2025 NFL Draft - Defensive End Report
The aim of this page is to give context as to who are the top paid players at this position in the league now and who are the top prospects at this position for the current Draft Class.
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Current Class (Top-50):
| Name | Our Rank |
| Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia | 9 |
| James Pearce Jr., DE/OLB, Tennessee | 14 |
| Nic Scourton, DE, Texas A&M | 15 |
| Bradyn Swinson, DE, LSU | 24 |
| Patrick Payton, DE, Florida State | 28 |
| Mike Green, DE, Marshall | 30 |
| Ethan Burke, DE, Texas | 45 |
| Princely Umanmielen, DE, Ole Miss | 53 |
| Landon Jackson, DE, Arkansas | 66 |
| Princely Umanmielen, DE, Florida | 76 |
| J.T. Tuimoloau, DE, Ohio State | 81 |
| Jahfari Harvey, DE, Miami | 103 |
| Jahvaree Ritzie, DE, North Carolina | 180 |
| Jack Sawyer, DE, Ohio State | 195 |
| Akheem Mesidor, DE, Miami | 196 |
| Chantz Williams, DE, Miami | 197 |
| Fadil Diggs, DE, Syracuse | 264 |
| Kaimon Rucker, DE, North Carolina | 268 |
| Sai'vion Jones, DE, LSU | 269 |
| Alfred Collins, DE, Texas | 273 |
| Rayshaun Benny, 3-4DE, Michigan | 344 |
| Jalen Logan-Redding, DE, Minnesota | 345 |
| Ashton Gillotte, DE, Louisville | 346 |
| Fadil Diggs, DE, Syracuse | 348 |
| Elijah Alston, DE, Miami | 348 |
| Sean Martin, DE, West Virginia | 349 |
| Jah Joyner, DE, Minnesota | 350 |
| Jared Ivey, DE, Ole Miss | 351 |
| Barryn Sorrell, DE, Texas | 352 |
| Jahfari Harvey, DE, SMU | 353 |
| Ahmed Hassanein, DE, Boise State | 388 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton, DE, Penn State | 402 |
| L.T. Overton, DE, Alabama | 403 |
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Defensive End - Top Paid NFL Players:
| Name | Base Salary |
| NYG - Leonard Williams | $32,260,000 |
| KCC - Frank Clark | $30,175,000 |
| CLE - Myles Garrett | $29,176,000 |
| DAL - DeMarcus Lawrence | $26,000,000 |
| NOS - Cameron Jordan | $25,637,250 |
| SFO - Arik Armstead | $23,948,936 |
| PIT - Cameron Heyward | $22,256,250 |
| OAK - Maxx Crosby | $20,482,000 |
| OAK - Chandler Jones | $19,312,000 |
| BUF - Von Miller | $18,615,000 |
| SFO - Nick Bosa | $17,859,000 |
| MIA - Emmanuel Ogbah | $17,185,292 |
| CAR - Brian Burns | $16,012,000 |
| CIN - Trey Hendrickson | $15,476,460 |
| NYJ - Carl Lawson | $15,333,334 |
| JAC - Foley Fatukasi | $12,745,087 |
| NYJ - John Franklin-Myers | $12,370,576 |
| WAS - Montez Sweat | $11,500,000 |
| WAS - Chase Young | $10,997,507 |
| MIA - Christian Wilkins | $10,753,000 |
| TEN - Jeffery Simmons | $10,753,000 |
| CIN - Sam Hubbard | $9,970,588 |
| PHI - Brandon Graham | $9,663,000 |
| BAL - Calais Campbell | $9,440,000 |
| TEN - Denico Autry | $9,102,932 |
| SDC - Sebastian Joseph | $9,000,000 |
| NEP - Deatrich Wise | $8,700,000 |
| DET - Aidan Hutchinson | $8,116,679 |
| DET - Charles Harris | $7,988,333 |
| NOS - Marcus Davenport | $7,626,938 |
| DAL - Dorance Armstrong | $7,250,000 |
| HOU - Jerry Hughes | $6,250,000 |
| PHI - Josh Sweat | $6,057,000 |
| TBB - Akiem Hicks | $4,903,292 |
| CHI - Al-Quadin Muhammad | $4,464,704 |
| HOU - Mario Addison | $4,423,521 |
| NOS - Carl Granderson | $4,140,000 |
| CAR - Matthew Ioannidis | $3,812,000 |
| IND - Kwity Paye | $3,721,316 |
| ARI - J.J. Watt | $3,565,000 |
| CAR - Marquis Haynes | $3,545,000 |
| NOS - Payton Turner | $3,415,837 |
| PIT - Montravius Adams | $3,232,500 |
