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 | 3 |
| Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami | 5 |
| Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn | 10 |
| Zion Young, DE, Missouri | 17 |
| Damon Wilson II, DE, Missouri | 17 |
| R. Mason Thomas, DE/OLB, Oklahoma | 22 |
| Cashius Howell, DE, Texas A&M | 27 |
| Akheem Mesidor, DE, Miami | 32 |
| Gabe Jacas, DE, Illinois | 42 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton, DE, Penn State | 52 |
| T.J. Parker, DE, Clemson | 56 |
| Keyron Crawford, DE, Auburn | 74 |
| Derrick Moore, DE, Michigan | 79 |
| Romello Height, DE, Texas Tech | 90 |
| Ethan Burke, DE, Texas | 241 |
| Ashton Gillotte, DE, Louisville | 242 |
| Fadil Diggs, DE, Syracuse | 243 |
| Sean Martin, DE, West Virginia | 245 |
| Jimari Butler, DE/OLB, Nebraska | 250 |
| Tyreak Sapp, DE, Florida | 251 |
| Mateo Uiagalelei, DE, Oregon | 256 |
| Patrick Payton, DE, LSU | 298 |
| Mikail Kamara, DE, Indiana | 299 |
| Kenyatta Jackson, DE, Ohio State | 350 |
| T.J. Guy, DE, Michigan | 351 |
| Max Llewellyn, DE, Iowa | 352 |
| Anthony Lucas, DE, USC | 353 |
| Mason Reiger, DE, Wisconsin | 354 |
| Caden Curry, DE, Ohio State | 355 |
| Matayo Uiagalelei, DE, Oregon | 384 |
| Beau Atkinson, DE, Ohio State | 385 |
| Joshua Burnham, DE, Notre Dame | 386 |
| Anto Sake, DE, Northwestern | 405 |
| Vincent Anthony, DE, Duke | 406 |
| Rylan Kennedy, DE, Texas A&M | 407 |
| Anto Saka, DE, Northwestern | 411 |
| Joshua Josephs, DE, Tennessee | 412 |
| Jack Pyburn, DE, LSU | 460 |
| Cian Slone, DE, N.C. State | 461 |
| Logan Fano, DE, Utah | 462 |
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Defensive End - Top Paid NFL Players:
| Name | Base Salary |