Only six days left before the start of the 2024 NFL draft. On this occasion, TouchdownActu offers you a daily overview of the best players at each position, with current projections concerning them. Now it's time for defense, starting with the edge rushers.
1. Dallas Turner, Alabama
Projection: 1st round.
1m90, 111 kilos.
Stats 2023: 53 tackles, including 14 and a half for loss, 10 sacks, 2 forced fumbles.
2. Jared Verse, Florida State
Projection: 1st round.
1m93, 114 kilos.
Stats 2023: 41 tackles, including 12 and a half for loss, 9 sacks, 3 passes defended.
3. Laiatu Latu, UCLA
Projection: 1st round.
1m96, 126 kilos.
2023 stats: 49 tackles, including 21 and a half for loss, 13 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions, 2 passes defended.
4. Chop Robinson, Penn State
Projection: 1st-2nd round.
1m90, 114 kilos.
Stats 2023: 15 tackles, including 7 and a half for loss, 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles.
5. Chris Braswell, Alabama
Projection: 2nd round.
1m90, 113 kilos.
Stats 2023: 42 tackles, including 10 and a half for loss, 8 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, a Pick-6.
6. Bralen Trice, Washington
Projection: 2nd round.
1m93, 110 kilos.
Stats 2023: 49 tackles, including 11 and a half for loss, 7 sacks, 2 passes defended.
7. Adisa Isaac, Penn State
Projection: 2nd-3rd round.
1m93, 111 kilos.
2023 stats: 37 tackles, including 16 for loss, 7 and a half sacks, one forced fumble.
8. Jonah Elliss, Utah
Projection: 2-3rd round.
1m88, 111 kilos.
2023 stats: 37 tackles, including 16 for loss, 12 sacks, 3 passes defended.
9. Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
Projection: 3rd round.
1m90, 114 kilos.
Stats 2023: 25 tackles, including 6 and a half for loss, 5 sacks, 9 passes defended.
10. Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan
Projection: 3rd-4th round.
1m90, 120 kilos.
Stats 2023: 57 tackles, including 7 and a half for loss, 4 and a half sacks, 2 forced fumbles.
11. Austin Booker, Kansas
Projection: 3rd-4th round.
1m96, 108 kilos.
Stats 2023: 56 tackles, including 12 for loss, 8 sacks, 2 forced fumbles.
12. Gabriel Murphy, UCLA
Projection: 4th round.
1m88, 111 kilos.
2023 stats: 38 tackles, including 16 for loss, 8 sacks, 2 passes defended.
13. Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State
Projection: 4th round.
1m85, 111 kilos.
Stats 2023: 56 tackles, including 17 for loss, 13 sacks, 2 forced fumbles.
14. Nelson Ceaser, Houston
Projection: 4th round.
1m90, 114 kilos.
Stats 2023: 43 tackles, including 13 and a half for loss, 9 and a half sacks.
15. Brennan Jackson, Washington State
Projection: 5th round.
1m93, 119 kilos.
Stats 2023: 57 tackles, including 12 and a half for loss, 8 and a half sacks, 4 fumbles covered, including 3 for a touchdown, 3 passes defended.
16. Jalyx Hunt, Houston Christian
Projection: 5th round.
1m93, 113 kilos.
2023 stats: 46 tackles, including 9 for loss, 6 and a half sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 passes defended, a Pick-6.
17. Javon Solomon, Troy
Projection: 5th-6th round.
1m85, 110 kilos.
Stats 2023: 56 tackles, including 18 for loss, 16 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 2 covered.
18. Cedric Johnson, Ole Miss
Projection: 5th-6th round.
1m90, 117 kilos.
2023 stats: 40 tackles, including 6 and a half for loss, 5 and a half sacks, 3 passes defended.
19. Solomon Byrd, USC
Projection: 6th-7th round.
1m90, 113 kilos.
Stats 2023: 49 tackles, including 11 for loss, 6 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 2 covered.
20. Braiden McGregor, Michigan
Projection: 7th round-undrafted.
1m96, 115 kilos.
Stats 2023: 26 tackles, including 9 for loss, 4 and a half sacks, 3 passes defended.
