🐉= bend 🐂= bull rush 🏎= speed rush 🪵= run def

🧰= technique 💣= explosive 🧪= diagnosing 🏋️= strength

edge rush•er /ej ˈrəSHər/

a defensive player who charges toward the quarterback at the line of scrimmage

1. azeez ojulari • georgia

#13 overall // style comparison: takk mckinley

🦴The good: He’s just scratching the surface of his potential, and he’s winning mostly with speed, yet he’s still winning. Drinks all the coffee in Glengarry Glen Ross - is a closer!

🦨The bad: He can be bullied by stronger offensive tackles who get into his frame. Doesn’t use his hands effectively yet if speed doesn’t work initially.

⚡️The fits: The Chargers need help across from Joey Bosa. Giants need him, too.

Strengths: 🐉 🐂 🏎 💣 🧪 🏋️

2. kwity paye • michigan

#20 overall // style comparison: everson griffen

〽️The good: What a mound of clay. 270 with 4.5 speed, incredible strength. Power rusher with explosion and no relent. Can move around up front, versatile.

🦨The bad: Pretty green, and hasn’t needed to develop much variety in pass rush. He’s a bull, and he needs refinement. Athlete at EDGE right now, needs coaching.

🗽The fits: Giants and Chargers could make him first EDGE off board.

Strengths: 🐂 🏎 🪵 🧰 💣 🏋️

3. jayson oweh • penn state

#21 overall // style comparison: jason pierre paul

🦁The good: Wild athlete. Dude runs a 4.3 at 260lbs. Jumped nearly 40” too. He’s long and has added strength and weight without sacrificing athleticism. Bendy around edge.

🦨The bad: You may have heard, but he had zero sacks. Step late off the snap, let’s offensive tackles negate his athleticism with a head start.

🗽The fits: He could go as high as NYG, or as low as TB.

Strengths: 🐉 🐂 🏎 💣 🏋️

4. carlos basham • wake forest

#25 overall // style comparison: adrian clayborn

😈The good: Very productive, clean player, who combines natural strength and size with a well-developed repertoire of pass rush moves. Can slide inside, stout against run.

🦨The bad: He’s not gonna wow anyone with his suddenness or athleticism. Gets high and allows blockers into his frame. Not a speedy bender.

🚢The fits: A good 4-3 team with established vets, like Tampa.

Strengths: 🐂 🪵 🧰 🧪 🏋️

5. jaelan phillips • ohio state 🏥

#30 overall // style comparison: ziggy ansah

🌴The good: He’s everything you want on paper. Long, quick, bendy off the edge, closes in a hurry, strong enough to win bull rushes, smart enough not to overly rely on it.

🦨The bad: He was injured a lot. Been a minute, but the history is there. Still relying too much on natural gifts and eschewing queueing up combo moves to win after initial loss.

🗽The fits: Can stand or put hand in dirt for Chargers, Giants, Patriots

Strengths: 🐉 🐂 🏎 🪵 🧰 💣 🏋️

6. joseph ossai • texas

7. ronnie perkins • oklahoma

8. malcolm koonce • buffalo

9. joe tryon • washington

10. gregory rousseau • miami

11. jonathan cooper • ohio state

12. cameron sample • tulane

13. patrick jones • pitt

14. payton turner • houston

15. jordan smith • uab

16. rashad weaver • pitt

17. tarron jackson • coastal carolina

18. quincy roche • miami

19. chris rumph • duke

20. wyatt hubert • kansas state

qbrb • wr • te • otiol

 

edge • idl • lb • cb • s