2016 NFL Draft: Defensive Player Rankings
April 22, 2016
| DE | Joey Bosa | Ohio State |
| DE | DeForest Buckner | Oregon |
| DE | Shaq Lawson | Clemson |
| DE | Emmanuel Ogbah | Oklahoma State |
| DE | Kevin Dodd | Clemson |
| DE | Jonathan Bullard | Florida |
| DE | Shilique Calhoun | Michigan State |
| DE | Carl Nassib | Penn State |
| DE | Shawn Oakman | Baylor |
| DE | Bronson Kaufusi | Brigham Young |
| DE | James Cowser | Southern Utah |
| DE | Charles Tapper | Oklahoma |
| DE | Ronald Blair | Appalachian State |
| DE | Anthony Zettel | Penn State |
| DE | Matt Judon | Grand Valley State |
| DE | Romeo Okwara | Notre Dame |
| DE | Jason Fanaika | Utah |
| DE | Alex McCalister | Florida |
| DE | Theiren Cockran | Minnesota |
| DE | Eddie Yarbrough | Wyoming |
| DE | Silverberry Mouhon | Cincinnati |
| DE | Josh Dawson | Georgia |
| DE | Corey Marshall | Virginia Tech |
| DE | Jimmy Bean | Oklahoma State |
| DE | Reggie Gilbert | Arizona |
| DE | Jonathan Woodard | Central Arkansas |
| DE | DaVonte Lambert | Auburn |
| DT | A’Shawn Robinson | Alabama |
| DT | Andrew Billings | Baylor |
| DT | Sheldon Rankins | Louisville |
| DT | Jarran Reed | Alabama |
| DT | Kenny Clark | UCLA |
| DT | Robert Nkemdiche | Ole Miss |
| DT | Austin Johnson | Penn State |
| DT | Vernon Butler | Louisiana Tech |
| DT | Sheldon Day | Notre Dame |
| DT | Jihad Ward | Illinois |
| DT | Chris Jones | Mississippi State |
| DT | Adolphus Washington | Ohio State |
| DT | Matt Ioannidis | Temple |
| DT | Willie Henry | Michigan |
| DT | Maliek Collins | Nebraska |
| DT | Adam Gotsis | Georgia Tech |
| DT | Hassan Ridgeway | Texas |
| DT | Javon Hargrave | South Carolina State |
| DT | D.J. Reader | Clemson |
| DT | Luther Maddy | Virginia Tech |
| DT | Eddie Vanderdoes | UCLA |
| DT | Antwaun Woods | Southern California |
| DT | Nile Lawrence-Stample | Florida State |
| DT | Joel Heath | Michigan State |
| DT | Quinton Jefferson | Maryland |
| DT | Vincent Valentine | Nebraska |
| DT | Darius Latham | Indiana |
| DT | Tylor Harris | Wake Forest |
| DT | Ufomba Kamalu | Miami (Fla.) |
| DT | Derrick Mitchell Jr. | Florida State |
| DT | Melvin Lewis | Kentucky |
| DT | Davion Pierson | TCU |
| DT | Connor Wujciak | Boston College |
| ILB | Reggie Ragland | Alabama | |
| ILB | Kentrell Brothers | Missouri | |
| ILB | Dominique Alexander | Oklahoma | |
| ILB | Blake Martinez | Stanford | |
| ILB | Nick Vigil | Utah State | |
| ILB | Jared Norris | Utah | |
| ILB | Beniquez Brown | Mississippi State | |
| ILB | Nick Kwiatkoski | WVU | |
| ILB | Josh Forrest | Kentucky | |
| ILB | Cassanova McKinzy | Auburn | |
| ILB | Antonio Morrison | Florida | |
| ILB | Luke Rhodes | William & Mary | |
| ILB | James Burgess | Louisville | |
| ILB | Joe Schmidt | Notre Dame | |
| ILB | Antonio Longino | Arizona State | |
| ILB | Reggie Northrup | Florida State | |
| ILB | Zeek Bigger | East Carolina | |
| ILB | Anthony Sarao | Southern California | |
| OLB | Myles Jack | UCLA |
| OLB | Darron Lee | Ohio State |
| OLB | Leonard Floyd | Georgia |
| OLB | Noah Spence | Eastern Kentucky |
| OLB | Kyler Fackrell | Utah State |
| OLB | Su’a Cravens | Southern California |
| OLB | Joshua Perry | Ohio State |
| OLB | Jordan Jenkins | Georgia |
| OLB | Scooby Wright | Arizona |
| OLB | Jaylon Smith | Notre Dame |
| OLB | Yannick Ngakoue | Maryland |
| OLB | Kamalei Correa | Boise State |
| OLB | Eric Striker | Oklahoma |
| OLB | Joe Schobert | Wisconsin |
| OLB | Tyler Matakevich | Temple |
| OLB | Deion Jones | LSU |
| OLB | Dadi Lhomme Nicolas | Virginia Tech |
| OLB | Curt Maggitt | Tennessee |
| OLB | Travis Feeney | Washington |
