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 | 7 |
| Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami | 10 |
| Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn | 17 |
| Damon Wilson II, DE, Missouri | 17 |
| Cashius Howell, DE, Texas A&M | 26 |
| Zion Young, DE, Missouri | 30 |
| T.J. Parker, DE, Clemson | 41 |
| Gabe Jacas, DE, Illinois | 44 |
| Akheem Mesidor, DE, Miami | 46 |
| R. Mason Thomas, DE/OLB, Oklahoma | 57 |
| Derrick Moore, DE, Michigan | 61 |
| Dani Dennis-Sutton, DE, Penn State | 66 |
| Keyron Crawford, DE, Auburn | 77 |
| Romello Height, DE, Texas Tech | 81 |
| Joshua Josephs, DE, Tennessee | 105 |
| Mason Reiger, DE, Wisconsin | 114 |
| Nadame Tucker, DE, Western Michigan | 115 |
| Tyreak Sapp, DE, Florida | 133 |
| Logan Fano, DE, Utah | 144 |
| Vincent Anthony, DE, Duke | 148 |
| Max Llewellyn, DE, Iowa | 156 |
| Patrick Payton, DE, LSU | 178 |
| Ethan Burke, DE, Texas | 186 |
| Caden Curry, DE, Ohio State | 193 |
| Ashton Gillotte, DE, Louisville | 308 |
| Fadil Diggs, DE, Syracuse | 309 |
| Sean Martin, DE, West Virginia | 311 |
| Jimari Butler, DE/OLB, Nebraska | 316 |
| Mateo Uiagalelei, DE, Oregon | 320 |
| Mikail Kamara, DE, Indiana | 337 |
| Kenyatta Jackson, DE, Ohio State | 350 |
| T.J. Guy, DE, Michigan | 371 |
| Anthony Lucas, DE, USC | 372 |
| Matayo Uiagalelei, DE, Oregon | 384 |
| Joshua Burnham, DE, Notre Dame | 386 |
| Beau Atkinson, DE, Ohio State | 391 |
| Anto Sake, DE, Northwestern | 403 |
| Rylan Kennedy, DE, Texas A&M | 407 |
| Anto Saka, DE, Northwestern | 411 |
| Jack Pyburn, DE, LSU | 426 |
| Cian Slone, DE, N.C. State | 427 |
| Tyre West, DE, Tennessee | 452 |
| Nyjalik Kelly, DE, Central Florida | 478 |
| Wesley Williams, DE, Duke | 480 |
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Defensive End - Top Paid NFL Players:
| Name | Base Salary |