2017 NFL Draft: Player Rankings – Defense
April 12, 2017
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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 |