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 |
| Caden Curry, DE, Ohio State | 193 |
| Anthony Lucas, DE, USC | 231 |
| Patrick Payton, DE, LSU | 236 |
| Ethan Burke, DE, Texas | 249 |
| Wesley Williams, DE, Duke | 253 |
| Nyjalik Kelly, DE, Central Florida | 262 |
| Cian Stone, DE, N.C. State | 273 |
| Mikail Kamara, DE, Indiana | 278 |
| Kenyatta Jackson, DE, Ohio State | 350 |
| Matayo Uiagalelei, DE, Oregon | 384 |
| Joshua Burnham, DE, Notre Dame | 386 |
| Ashton Gillotte, DE, Louisville | 393 |
| Fadil Diggs, DE, Syracuse | 394 |
| Sean Martin, DE, West Virginia | 396 |
| Jimari Butler, DE/OLB, Nebraska | 401 |
| Mateo Uiagalelei, DE, Oregon | 405 |
| Rylan Kennedy, DE, Texas A&M | 407 |
| Anto Saka, DE, Northwestern | 411 |
| T.J. Guy, DE, Michigan | 443 |
| Tyre West, DE, Tennessee | 452 |
| Beau Atkinson, DE, Ohio State | 455 |
| Anto Sake, DE, Northwestern | 464 |
| Jack Pyburn, DE, LSU | 478 |
| Cian Slone, DE, N.C. State | 479 |
| Keyshan James-Newby, DE, New Mexico | 514 |
| Michael Hardman, DE, Central Michigan | 521 |
| Isaiah Smith, DE, SMU | 527 |
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Defensive End - Top Paid NFL Players:
| Name | Base Salary |