2026 DL Prospects Rankings are updated by Shane P. Hallam as needed throughout the season and offseason. If you want more in depth reasoning for rankings, tweet him @ShanePHallam. See his 2024 and 2025 Rankings as well for insight into those NFL Draft classes. Here are the 2026 DL Prospects
2026 Rankings
Big Board | QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | iOL | EDGE | DL | LB | CB | S | K | P | LS
Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
1
Jordan Hall
Georgia
1
6-3
317
2
David Hicks
Texas A&M
1
6-4
290
3
Jason Moore
Ohio State
1
6-6
280
4
James Smith
Alabama
1
6-3
310
5
Peter Woods
Clemson
1
6-3
270
6
Vic Burley
Clemson
1
6-5
276
7
Kelby Collins
Florida
1
6-4
265
8
Daevin Hobbs
Tennessee
1
6-4
277
9
Enow Etta
Michigan
1
6-4
260
10
Collins Acheampong
Miami (FL)
1
6-7
254
11
Tomarrion Parker
Clemson
1
6-3
248
12
Jamaal Jarrett
Georgia
1
6-6
340
13
Keldric Faulk
Auburn
1
6-5
270
14
Hunter Osborne
Alabama
1
6-4
260
15
Stephiylan Green
Clemson
1
6-4
267
16
Andrew Depaepe
Michigan State
1
6-5
245
17
Markis Deal
TCU
1
6-4
290
18
John Walker
UCF
1
6-3
310
19
Edric Hill
Alabama
1
6-3
290
20
Kamren James
Florida
1
6-6
265
21
Brenan Vernon
Notre Dame
1
6-5
275
22
Xzavier McLeod
South Carolina
1
6-5
305
23
Will Smith
Ohio State
1
6-3
260
24
Will Norman
Florida
1
6-5
290
25
Darron Reed
Auburn
1
6-4
270
26
Boubacar Traore
Notre Dame
1
6-5
245
27
Keith Sampson
Florida State
1
6-3
285
28
Sydir Mitchell
Texas
1
6-5
335
29
Derrick LeBlanc
Oklahoma
1
6-4
265
30
Kayden McDonald
Ohio State
1
6-3
310
31
Johnny Bowens
Oregon
1
6-3
265
32
TJ Searcy
Florida
1
6-5
250
33
Ashton Bowens
Oregon
1
6-3
265
34
Tyree Weathersby
Tennessee
1
6-4
251
35
Devan Houstan
Notre Dame
1
6-4
285
36
Zachary Chapman
TCU
1
6-5
250
37
A'mauri Washington
Oregon
1
6-4
295
38
Terrance Green
Oregon
1
6-5
265
39
Avion Carter
TCU
1
6-4
260
40
Jalen Thompson
Michigan State
1
6-4
245
41
Gavin Hill
Florida
1
6-3
255
42
Kelze Howard
Oregon State
1
6-4
250
43
Joshua Horton
Miami (FL)
1
6-4
285
44
Kendrick Gilbert
Kentucky
1
6-5
250
45
Joel Starlings
North Carolina
1
6-5
310
46
Dylan Spencer
Texas Tech
1
6-4
240
47
Cameron Brandt
Michigan
1
6-4
260
48
Sam Greene
Southern Cal
1
6-1
165
49
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
Arkansas
1
6-6
255
50
Riley Van Poppel
Nebraska
1
6-4
270
51
Isaiah Neal
Pittsburgh
1
6-3
265
52
Wilky Denaud
Auburn
1
6-4
245
53
Armel Mukam
Notre Dame
1
6-3
255
54
Zavion Hardy
South Carolina
1
6-5
262
55
My'Keil Gardner
Oregon
1
6-2
275
56
Ashton Sanders
Oklahoma
1
6-1
270
57
Brooks Bahr
Michigan
1
6-6
270
58
Mason Robinson
Penn State
1
6-4
230
59
Jaedon Foreman
Oklahoma State
1
6-3
250
60
Tavion Gadson
Kentucky
1
6-4
280
Rank Name School Years out of HS Height Weight
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