2027 NFL Draft Edge rushers
Updated October 17, 2026. No. 1 among edge rushers is Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons, who 9.5 sacks and 17 tackles this season. Langston Hardy of Wake Forest is next.
Top 19 edge rushers
Updated October 17, 2026. Grades on 2026 production.
| Rk | Prospect | School | 2026 line | Grade | Mock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Simmons EDGE6' 3", 246 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Texas | 9.5 sacks and 17 tackles | 95.0 | 3rd |
| 2 | Langston Hardy EDGE6' 4", 245 lbsSR | Wake Forest | 4.5 sacks and 33 tackles | 90.8 | 8th |
| 3 | Tobi Osunsanmi EDGE6' 2", 250 lbsSR | Indiana | 5 sacks and 22 tackles | 88.4 | 9th |
| 4 | Marquise Lightfoot EDGE6' 5", 230 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Miami | 5 sacks and 19 tackles | 86.7 | 14th |
| 5 | Myles Bradley EDGE6' 0", 230 lbsSR | Bowling Green | 7 sacks and 15 tackles | 85.3 | 27th |
| 6 | Ibrahim Diawara EDGE6' 4", 275 lbsSR | Coastal Carolina | 5 sacks and 30 tackles | 84.2 | 32nd |
| 7 | Stephen Daley EDGE6' 1", 273 lbsSR | Indiana | 5 sacks and 18 tackles | 83.3 | Round 2+ |
| 8 | Clev Lubin EDGE6' 3", 260 lbsSR | Louisville | 4 sacks and 26 tackles | 82.5 | Round 2+ |
| 9 | TJ Bush Jr. EDGE6' 3", 265 lbsSR | Minnesota | 4 sacks and 23 tackles | 81.8 | Round 2+ |
| 10 | Rylan Kennedy EDGE6' 3", 251 lbsSR | Florida State | 5 sacks and 12 tackles | 81.2 | Round 2+ |
| 11 | Marques White EDGE6' 2", 250 lbsSR | SMU | 4.5 sacks and 16 tackles | 80.6 | Round 2+ |
| 12 | Blake Purchase EDGE6' 3", 250 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Ole Miss | 3.5 sacks and 21 tackles | 80.1 | Round 2+ |
| 13 | Will Heldt EDGE6' 6", 260 lbsSR | Clemson | 4 sacks and 17 tackles | 79.6 | Round 2+ |
| 14 | Gabe Peterson EDGE6' 2", 255 lbsSR | New Mexico State | 4.5 sacks and 24 tackles | 79.2 | Round 2+ |
| 15 | Leroy Harris III EDGE6' 5", 270 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Kansas | 3 sacks and 23 tackles | 78.8 | Round 2+ |
| 16 | Javen Gibson EDGE6' 2", 245 lbsSR | Old Dominion | 5 sacks and 18 tackles | 78.4 | Round 2+ |
| 17 | E'Lla Boykin EDGE6' 3", 255 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Boston College | 3.5 sacks and 17 tackles | 78.0 | Round 2+ |
| 18 | DeeJay Holmes Jr. EDGE6' 1", 260 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Florida International | 5 sacks and 14 tackles | 77.7 | Round 2+ |
| 19 | Caleb Sandstrom EDGE6' 3", 250 lbsSR | App State | 5 sacks and 16 tackles | 77.3 | Round 2+ |
How the board is graded
The Parlae Desk's mock draft: our projection, updated every Tuesday.
- The order is the standings as they stand today, worst record first.
- Each team's needs come from its own numbers: passer rating, yards a carry, sacks for and against, run and pass defense, takeaways, and the snap shares on our depth charts.
- The board ranks every draft-eligible junior and senior in major college football by this season's production at his position, with credit for a Power Four schedule; each position starts from a ceiling that reflects how early the league drafts it.
- Each team takes the prospect with the best grade once its biggest needs are counted. Offensive linemen leave no individual line in a box score, so they are not on the board.
Nothing here is a scouting report. Every stat is from the games played; the order of the board and the fit of a prospect to a team are our projection and change as the season does.
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By the Parlae deskBig board updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number