| BUF - Greg Rousseau | $3,165,873 |
| PHI - Derek Barnett | $3,115,823 |
| BAL - Odafe Oweh | $3,093,379 |
| GBP - Dean Lowry | $3,007,875 |
| NYJ - Jermaine Johnson | $2,974,419 |
| MIN - D.J. Wonnum | $2,929,695 |
| CHI - Trevis Gipson | $2,823,418 |
| KCC - Michael Danna | $2,807,915 |
| WAS - James Smith-Williams | $2,766,425 |
| KCC - George Karlaftis | $2,712,608 |
| CAR - Yetur Gross-Matos | $2,608,711 |
| TBB - William Gholston | $2,400,000 |
| TBB - Logan Hall | $2,117,376 |
| ATL - Arnold Ebiketie | $2,004,248 |
| NOS - Tanoh Kpassagnon | $1,992,000 |
| SEA - Boye Mafe | $1,945,966 |
| BUF - A.J. Epenesa | $1,870,050 |
| NYG - Azeez Ojulari | $1,847,703 |
| BAL - David Ojabo | $1,797,527 |
| DET - Josh Paschal | $1,758,102 |
| IND - Dayo Odeyingbo | $1,684,778 |
| CLE - Jadeveon Clowney | $1,600,000 |
| BUF - Carlos Basham Jr. | $1,534,075 |
| LA - A'Shawn Robinson | $1,500,000 |
| GBP - Jarran Reed | $1,492,000 |
| HOU - Jonathan Greenard | $1,368,695 |
| OAK - Malcolm Koonce | $1,363,080 |
| DAL - Chauncey Golston | $1,340,888 |
| SFO - Drake Jackson | $1,339,180 |
| MIN - Patrick Jones | $1,328,209 |
| NEP - Ronnie Perkins | $1,305,232 |
| BUF - Jordan Phillips | $1,250,000 |
| CLE - Alex Wright | $1,203,085 |
| PIT - DeMarvin Leal | $1,178,840 |
| ARI - Cam Thomas | $1,169,168 |
| CIN - Zach Carter | $1,154,531 |
| ARI - Myjai Sanders | $1,146,570 |
| CIN - Cameron Sample | $1,137,036 |
| NYG - Elerson Smith | $1,129,572 |
| SDC - Chris Rumph II | $1,128,386 |
| TEN - Rashad Weaver | $1,104,916 |
| SEA - Alton Robinson | $1,097,837 |
| KCC - Joshua Kaindoh | $1,064,836 |
| DEN - Eyioma Uwazurike | $1,061,467 |
| NYJ - Micheal Clemons | $1,061,024 |
| ATL - Ta'Quon Graham | $1,027,653 |
| BUF - Kendal Vickers | $1,012,500 |
| BUF - Brandin Bryant | $1,012,000 |
| ARI - Eric Banks | $1,010,000 |
| DEN - Wyatt Ray | $1,010,000 |
| WAS - Casey Toohill | $1,010,000 |
| PHI - Patrick Johnson | $966,469 |
| WAS - Shaka Toney | $963,238 |
| HOU - Thomas Booker | $954,103 |
| MIN - Esezi Otomewo | $947,262 |
| DEN - Aaron Patrick | $943,334 |
| ATL - Amani Bledsoe | $940,000 |
| CIN - Raymond Johnson III | $940,000 |
| GBP - Ladarius Hamilton | $940,000 |
| LA - Jonah Williams | $940,000 |
| NOS - Jabari Zuniga | $940,000 |
| NYJ - Bradlee Anae | $940,000 |
| PIT - Quincy Roche | $940,000 |
| SFO - Alex Barrett | $940,000 |
| CHI - Dominique Robinson | $938,289 |
| CAR - Amaré Barno | $916,351 |
| CLE - Isaiah Thomas | $898,901 |
| LA - Daniel Hardy | $894,926 |
| CIN - Jeffrey Gunter | $889,510 |
| KCC - Malik Herring | $878,334 |
| NEP - DaMarcus Mitchell | $878,333 |
| ATL - David Anenih | $870,000 |
| ATL - Jalen Dalton | $870,000 |
| DEN - Jonathan Kongbo | $870,000 |
| JAC - Nick Thurman | $870,000 |
| LA - Earnest Brown | $870,000 |
| NYG - Ryder Anderson | $870,000 |
| PHI - Christian Elliss | $870,000 |
| PHI - Janarius Robinson | $870,000 |
| SEA - Chris Garrett | $870,000 |
| TEN - Sam Okuayinonu | $870,000 |
| WAS - Will Bradley-King | $870,000 |
| WAS - Benning Potoa'e | $870,000 |
| SEA - Tyreke Smith | $830,244 |
| CAR - Kobe Jones | $750,000 |
| CHI - Gerri Green | $750,000 |
| CIN - Owen Carney | $750,000 |
| SDC - Ty Shelby | $750,000 |
| LA - Zach VanValkenburg | $750,000 |
| MIN - Curtis Weaver | $750,000 |
| NYJ - Marquiss Spencer | $750,000 |
| SEA - Joshua Onujiogu | $750,000 |
| TBB - Hamilcar Rashed | $750,000 |
| TBB - Charles Snowden | $750,000 |