2026 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 |
| David Bailey, DE, Texas Tech | 6 |
| Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami | 8 |
| Zion Young, DE, Missouri | 15 |
| Damon Wilson II, DE, Missouri | 17 |
| Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn | 18 |
| Cashius Howell, DE, Texas A&M | 25 |
| T.J. Parker, DE, Clemson | 35 |
| Akheem Mesidor, DE, Miami | 38 |
| Gabe Jacas, DE, Illinois | 42 |
| R. Mason Thomas, DE/OLB, Oklahoma | 53 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton, DE, Penn State | 70 |
| Derrick Moore, DE, Michigan | 73 |
| Keyron Crawford, DE, Auburn | 74 |
| Romello Height, DE, Texas Tech | 80 |
| Nadame Tucker, DE, Western Michigan | 102 |
| Joshua Josephs, DE, Tennessee | 124 |
| Mason Reiger, DE, Wisconsin | 131 |
| Vincent Anthony, DE, Duke | 162 |
| Logan Fano, DE, Utah | 164 |
| Max Llewellyn, DE, Iowa | 166 |
| Tyreak Sapp, DE, Florida | 174 |
| Caden Curry, DE, Ohio State | 182 |
| Ethan Burke, DE, Texas | 302 |
| Ashton Gillotte, DE, Louisville | 303 |
| Fadil Diggs, DE, Syracuse | 304 |
| Sean Martin, DE, West Virginia | 306 |
| Jimari Butler, DE/OLB, Nebraska | 311 |
| Mateo Uiagalelei, DE, Oregon | 315 |
| Patrick Payton, DE, LSU | 334 |
| Mikail Kamara, DE, Indiana | 335 |
| Kenyatta Jackson, DE, Ohio State | 350 |
| T.J. Guy, DE, Michigan | 370 |
| Anthony Lucas, DE, USC | 371 |
| Matayo Uiagalelei, DE, Oregon | 384 |
| Joshua Burnham, DE, Notre Dame | 386 |
| Beau Atkinson, DE, Ohio State | 393 |
| Rylan Kennedy, DE, Texas A&M | 407 |
| Anto Sake, DE, Northwestern | 408 |
| Anto Saka, DE, Northwestern | 411 |
| Jack Pyburn, DE, LSU | 431 |
| Cian Slone, DE, N.C. State | 432 |
| Tyre West, DE, Tennessee | 459 |
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Defensive End - Top Paid NFL Players:
| Name | Base Salary |