| OLB | Victor Ochi | Stony Brook |
| OLB | Steve Longa | Rutgers |
| OLB | Brett McMakin | Northern Iowa |
| OLB | Stephen Weatherly | Vanderbilt |
| OLB | Terrance Smith | Florida State |
| OLB | De’Vondre Campbell | Minnesota |
| OLB | James Ross | Michigan |
| OLB | Kris Frost | Auburn |
| OLB | Pete Robertson | Texas Tech |
| OLB | Ian Seau | Nevada |
| OLB | Jason Whittingham | Utah |
| OLB | Don Cherry | Villanova |
| OLB | Jatavis Brown | Akron |
| OLB | Kevin Anderson | Stanford |
| OLB | Lamar Louis | LSU |
| OLB | Denzel Devall | Alabama |
| OLB | Christian French | Oregon |
| OLB | Darien Harris | Michigan State |
| CB | Vernon Hargreaves III | Florida | |
| CB | Eli Apple | Ohio State | |
| CB | Mackensie Alexander | Clemson | |
| CB | William Jackson III | Houston | |
| CB | Kendall Fuller | Virginia Tech | |
| CB | Artie Burns | Miami (Fla.) | |
| CB | Jalen Mills | LSU | |
| CB | Will Redmond | Mississippi State | |
| CB | Xavien Howard | Baylor | |
| CB | Zack Sanchez | Oklahoma | |
| CB | Jonathan Jones | Auburn | |
| CB | Harlan Miller | Southeastern Louisiana | |
| CB | Kevon Seymour | Southern California | |
| CB | Lloyd Carrington | Arizona State | |
| CB | Maurice Canady | Virginia | |
| CB | Deiondre’ Hall | Northern Iowa | |
| CB | Tavon Young | Temple | |
| CB | Briean Boddy-Calhoun | Minnesota | |
| CB | Cyrus Jones | Alabama | |
| CB | Daryl Worley | West Virginia | |
| CB | D.J. White | Georgia Tech | |
| CB | Rashard Robinson | LSU | |
| CB | KeiVarae Russell | Notre Dame | |
| CB | Kevin Peterson | Oklahoma State | |
| CB | Eric Murray | Minnesota | |
| CB | Fabian Moreau | UCLA | |
| CB | James Bradberry | Samford | |
| CB | Morgan Burns | Kansas State | |
| CB | Wayne Lyons | Michigan | |
| CB | Cleveland Wallace | San Jose State | |
| CB | Cre’von LeBlanc | Florida Atlantic | |
| CB | Taveze Calhoun | Mississippi State | |
| CB | Ken Crawley | Colorado | |
| CB | Mike Hilton | Ole Miss | |
| CB | Donte Deayon | Boise State | |
| CB | Brian Poole | Florida | |
| CB | Lee Hightower | Houston | |
| CB | Corey Tindal | Marshall | |
| CB | Frankie Williams | Purdue | |
| CB | Juston Burris | NC State | |
| CB | Adairius Barnes | Louisiana Tech | |
| CB | Tracy Howard | Miami (Fla.) | |
| CB | Joshua Holsey | Auburn | |
| CB | Darius Hillary | Wisconsin | |
| CB | Trevor Williams | Penn State | |
| CB | Duke Thomas | Texas | |
| CB | Terrell Burt | Baylor | |
| CB | LeShaun Sims | Southern Utah | |
| S | Jalen Ramsey | Florida State |
| S | Keanu Neal | Florida |
| S | Karl Joseph | West Virginia |
| S | Darian Thompson | Boise State |
| S | Jeremy Cash | Duke |
| S | Vonn Bell | Ohio State |
| S | Tyvis Powell | Ohio State |
| S | Sean Davis | Maryland |
| S | T.J. Green | Clemson |
| S | DeAndre Houston-Carson | William & Mary |
| S | Deon Bush | Miami (Fla.) |
| S | KJ Dillon | WVU |
| S | Miles Killebrew | Southern Utah |
| S | Elijah Shumate | Notre Dame |
| S | Trent Matthews | Colorado State |
| S | Jayron Kearse | Clemson |
| S | Kenny Iloka | TCU |
| S | Jordan Lomax | Iowa |
| S | Michael Caputo | Wisconsin |
| S | Kevin Byard | Middle Tennessee |
| S | Jordan Lucas | Penn State |
| S | Doug Middleton | Appalachian State |
| S | Travis Blanks | Clemson |
| S | Justin Simmons | Boston College |
| S | RJ Williamson | Michigan State |
| S | Jordan Simone | Arizona State |
| S | Jamal Golden | Georgia Tech |
| S | Tyler Hunter | Florida State |
| S | Jamie Byrd | South Florida |
| S | Andrew Adams | Connecticut |
| S | Dante Barnett | Kansas State |
| S | LaDarrell McNeil | Tennessee |
| S | Derrick Kindred | TCU |
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