Top 25 Senior Defensive Lineman for FBS Football in 2025

John White
FBS Director of Scouting
National Scouting Combine

Name	School	Height	Weight	Stats/Accolades	Previous Schools
Aiden Keanaaina	California	6030	320	45 tackles, 2.5 TFL, sack, PD	Notre Dame
Anthony Franklin	Stanford	6030	285	33 career starts, 63 TKL, 9.5 TFL, 4 sacks, 3 PBU, Blocked FG, 7 QB hurries
Ben Florentine	Wyoming	6010	280	11 starts, 25 tackles, 3 TFL, sack
Carlos Allen	Houston	6010	295	43 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 FR, Started at both DL & DE	Kennesaw State
Chris Boti	Arkansas State	6010	274	36 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL	Liberty
Damian Ilalio	Kansas State	6020	300	14 career starts, 2024: 34 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks
Davonte Murray	Northern Illinois	6030	256	2024: 24 tackle, 5 TFL, 4.5 sacks (UT Martin)	UT Martin, Notre Dame College
Deshawn McKnight	Arizona	6030	299	37 career games, 2024: 21 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 4 sacks, FF	UT Martin, App State
Gabe Peterson	New Mexico State	6020	255	2023: 55 tackles, 8 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 3rd team All C-USA	Utah State (started at NM State)
George Wolo	Buffalo	6000	295	2024: injury, 2023: 4 starts, 23 TKL, 4.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, PBU
Hammond Russell	West Virginia	6030	308	27 career games, 17 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks
Jefferson Adam	Eastern Michigan	6030	250	23 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks	Hocking CC, Iowa State
Joseph Bakhole	Appalachian State	6020	245	23 tackles, 1 sack, Has high motor and good pass rush skills	Chattanooga, ULM, Coffeyville
Joshua Nobles	UMass	6040	250	57 tackles, 12 TFL, 10 sacks, 3 FF, 9 QB Hits	Jackson State
Kameron Hamilton	Tulane	6040	292	2024: 3rd team All-AAC, 21 tackles, 6 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 2 FF
Keyshawn Hunter	Delaware	6000	270	18 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks, FF	Old Dominion
Keyshawn James-Newby	New Mexico	6020	244	14.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks	Montana Tech, Idaho
Khordae Sydnor	Vanderbilt	6040	266	11 starts, 14 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 PBU, 2 QB Hurries	Purdue
Max Baloun	Washington State	6060	285	18 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 2 sacks, Blocked kick	South Dakota State
Nelson Ropati	Nevada	6030	285	19 tackles, 1.5 TFL, Phil Steele says he “oozes with talent”	City of College San Francisco
Sawyer Goram-Welch	Coastal Carolina	6040	307	32 tackles, TFL	Texas
Sterling Webb	Missouri	6010	285	2023 1st team All-CUSA, 2024: 18 tkl, 1 TFL	New Mexico State
Tamatoa McDonough	Iowa State	6050	265	27 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 2nd team All-Ivy	Yale
Thomas Witte	Nevada	6020	279	One of few D1 players from Alaska, 2024: 34 tackles, 1.5 TFL
Tylon Dunlap	Kennesaw State	6010	266	22 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 3 sacks	Georgia State

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