2017 NFL Draft: Player Rankings – Defense
April 12, 2017
DL:
| DL | Jonathan Allen | Alabama |
| DL | Malik McDowell | Michigan State |
| DL | Caleb Brantley | Florida |
| DL | Montravius Adams | Auburn |
| DL | Carlos Watkins | Clemson |
| DL | Elijah Qualls | Washington |
| DL | Chris Wormley | Michigan |
| DL | Dalvin Tomlinson | Alabama |
| DL | Eddie Vanderdoes | UCLA |
| DL | Larry Ogunjobi | Charlotte |
| DL | Vincent Taylor | Oklahoma State |
| DL | Jaleel Johnson | Iowa |
| DL | Nazair Jones | North Carolina |
| DL | Ryan Glasgow | Michigan |
| DL | Tanzel Smart | Tulane |
| DL | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame |
| DL | Charles Walker | Oklahoma |
| DL | Jarron Jones | Notre Dame |
| DL | Davon Godchaux | LSU |
| DL | DeAngelo Brown | Louisville |
| DL | Josh Tupou | Colorado |
| DL | Jeremiah Ledbetter | Arkansas |
| DL | D.J. Jones | Mississippi |
| DL | Collin Bevins | Northwest Missouri State |
| DL | Treyvon Hester | Toledo |
| DL | Stevie Tu’ikolovatu | USC |
| DL | Patrick Gamble | Georgia Tech |
| DL | Woody Baron | Virginia Tech |
| DL | Joey Ivie | Florida |
| DL | Danny O’Brien | Tennessee |
| DL | Christian Heyward | San Diego State |
| DL | B.J. Singleton | Houston |
| DL | Travis Tuiloma | BYU |
| DL | Jordan Wade | Oklahoma |
| DL | Nelson Adams | Mississippi State
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EDGE:
| EDGE | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M |
| EDGE | Solomon Thomas | Stanford |
| EDGE | Derek Barnett | Tennessee |
| EDGE | Haason Reddick | Temple |
| EDGE | Taco Charlton | Michigan |
| EDGE | Takkarist McKinley | UCLA |
| EDGE | Tim Williams | Alabama |
| EDGE | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin |
| EDGE | Derek Rivers | Youngstown State |
| EDGE | Carl Lawson | Auburn |
| EDGE | Tarell Basham | Ohio |
| EDGE | Jordan Willis | Kansas State |
| EDGE | Charles Harris | Missouri |
| EDGE | Ryan Anderson | Alabama |
| EDGE | Tyus Bowser | Houston |
| EDGE | Tanoh Kpassagnon | Villanova |
| EDGE | Trey Hendrickson | Florida Atlantic |
| EDGE | Daeshon Hall | Texas A&M |
| EDGE | Dawuane Smoot | Illinois |
| EDGE | DeMarcus Walker | Florida State |
| EDGE | Devonte Fields | Louisville |
| EDGE | Vince Biegel | Wisconsin |
| EDGE | Ejuan Price | Pittsburgh |
| EDGE | Josh Carraway | TCU |
| EDGE | Keionta Davis | Chattanooga |
| EDGE | Carroll Phillips | Illinois |
| EDGE | Garrett Sickels | Penn State |
| EDGE | Bryan Cox Jr. | Florida |
| EDGE | Deatrich Wise Jr. | Arkansas |
| EDGE | Hunter Dimick | Utah |
| EDGE | Darius English | South Carolina |
| EDGE | Joe Mathis | Washington |
| EDGE | Jacob Pugh | Florida State |
| EDGE | Keion Adams | Western Michigan |
| EDGE | Dylan Donahue | West Georgia |
| EDGE | Al-Quadin Muhammad | Miami |
| EDGE | Steven Taylor | Houston |
| EDGE | Noble Nwachukwu | West Virginia |
| EDGE | Tashawn Bower | LSU |
| EDGE | Brandon Bell | Penn State |
| EDGE | Lewis Neal | LSU |
| EDGE | Avery Moss | Youngstown State |
| EDGE | Ken Ekanem | Virginia Tech |
| EDGE | Kylie Fitts | Utah |
| EDGE | Skai Moore | South Carolina |
| EDGE | Chad Thomas | Miami |
| EDGE | Junior Gnonkonde | Troy |
| EDGE | Josh Augusta | Missouri |
| EDGE | Marcell Frazier | Missouri |
| EDGE | Joe Ostman | Central Michigan |
| EDGE | Scott Felix | USC |
| EDGE | Alex Barrett | San Diego State |
| EDGE | P.J. Davis | Georgia Tech |
| EDGE | Keith Brown | Western Kentucky |
LB:
| LB | Reuben Foster | Alabama |
| LB | Jarrad Davis | Florida |
| LB | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt |
| LB | Raekwon McMillan | Ohio State |
| LB | Anthony Walker | Northwestern |
| LB | Alex Anzalone | Florida |
| LB | Duke Riley | LSU |
| LB | Kendell Beckwith | LSU |
| LB | Elijah Lee | Kansas State |
| LB | Connor Harris | Lindenwood |
| LB | Matt Milano | Boston College |
| LB | Jayon Brown | UCLA |
| LB | Hardy Nickerson | Illinois |
| LB | Ben Gedeon | Michigan |
| LB | Riley Bullough | Michigan State |
| LB | Ben Boulware | Clemson |
| LB | Dylan Cole | Missouri State |
| LB | Calvin Munson | San Diego State |
| LB | Marcus Oliver | Indiana |
| LB | Jordan Herdman | Simon Fraser |
| LB | Blair Brown | Ohio |
| LB | Peter Kalambayi | Stanford |
