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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