Each year I put together my top 500 NFL Draft prospect rankings. You can use that as a way to follow how I value players selected throughout the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. I also break these into individual position rankings for the current rookie class. Let’s dive into my Defensive Linemen positional rankings ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. And check out our expert consensus dynasty rookie draft rankings.
- Thor’s Top 500 Rookie Rankings & Comps
- Erickson’s 2024 NFL Draft Big Board
- 2024 NFL Draft Guide
- NFL Draft Needs for Every Team
2024 NFL Draft Prospects Rankings: Defensive Linemen
| Rank | Pos | Name | School | Comp | HT | WT | RAS |
| 13 | DL1 | Byron Murphy II | Texas | Ed Oliver | 6004 | 297 | 9.23 |
| 22 | DL2 | Jer’Zhan Newton | Illinois | Javon Hargrave | 6015 | 304 | — |
| 41 | DL3 | Kris Jenkins | Michigan | Larry Ogunjobi | 6026 | 299 | 8.99 |
| 45 | DL4 | Ruke Orhorhoro | Clemson | Justin Madubuike | 6040 | 294 | 9.92 |
| 51 | DL5 | Braden Fiske | Florida State | Devonte Wyatt | 6035 | 292 | 9.89 |
| 58 | DL6 | Maason Smith | Louisiana State | Javon Kinlaw | 6051 | 306 | 8.46 |
| 59 | DL7 | Michael Hall Jr. | Ohio State | Neville Gallimore | 6024 | 299 | 9.57 |
| 62 | DL8 | T’Vondre Sweat | Texas | Terrence Cody | 6044 | 366 | 4.28 |
| 87 | DL9 | Brandon Dorlus | Oregon | Levi Onwuzurike | 6030 | 283 | 8.66 |
| 91 | DL10 | DeWayne Carter | Duke | BJ Hill | 6023 | 302 | 7.67 |
| 110 | DL11 | Fabien Lovett | Florida State | Vernon Butler | 6037 | 316 | 6.95 |
| 113 | DL12 | Mekhi Wingo | Louisiana State | Maurice Hurst | 6002 | 284 | 8.78 |
| 128 | DL13 | McKinnley Jackson | Texas AM | Terrance Knighton | 6014 | 326 | 3.08 |
| 148 | DL14 | Leonard Taylor III | Miami | Jerel Worthy | 6034 | 303 | 7.33 |
| 160 | DL15 | Gabe Hall | Baylor | Perrion Winfrey | 6061 | 294 | 9.25 |
| 165 | DL16 | Jordan Jefferson | Louisiana State | Renell Wren | 6025 | 316 | 8.31 |
| 177 | DL17 | Justin Eboigbe | Alabama | Darnell Dockett | 6043 | 297 | 5.77 |
| 197 | DL18 | Tyler Davis | Clemson | Sheldon Day | 6020 | 301 | 6.98 |
| 211 | DL19 | Myles Murphy | North Carolina | Ben Stille | 6041 | 309 | 4.77 |
| 219 | DL20 | Marcus Harris | Auburn | Mike Ramsay | 6023 | 286 | 5.96 |
| 224 | DL21 | Khristian Boyd | Northern Iowa | Quinton Bohanna | 6023 | 329 | 4.63 |
| 233 | DL22 | Jaden Crumedy | Mississippi State | Quinton Dial | 6037 | 301 | 7.54 |
| 254 | DL23 | Keith Randolph Jr. | Illinois | Ta’Quon Graham | 6034 | 296 | 4.82 |
| 268 | DL24 | Justin Rogers | Auburn | Ego Ferguson | 6026 | 322 | 1.18 |
| 280 | DL25 | Jowon Briggs | Cincinnati | Antwaun Woods | 6014 | 313 | 7.26 |
| 290 | DL26 | Zion Logue | Georgia | Armon Watts | 6055 | 314 | 5.13 |
| 271 | DL27 | Malik Langham | Purdue | Marlon Davidson | 6042 | 302 | 6.14 |
| 281 | DL28 | Jonah Laulu | Oklahoma | Doug Worthington | 6050 | 292 | 9.62 |
| 308 | DL29 | Casey Rogers | Oregon | Joel Heath | 6043 | 294 | 9.82 |
| 325 | DL30 | Evan Anderson | Florida Atlantic | Daylon Mack | 6011 | 320 | 3.62 |
| 333 | DL31 | Levi Drake Rodriguez | Texas A&M Commerce | Vincent Taylor | 6020 | 300 | 6.11 |
| 342 | DL32 | Jordan Miller | Southern Methodist | Khyri Thornton | 6023 | 304 | 4.85 |
| 364 | DL33 | Tuli Letuligasenoa | Washington | Gerald Willis III | 6012 | 295 | 2.4 |
| 380 | DL34 | Alex Gubner | Montana | Malcolm Roach | 6025 | 294 | 8.6 |
| 401 | DL35 | Jalen Sami | Michigan State | Jonathan Ford | 6043 | 333 | 5.05 |
| 418 | DL36 | Kyler Baugh | Minnesota | Quinn Pitcock | 6016 | 302 | 8.56 |
| 441 | DL37 | Brandon Matterson | UTSA | Tron LaFavor | 6013 | 296 | 7.8 |
| 458 | DL38 | Tomari Fox | North Carolina | Trenton Thompson | 6016 | 288 | 7.1 |
| 479 | DL39 | James Ester | Northern Illinois | Roy Philon | 6024 | 289 | 4.13 |
| 495 | DL40 | Jett Stanley | Sacramento | Robert Windsor | 6040 | 289 | 8.55 |
| — | DL41 | Judge Culpepper | Toledo | — | 6036 | 290 | 7.01 |
| — | DL42 | Nathan Pickering | Mississippi State | — | 6036 | 314 | 2.51 |
