2018 NFL Draft: Defensive Player Rankings
April 5, 2018
DEFENSIVE LINE:
| DL | Vita Vea | Washington |
| DL | Maurice Hurst | Michigan |
| DL | Taven Bryan | Florida |
| DL | Da’Ron Payne | Alabama |
| DL | Harrison Phillips | Stanford |
| DL | Rasheem Green | USC |
| DL | Tim Settle | Virginia Tech |
| DL | Derrick Nnadi | Florida State |
| DL | Andrew Brown | Virginia |
| DL | Da’Shawn Hand | Alabama |
| DL | Trenton Thompson | Georgia |
| DL | Nathan Shepherd | Fort Hays State |
| DL | R.J. Mcintosh | Miami |
| DL | B.J. Hill | North Carolina State |
| DL | Kendrick Norton | Miami |
| DL | Breeland Speaks | Mississippi |
| DL | Kentavius Street | North Carolina State |
| DL | Folorunso Fatukasi | Connecticut |
| DL | Deadrin Senat | South Florida |
| DL | Lowell Lotulelei | Utah |
| DL | Reginald McKenzie | Tennessee |
| DL | Christian LaCouture | LSU |
| DL | Poona Ford | Texas |
| DL | James Looney | California |
| DL | Justin Jones | North Carolina State |
| DL | Bilal Nichols | Delaware |
| DL | Zach Sieler | Ferris State |
| DL | Eddy Wilson | Purdue |
| DL | John Franklin-Myers | Stephen F. Austin |
| DL | John Atkins | Georgia |
| DL | Drew Bailey | Louisville |
| DL | Du’Vanta Lampkin | Oklahoma |
| DL | PJ Hall | Sam Houston State |
| DL | Scott Pagano | Oregon |
| DL | Frank Herron | LSU |
| DL | Greg Gilmore | LSU |
| DL | Josh Fatu | USC |
| DL | Michael Hill | Ohio State |
EDGE RUSHER:
| EDGE | Bradley Chubb | North Carolina State |
| EDGE | Harold Landry | Boston College |
| EDGE | Marcus Davenport | UTSA |
| EDGE | Josh Sweat | Florida State |
| EDGE | Sam Hubbard | Ohio State |
| EDGE | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Oklahoma |
| EDGE | Arden Key | LSU |
| EDGE | Uchenna Nwosu | USC |
| EDGE | Lorenzo Carter | Georgia |
| EDGE | Kemoko Turay | Rutgers |
| EDGE | Tyquan Lewis | Ohio State |
| EDGE | Chad Thomas | Miami |
| EDGE | Duke Ejiofor | Wake Forest |
| EDGE | Jeff Holland | Auburn |
| EDGE | Hercules Mata’afa | Washington State |
| EDGE | Marquis Haynes | Mississippi |
| EDGE | Olasunkanmi Adeniyi | Toledo |
| EDGE | Jalyn Holmes | Ohio State |
| EDGE | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | Kansas |
| EDGE | Kylie Fitts | Utah |
| EDGE | Marcell Frazier | Missouri |
| EDGE | JaVon Rolland-Jones | Arkansas State |
| EDGE | Justin Lawler | SMU |
| EDGE | Jojo Wicker | Arizona State |
| EDGE | Ade Aruna | Tulane |
| EDGE | Jacob Pugh | Florida State |
| EDGE | Joe Ostman | Central Michigan |
| EDGE | Leon Jacobs | Wisconsin |
| EDGE | Trevon Young | Louisville |
| EDGE | K.J. Smith | Baylor |
| EDGE | Andrew Trumbetti | Notre Dame |
| EDGE | James Hearns | Louisville |
| EDGE | Ebenezer Ogundeko | Tennessee State |
| EDGE | Chikwe Obasih | Wisconsin |
| EDGE | Qualen Cunningham | Texas A&M |
LINEBACKER:
| LB | Roquan Smith | Georgia |
| LB | Tremaine Edmunds | Virginia Tech |
| LB | Rashaan Evans | Alabama |
| LB | Leighton Vander Esch | Boise State |
| LB | Malik Jefferson | Texas |
| LB | Jerome Baker | Ohio State |
| LB | Fred Warner | Brigham Young |
| LB | Shaquem Griffin | Central Florida |
| LB | Darius Leonard | South Carolina State |
| LB | Shaun Dion Hamilton | Alabama |
| LB | Micah Kiser | Virginia |
| LB | Josey Jewell | Iowa |
| LB | Genard Avery | Memphis |
| LB | Jack Cichy | Wisconsin |
| LB | Oren Burks | Vanderbilt |
| LB | Skai Moore | South Carolina |
| LB | Andre Smith | North Carolina |
| LB | Davin Bellamy | Georgia |
| LB | Dorian O’Daniel | Clemson |
| LB | Christian Sam | Arizona State |
| LB | Sione Teuhema | SE Louisiana |
| LB | Azeem Victor | Washington |
| LB | Frank Ginda | San Jose State |
| LB | Tegray Scales | Indiana |
| LB | Jason Cabinda | Penn State |
