2025 NFL Draft Prospects: 3-4 Defensive End

11/16/24: In 2024, Grant has has 25 tackles, two sacks, and five passes batted. The 6-foot-3, 339-pounder has a rare combination of speed, athleticism, and strength. Grant has top-notch ability with a surprising ability to bend his big body. He can play strong when he wants or needs to, and Grant is fast with the ability to run plays down. Grant has a ton of upside, and he is not as dominant as he can be. He could be a better pro than college player, and Grant looks like a top half of the first-round talent for the 2025 NFL Draft.

6/24/24: It took time for Kris Jenkins to work his way onto the field behind Mazi Smith, and that is the same situation for Grant, who was playing behind Jenkins in 2023. However, Grant really flashed as a sophomore. Over 2023, Grant recorded 29 tackles, four passes batted, 3.5 sacks, and an interception in backup duty. The 6-foot-3, 339-pounder has a good skill set with big-time upside.

11/16/24: In 2024, Scourton has 27 tackles with 5.5 sacks and one forced fumble.

6/25/24: After a tremendous 2023 season for Purdue, Scourton transferred close to home with the Texas A&M Aggies. In 2023 he had 50 tackles, 10 sacks, one forced fumble, and three passes defended. Scourton showed impressive quickness and athleticism for a big-bodied defensive lineman.

11/16/24: In 2024, Graham has 37 tackles and 3.5 sacks. He was a non-factor in Michigan’s loss to Texas, but was phenomenal in a narrow win over USC. Graham plays hard and is tough at the point of attack. He has a bad body composition for the NFL and that bothers some team sources.

6/24/24: A former star recruit, Graham flashed as a freshman in 2022, collecting 28 tackles, three sacks, one forced fumble and a pass batted. He recorded 35 tackles, three sacks, one pass batted, and one forced fumble in 2023. Graham has good size and upside.

11/16/24: In 2024, he seems to be putting it all together with 25 tackles, three passes batted, one forced fumble, and six sacks thus far. Burch has played well for Oregon showing dangerous interior rush ability. He is rising and has really improved this season despite missing some time with an injury.

6/24/24: In 2023, Burch notched 34 tackles, three sacks and a pass batted. He is a physical run defender at the point of attack. After a few quiet years at South Carolina, Burch had a breakout year in 2022, recording 60 tackles with 3.5 sacks. He then transferred to Oregon for 2023. If Burch builds on last season’s performance, he could be a riser for the 2025 NFL Draft.

11/16/24: Williams has 21 tackles and 2.5 sacks thus far. Williams is quick and athletic on the inside of the line.

6/24/24: Williams flashed interior rush ability in 2021 when he put up five sacks and 16 tackles. In 2023, he played solid football while recording 54 tackles, three sacks and five passes defended. Williams had a number of impressive plays against Notre Dame, getting the better of left tackle Joe Alt. Williams decided to return to Ohio State for the 2024 season, and he could take on a bigger role with Michael Hall Jr. moving on to the NFL.

11/16/24: Walker has 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two passes defended thus far. He was a non-factor against South Carolina but was active against Georgia. Walker has disappointed some team evaluators in 2024. He plays like a smaller player and does not overwhelm blockers. He plays too high often.

6/24/24: Walker is a mammoth defensive tackle with surprising pass-rush ability for a heavy interior tackle. In 2023 he had 7.5 sacks with 55 tackles, 12.5 tackles for a loss, two passes batted, and eight hurries. It was a big jump from his 2022 season when he had 40 tackles with one sack, and twp passes batted.

11/16/24: Sanders has three sacks and 34 tackles. He showed some dangerous interior pass rush ability against Texas A&M.

6/24/24: Sanders broke out in 2023 with 43 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and four passes batted. Sanders has excellent size with upside to develop. Team sources said Sanders jumped out to them as a player to watch for the 2024 season.

11/16/24: In 2024, Jackson has 35 tackles, 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and two passes broken up thus far. He is a tough defender at the point of attack.

6/25/24: Jackson is strong at the point of attack with good length to keep blockers from getting into his chest. In 2023, Jackson recorded 44 tackles, 6.5 sacks and a pass broken up. He has upside and could emerge as a nice prospect for the 2025 NFL Draft.

11/16/24: Hamilton has 30 tackles with 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble.

