BEST RATED TACKLING EDGE RUSHERS 2027 NFL Draft

2027 BEST RATED TACKLING EDGE RUSHERS

The tackling grade for an edge rusher scores tackles made against tackles missed, with extra weight on stops behind the line. An edge who beats his blocker and then misses the back is a liability on early downs no matter how good the rush is. Joey Bosa (Ohio State) and Myles Garrett (Texas A&M) finished nearly everything they got to.

The table ranks this year’s draft-eligible edge rushers by tackling grade, alongside pass rush, run defense, coverage and overall rating.

2027 Edge Rushers ranked by TACKLING

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING PASS RUSH RUN DEFENSE Rating
1

Jordan
Ross

DE
/ED
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
88 85 86
84.9
2

Bryce
Young

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
87 75 78
78.5
3

Boubacar
Traore

DL
/ED
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
87 88 79
85.2
4

Anto
Saka

DE
/ED
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
84 75 73
84.6
5

Trey
White

LB
/ED
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
82 70 71
73.2
6

Matayo
Uiagalelei

DE
/ED
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
81 94 78
85.9
7

Langston
Hardy

DL
/ED
Wake Forest   Mascot
Wake Forest Mascot
81 74 91
78.6
8

Colin
Simmons

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
78 96 78
91.3
9

Jalen
Thompson

DL
/ED
Arizona State   Mascot
Arizona State Mascot
78 88 79
78.0
10

Quintavius
Johnson

LB
/ED
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
77 77 77
75.0
11

Qua
Russaw

LB
/ED
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
77 77 77
75.0
12

Devan
Thompkins

DE
/ED
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
77 83 74
84.8
13

Elias
Rudolph

DL
/ED
UNLV   Mascot
UNLV Mascot
76 60 65
64.4
14

Zina
Umeozulu

LB
/ED
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
76 65 76
70.0
15

Kris
Jones

LB
/ED
Boston College   Mascot
Boston College Mascot
75 75 75
75.0
16

Aycen
Stevens

DE
/ED
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
75 79 82
79.8
17

Noah
Carter

LB
/ED
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
75 73 68
73.0
18

Michael
Kilbane

DL
/ED
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
75 82 81
78.5
19

Sahir
West

DL
/ED
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
75 72 79
83.8
20

Suntarine
Perkins

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