EDGE · 15 prospects
Edge rushers.
Bend, bend, and more bend. If he can turn the corner with speed, the trigger is there. The rest is coachable.
- Avg. height
- 6'4"
- Avg. weight
- 256 lb
- Avg. 40
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Elite
- 01
Dylan StewartBig Board #4· Rd 1Dylan Stewart defines the modern EDGE prototype: elite length, contortionist bend, and a first step that threatens the corner on every snap. His All-Pro potential hinges on converting athletic gifts into a technical, cal
6'4" · 247 lb40: —Bomb Grade91CompA Brian Burns with a denser chassis and Danielle Hunter's power potential.
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Colin SimmonsBig Board #5· Rd 1Colin Simmons is a first-step and ankle-flexibility phenom with double-digit sack potential. His ceiling is a third-down terror, but his run defense development will determine if he's a chess piece or the queen on the de
6'4" · 255 lb40: —Bomb Grade90CompA Haason Reddick with a longer chassis and higher coverage ceiling.
Pro Bowl ceiling
- 03
Matayo UiagaleleiBig Board #15· Rd 1Fourth-year Oregon edge with prototype length and a power-first rush plan; he bypassed the 2026 draft to sharpen his hands and counters, and he opened 2026 with 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL and a sack against Boise State.
6'5" · 265 lb40: —Bomb Grade82.9CompA.J. Epenesa / George Karlaftis
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Damon Wilson IIBig Board #26· Rd 1A former five-star who needed a transfer to get the snaps: nine sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss at Missouri in 2025, and now he has to prove at Miami that the get-off works when a tackle takes it away.
6'4" · 250 lb40: —Bomb Grade79.7CompBrian Burns (NYG) with flashes of Leonard Floyd's range.
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John Henry DaleyBig Board #31· Rd 1He had 17.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks at Utah in 2025, tore his Achilles at the end of it, and followed Kyle Whittingham to Michigan to prove the breakout was real.
6'5" · 252 lb40: —Bomb Grade78.3CompAidan Hutchinson / Trey Hendrickson — Shares Michigan's technical DNA with a relentless motor and similar ability to generate pressure through leverage mastery and violent hand usage.
Day 1 starter
- 06
Clev LubinBig Board #54· Rd 2Lubin's path runs Army to Iowa Western — where he was an NJCAA All-American in 2023 — to an All-Sun Belt season at Coastal Carolina, to Louisville, where he posted 59 tackles, 8.5 sacks and three forced fumbles in 2025 a
6'3" · 260 lb40: —Bomb Grade72.3CompMontez Sweat / Gregory Rousseau (_length and body type_)
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Sabastian HarshBig Board #60· Rd 2A lightly recruited edge from Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Harsh built his career at Wyoming — from three tackles as a freshman in 2023 to 40 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and a sack and a half in 2024 — before transferring to
6'3" · 263 lb40: —Bomb Grade70.9CompMaxx Crosby (LV) / Alex Highsmith (PIT) — Shares that relentless motor and long-arm usage to dictate blocking terms.
Solid starter
- 08
Kalil AlexanderBig Board #72· Rd 3A junior-college find who turned into one of the Sun Belt's most productive edge rushers, Alexander wins with first-step quickness and a relentless motor off the edge.
6'3" · 225 lb40: —Bomb Grade67.4CompJosh Uche (Patriots/Chiefs) / Baron Browning (Broncos) — Situational pass-rush specialists with "tweener" profiles and elite lateral explosiveness.
- 09Teitum TuiotiBig Board #84· Rd 3
A 6-3, 263-pound outside linebacker who started all 15 games for Oregon in 2025 and owns 150 career tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss and 17 sacks. A dense, powerful edge setter whose production has always outrun his hype.
6'3" · 263 lb40: —Bomb Grade64.7CompAidan Hutchinson (Detroit Lions) for the relentless motor and hand usage, or Jermaine Johnson (Jets) for the versatile EDGE profile in 3-4 schemes.
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Kenyatta Jackson Jr.Big Board #87· Rd 3A 6-6, 263-pound defensive end who posted 11 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in 14 games for Ohio State's top-ranked 2025 defense, then returned for a fifth-year season. Rare length and a real power element, still short o
6'6" · 263 lb40: —Bomb Grade64CompLeonard Floyd / Gregory Rousseau — Shares the long-limbed frame and disruptive length, though still developing the bull rush necessary to be a consistent anchor.
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Yhonzae PierreBig Board #101· Rd 4A 6-3, 253-pound Alabama edge who led the Crimson Tide with eight sacks and 12 tackles for loss in 15 games in 2025, adding 42 tackles and three forced fumbles before returning for 2026. Elite get-off and run discipline,
6'3" · 253 lb40: —Bomb Grade60.6CompNolan Smith (Eagles) / Arden Key (Titans) — For their profile as undersized EDGEs with initial burst, but who require a scheme that protects their lack of critical mass against the run.
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Boubacar TraoreBig Board #103· Rd 4Boubacar Traore is a 6-5, 253-pound Notre Dame edge defender from Boston who returned from injury to post 37 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks across 11 games in 2025, a season that made him a national Comebac
6'5" · 253 lb40: —Bomb Grade60.3CompZa'Darius Smith (early career) or Baron Browning for alignment versatility and initial explosiveness.
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Quincy Rhodes Jr.Big Board #105· Rd 4A 6-6, 273-pound Arkansas defensive lineman who posted 44 tackles, a team-leading 15.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks in 12 games in 2025, earning second-team All-SEC. Rare length and disruption from multiple alignment
6'6" · 273 lb40: —Bomb Grade60.1CompEmmanuel Ogbah / Charles Harris
Rotation
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Will HeldtBig Board #114· Rd 4Will Heldt is a 6-6, 260-pound Clemson edge rusher from Carmel, Indiana who transferred in from Purdue after two productive seasons in West Lafayette. In his first year as a Tiger he led the team in both tackles for loss
6'6" · 260 lb40: —Bomb Grade59.1CompCarl Granderson / Sam Williams (long, high-cut edge with TFL production)
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Anto SakaBig Board #130· Rd 5Three seasons of Big Ten tape say the same thing about Saka: the first step is a weapon and the role was never big enough to prove what else he has. He put up 12 career sacks and 14 tackles for loss across 33 Northwester
6'4" · 255 lb40: —Bomb Grade57.3CompBoye Mafe