| LB | Marquel Lee | Wake Forest |
| LB | Jimmie Gilbert | Colorado |
| LB | Harvey Langi | BYU |
| LB | Keith Kelsey | Louisville |
| LB | James Onwualu | Notre Dame |
| LB | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma |
| LB | Christian Tago | San Jose State |
| LB | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple |
| LB | Deon Hollins | UCLA |
| LB | Ukeme Eligwe | Georgia Southern |
| LB | Richie Brown | Mississippi State |
| LB | Jalen Reeves-Maybin | Tennessee |
| LB | Jermaine Grace | Miami |
| LB | Tim Kimbrough | Georgia |
| LB | Brooks Ellis | Arkansas |
| LB | Michael Barton | Arizona |
| LB | Sean Wiggins | Ball State |
CB:
| CB | Marshon Lattimore | Ohio State |
| CB | Gareon Conley | Ohio State |
| CB | Marlon Humphrey | Alabama |
| CB | Quincy Wilson | Florida |
| CB | Kevin King | Washington |
| CB | Chidobe Awuzie | Colorado |
| CB | Fabian Moreau | UCLA |
| CB | Cordrea Tankersley | Clemson |
| CB | Tre’Davious White | LSU |
| CB | Adoree’ Jackson | USC |
| CB | Ahkello Witherspoon | Colorado |
| CB | Rasul Douglas | West Virginia |
| CB | Cameron Sutton | Tennessee |
| CB | Damontae Kazee | San Diego State |
| CB | Sidney Jones | Washington |
| CB | Teez Tabor | Florida |
| CB | Corn Elder | Miami |
| CB | Marquez White | Florida State |
| CB | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan |
| CB | Howard Wilson | Houston |
| CB | Jeremy Cutrer | Middle Tennessee |
| CB | Jalen Myrick | Minnesota |
| CB | Brendan Langley | Lamar |
| CB | Channing Stribling | Michigan |
| CB | Aarion Penton | Missouri |
| CB | Brian Allen | Utah |
| CB | Dwayne Thomas | LSU |
| CB | Ezra Robinson | Tennessee State |
| CB | Des Lawrence | North Carolina |
| CB | Ashton Lampkin | Oklahoma State |
| CB | Xavier Coleman | Portland State |
| CB | M.J. Stewart | North Carolina |
| CB | Jack Tocho | NC State |
| CB | William Likely | Maryland |
| CB | Shaquill Griffin | UCF |
| CB | Ed Paris | LSU |
| CB | Sojourn Shelton | Wisconsin |
| CB | Jeremy Clark | Michigan |
| CB | Arthur Maulet | Memphis |
| CB | Joshua Holsey | Auburn |
| CB | Josh Thornton | Southern Utah |
| CB | Tony Bridges | Mississippi |
| CB | Tim Harris | Virginia |
| CB | Justin Thomas | Georgia Tech |
| CB | Najee Murray | Kent State |
| CB | Ishmael Adams | UCLA |
| CB | Deatrick Nichols | South Florida |
| CB | Justis Nelson | Texas Tech |
| CB | Shaq Wiggins | Louisville |
| CB | Greg Mabin | Iowa |
| CB | Taylor Reynolds | James Madison |
| CB | Bryson Echols | Arizona State |
| CB | Cole Luke | Notre Dame |
| CB | Tolando Cleveland | Mississippi State |
| CB | Matthew Harris | Northwestern |
| CB | Nigel Tribune | Iowa State |
S:
| S | Jamal Adams | LSU |
| S | Malik Hooker | Ohio State |
| S | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan |
| S | Obi Melifonwu | Connecticut |
| S | Marcus Williams | Utah |
| S | Budda Baker | Washington |
| S | Josh Jones | NC State |
| S | Justin Evans | Texas A&M |
| S | Eddie Jackson | Alabama |
| S | Desmond King | Iowa |
| S | Marcus Maye | Florida |
| S | John Johnson | Boston College |
| S | Josh Harvey-Clemons | Louisville |
| S | Montae Nicholson | Michigan State |
| S | Rayshawn Jenkins | Miami |
| S | Tedric Thompson | Colorado |
| S | Xavier Woods | Louisiana Tech |
| S | Lorenzo Jerome | Saint Francis |
| S | Jordan Sterns | Oklahoma State |
| S | Jadar Johnson | Clemson |
| S | David Jones | Richmond |
| S | Shalom Luani | Washington State |
| S | Delano Hill | Michigan |
| S | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force |
| S | Tony Conner | Mississippi |
| S | Johnathan Ford | Auburn |
| S | Damarius Travis | Minnesota |
| S | Nate Gerry | Nebraska |
| S | D’Nerius Antoine | Southern Mississippi |
| S | Rickey Jefferson | LSU |
| S | Dallas Lloyd | Stanford |
| S | Ahmad Thomas | Oklahoma |
| S | Fish Smithson | Kansas |
| S | Nate Andrews | Florida State |
| S | Randall Goforth | UCLA |
| S | Demetrious Cox | Michigan State |
| S | Max Redfield | Notre Dame |
| S | Kivon Coman | Mississippi State |
| S | Kai Nacua | BYU |
| S | DeVon Edwards | Duke |
| S | Orlon Stewart | Baylor |
| S | Ryan Janvion | Wake Forest |
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