mascot
Miami Mascot
52 83 76
79.9
31

J'Mond
Tapp

DE
/ED
Memphis   Mascot
Memphis Mascot
55 74 76
81.1
32

Taylor
Wein

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
73 67 76
82.7
33

Elijah
Rushing

LB
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
45 57 75
74.0
34

Jayden
Virgin-Morga...

LB
/ED
Boise State   Mascot
Boise State Mascot
63 71 75
81.0
35

Kris
Jones

LB
/ED
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
75 75 75
75.0
36

Devan
Thompkins

DE
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
77 83 74
84.8
37

Danny
Okoye

DL
/ED
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
59 74 74
74.5
38

Anto
Saka

DE
/ED
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
84 75 73
84.6
39

Kameryn
Crawford

DE
/ED
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
54 85 72
83.2
40

Quincy
Rhodes Jr.

DL
/ED
Arkansas   Mascot
Arkansas Mascot
51 68 71
84.7