Colin Simmons 2027 NFL Draft profile
Colin Simmons is 1st on our 2027 NFL Draft big board and 1st among edge rushers. Our latest mock sends him to the Dolphins with the 3rd pick. He 9.5 sacks and 17 tackles for Texas this season.
Colin Simmons
- Position
- Edge rusher
- School
- Texas (SEC)
- Class
- Junior
- Size
- 6' 3", 246 lbs
- Status
- Draft-eligible if he declares
- Our grade
- 95.0, 1st overall, 1st edge rusher
Why the Dolphins at 3rd
The Dolphins need an edge rusher: the defense has 4 sacks in 5 games, 32nd of 32. He is the 1st edge rusher on our board, and the next edge rusher on our board is Langston Hardy of Wake Forest, 4.2 points back. At 6' 3", 246 lbs, the junior (draft-eligible if he declares) rushes the passer on every down from his first game.
2026 season at Texas
- Tackles
- 17
- Sacks
- 9.5
- INT
- 0
Stats are the games played, from ESPN's box scores. They update with each Tuesday edition.
Board trend
First edition on our board: October 17, 2026. The trend fills in from next Tuesday.
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Edge rushers around him on the board
The nearest edge rushers by grade. The full NFL Draft edge rusher rankings order the whole position.
- 2Langston HardyWake Forest90.8
- 3Tobi OsunsanmiIndiana88.4
Common questions
Where does Colin Simmons go in the 2027 NFL mock draft?
Colin Simmons is 3rd pick to the Dolphins in our latest mock. The Dolphins need an edge rusher: the defense has 4 sacks in 5 games, 32nd of 32. He is the 1st edge rusher on our board, and the next edge rusher on our board is Langston Hardy of Wake Forest, 4.2 points back. At 6' 3", 246 lbs, the junior (draft-eligible if he declares) rushes the passer on every down from his first game.
Is Colin Simmons eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft?
He is a junior, so he is draft-eligible if he declares for the 2027 draft.
By the Parlae deskProspect data updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number