| — | DL43 | Kyon Barrs | Southern California | — | 6014 | 301 | 4.5 |
| — | DL44 | Taki Taimani | Oregon | — | 6014 | 309 | 1.14 |
| — | DL45 | Hale Motu’apuaka | Utah State | — | 6013 | 293 | 5.75 |
| — | DL46 | Tyler Manoa | Arizona | — | 6047 | 299 | 3.36 |
| — | DL47 | Pheldarius Payne | Virginia Tech | — | 6023 | 286 | — |
| — | DL48 | Elijah Chatman | Southern Methodist | — | 5111 | 278 | 7.94 |
| — | DL49 | Allen Henry | Coastal Carolina | — | 6012 | 300 | 6.79 |
| — | DL50 | Cole Godbout | Wyoming | — | 6032 | 286 | 5.8 |
| — | DL51 | Cam Goode | Michigan | — | 5116 | 326 | 2.62 |
| — | DL52 | Popo Aumavae | Oregon | — | 6034 | 296 | 3.58 |
| — | DL53 | Jack Daly | Florida International | — | 6035 | 312 | 2.58 |
| — | DL54 | Mosiah Nasili-Kite | Auburn | — | 6015 | 285 | 6.27 |
| — | DL55 | Bryce Barnes | Illinois | — | 6020 | 273 | 8.38 |
| — | DL56 | Denzel Daxon | Illinois | — | 6020 | 304 | 1.67 |
| — | DL57 | Mario Kendricks | Virginia Tech | — | 6002 | 293 | 9.28 |
| — | DL58 | Loobert Denelus | Benedict | — | 5113 | 282 | 2.37 |
| — | DL59 | Keenan Stewart | UTEP | — | 6012 | 278 | 2.89 |
| — | DL60 | Mark Ho Ching | Northern Arizona | — | 6021 | 289 | 8.18 |
| — | DL61 | Rodney Mathews | Ohio | — | 6010 | 311 | 2.82 |
| — | DL62 | Jerquavion Mahone | Temple | — | 6027 | 298 | 0.33 |
| — | DL63 | Raashaan Wilkins Jr. | Connecticut | — | 6012 | 297 | 3.31 |
| — | DL64 | Billy Wooden | Massachusetts | — | 6004 | 286 | 3.19 |
| — | DL65 | Terray Jones | Akron | — | 6003 | 302 | 3.71 |
| — | DL66 | Branson Deen | Miami | — | 6013 | 298 | 3.24 |
| — | DL67 | Jaylon Bass | Buffalo | — | 6020 | 319 | 2.21 |
| — | DL68 | Jeblonski Green Jr. | South Carolina State | — | 6000 | 270 | 3.61 |
| — | DL69 | Jaylon Hutchings | Texas Tech | — | 5114 | 304 | — |
| — | DL70 | Jackson Cravens | Brigham Young | — | 6020 | 295 | 2.16 |
| — | DL71 | Rob Horsey | Southern Utah | — | 6025 | 295 | 5.14 |
| — | DL72 | David Olajiga | Central Missouri | — | 6032 | 319 | — |
| — | DL73 | Dashaun Mallory | Arizona State | — | 6007 | 265 | 3.43 |
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2024 NFL Mock Drafts
Here are a few predictions for the 2024 NFL Draft. We’ll continue to add our 2024 NFL Mock Drafts leading up to the start of Round 1.
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Thor Nystrom (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0)
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Matthew Jones (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0)
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Andrew Erickson (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0)
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Kent Weyrauch (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0)
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Derek Brown
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Bogman’s Seven-Round Mock
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft With Trades: Mike Fanelli (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0)
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Russell Brown (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0)
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: PJ Moran (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0)
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft With Trades: Marco Enriquez (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0)
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft With Trades: Dennis Sosic
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Two-Round Writer Collaborative
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: First Round Picks & Predictions
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Top 20 Picks & Predictions
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Top 10 Picks & Predictions
- 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Early Picks & Predictions
- Early 2024 NFL Mock Draft with Trades: Picks & Predictions
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