| LB | Nick DeLuca | North Dakota State |
| LB | Matthew Thomas | Florida State |
| LB | Kenny Young | UCLA |
| LB | Garret Dooley | Wisconsin |
| LB | Peter Kalambayi | Stanford |
| LB | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | Western Kentucky |
| LB | Keishawn Bierra | Washington |
| LB | Auggie Sanchez | South Florida |
| LB | Reggie Carter | Georgia |
| LB | Chris Worley | Ohio State |
| LB | Mike McCray | Michigan |
| LB | Tre Williams | Auburn |
| LB | Nyles Morgan | Notre Dame |
| LB | Reggie Carter | Georgia |
| LB | Dewey Jarvis | Brown |
| LB | Myles Pierce | Citadel |
CORNERBACK:
| CB | Denzel Ward | Ohio State |
| CB | Jaire Alexander | Louisville |
| CB | Josh Jackson | Iowa |
| CB | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado |
| CB | Carlton Davis | Auburn |
| CB | Mike Hughes | UCF |
| CB | M.J. Stewart | North Carolina |
| CB | Donte Jackson | LSU |
| CB | Anthony Averett | Alabama |
| CB | Rashaan Gaulden | Tennessee |
| CB | Quenton Meeks | Stanford |
| CB | Duke Dawson | Florida |
| CB | Nick Nelson | Wisconsin |
| CB | Tony Brown | Alabama |
| CB | Isaac Yiadom | Boston College |
| CB | Kevin Tolliver | LSU |
| CB | Dane Cruikshank | Arizona |
| CB | Tarvarus McFadden | Florida State |
| CB | Levi Wallace | Alabama |
| CB | Christian Campbell | Penn State |
| CB | Darius Phillips | Western Michigan |
| CB | Davontae Harris | Illinois State |
| CB | J.C. Jackson | Maryland |
| CB | Siran Neal | Jacksonville St. |
| CB | Holton Hill | Texas |
| CB | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh |
| CB | JaMarcus King | South Carolina |
| CB | D.J. Reed | Kansas State |
| CB | Kamrin Moore | Boston College |
| CB | Darious Williams | UAB |
| CB | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma |
| CB | Arrion Springs | Oregon |
| CB | Grant Haley | Penn State |
| CB | Parry Nickerson | Tulane |
| CB | D’Montre Wade | Murray St. |
| CB | Brandon Facyson | Virginia Tech |
| CB | Jalen Davis | Utah State |
| CB | Sean Chandler | Temple |
| CB | Ken Webster | Mississippi |
| CB | Kameron Kelly | San Diego State |
| CB | Greg Stroman | Virginia Tech |
| CB | Taron Johnson | Weber State |
| CB | Chandon Sullivan | Georgia State |
| CB | Danny Johnson | Southern |
| CB | Heath Harding | Miami Ohio |
| CB | Shaq Wiggins | Louisville |
| CB | D’Montre Wade | Murray St. |
| CB | Michael Joseph | Dubuque |
| CB | Rashard Fant | Indiana |
| CB | Deatrick Nichols | South Florida |
| CB | Priest Willis | Texas A&M |
| CB | Dee Delaney | Miami |
| CB | J.J. Dallas | Louisiana Monroe |
SAFETY:
| S | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama |
| S | Derwin James | Florida State |
| S | Ronnie Harrison | Alabama |
| S | Justin Reid | Stanford |
| S | Marcus Allen | Penn State |
| S | Armani Watts | Texas A&M |
| S | Terrell Edmunds | Virginia Tech |
| S | Kyzir White | WVU |
| S | DeShon Elliott | Texas |
| S | Quin Blanding | Virginia |
| S | Jessie Bates III | Wake Forest |
| S | Jordan Whitehead | Pittsburgh |
| S | Damon Webb | Ohio State |
| S | Godwin Igwebuike | Northwestern |
| S | Jeremy Reaves | South Alabama |
| S | Trey Marshall | Florida State |
| S | Van Smith | Clemson |
| S | Trayvon Henderson | Hawaii |
| S | Troy Apke | Penn State |
| S | Stephen Roberts | Auburn |
| S | Trey Walker | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| S | Dominick Sanders | Georgia |
| S | Tre Flowers | Oklahoma State |
| S | Steven Parker | Oklahoma |
| S | Tray Matthews | Auburn |
| S | Nick Washington | Florida |
| S | Tyree Robinson | Oregon |
| S | Chris Hawkins | USC |
| S | Travin Howard | TCU |
| S | Jamar Summers | Connecticut |
| S | Todd Kelly Jr. | Tennessee |
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