6/24/24: Team sources said they liked how Hamilton played during 2023. On the year, he totaled 38 tackles and two sacks. Hamilton was solid in run defense and stout at the point of attack. He possesses sufficient size to hold up in the ground game and flashes some quickness and athleticism on the inside of the line.

11/16/24: Ivey has 31 tackles with eight sacks and two forced fumbles. He has been a tough defender for the Rebels showing pass rush ability with quickness and strength.

6/25/24: Ivey was a solid defender in 2023, recording 46 tackles with 5.5 sacks and two passes batted in his first season with the Rebels. He has increased his sack and tackle production over the past three seasons. Prior to 2023, Ivey played for Georgia Tech.

11/16/24: Collins has 28 tackles and four passes batted thus far. While Collins is not a sack producer, he does contribute to the rush by getting a push into the pocket. Collins is strong, physical, and very tough as a run defender.

6/25/24: In 2023, Collins collected 22 tackles, two sacks, and two passes defended. Collins is a large defensive end that should move inside to defensive tackle for the NFL, or drop weight if he is going to stay on the edge. Collins was a solid run defender over the past three seasons, but he needs to improve his pass-rush production in 2024.

11/16/24: Benny has 25 tackles with 1.5 sacks and one pass defended.

6/25/24: In 2023, Benny flashed NFL ability as a rotational player with 27 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, and one pass batted. He is expected to take on a bigger role in 2024.

11/16/24: Nolen has 31 tackles with three sacks, and one pass batted thus far. Some team sources said they gave Nolen a backup grade.

6/24/24: Nolen was a highly recruited player who was considered to have star potential. In 2023, he showed why, recording four sacks and 37 tackles while causing a lot of disruption for Texas A&M. The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder has a good skill set with a lot of upside. He entered the transfer portal after the 2023 regular season and landed with Ole Miss.

11/16/24: Smith has 23 tackles and one sack.

6/24/24: Smith collected 30 tackles and two sacks in 2023. Smith has the talent upside to rise in his final season if he can produce more for the Crimson Tide. In 2022, he notched 20 tackles and a sack.

11/16/24: Robinson has 23 tackles and five sacks. Robinson is a grinder who plays hard and tough, but he has some skill set limitations for the NFL.

6/24/24: Robinson recorded 29 tackles, one sack and three passes batted in 2023. He was a solid defender for the Cornhuskers in the previous two seasons, including 24 tackles and two sacks in 2022 and 27 tackles and two in 2021. Robinson is a late-round pick with good height and length that might stick as a backup.

11/16/24: Black has 28 tackles with one sack and two passes batted.

6/24/24: Black was a solid player for Iowa in 2023, totaling 51 tackles with five tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and five passes defended. If Black can improve his pass rush in 2024, he could be a riser for the 2025 NFL Draft.

11/16/24: Brinson has nine tackles in four games.

6/24/24: In 2023, Brinson had 21 tackles and two sacks.

8/19/23: Brinson was a rotational backup for the Bulldogs in 2022, recording 12 tackles and a sack. If Brinson produces more pass rush as a senior, he has the potential to rise as the 2024 NFL Draft nears.

11/16/24: Jackson has 26 tackles and two passes defended thus far.

6/24/24: Jackson collected 32 tackles and two passes defended in 2023. Jackson played at Memphis in 2022 with quality production for a massive nose tackle. He recorded 41 tackles and 2.5 tackles for a loss. It would help Jackson to show the ability to create some push in the pass rush to be more than a run-stuffing nose tackle.

11/16/24: Mills has 27 tackles and six sacks thus far. Mills is a good college player, but he has limitions for the next level.

6/24/24: In 2023, Mills recorded 47 tackles and 2.5 sacks. Mills flashed the previous two seasons with three sacks in 2021 and 3.5 in 2022. He improved his tackle total from 16 to 24, but he needs to produce more pass rush in his final season to rise.

11/16/24: Logan-Redding has 22 tackles with three passes defended. Logan-Redding plays tough but is limited. He could stick in the NFL as a backup, try-hard effort player.

6/25/24: In 2023, Logan-Redding totaled 29 tackles with 2.5 sacks. He has to ramp up his pass-rush production as a senior to rise.

11/16/24: Broughton has 18 tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble thus far.

6/24/24: Broughton had 17 tackles with one sack and one pass batted in 2023. With Byron Murphy and T’Vondre Sweat ahead of him, Broughton was a rotational backup. He has the upside to rise as a starter in 2024.