# Charlie Campbell: Campbell ranks the top defensive end prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, with Dylan Stewart first, and assigns each a projected draft round and a projected 40-yard dash time. **Claimed:** Sep 24, 2026 **Pundit:** Charlie Campbell — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/DERankings2027.php 79 checkable claims — 39 combine measurements, 39 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 39 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > The top 2027 Defensive End prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Darris Smith to be picked “Round 6-FA”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Darris Smith - Verdict: not settled yet - **Melkart Abou Jaoude*, DE, North Carolina ... Projected 40 Time: 4.80.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Melkart Abou Jaoude - Verdict: not settled yet - **Teitum Tuioti to be picked “Round 2-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Teitum Tuioti - Verdict: not settled yet - **Anto Saka to be picked “Round 5-7”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Anto Saka - Verdict: not settled yet - **Trey White to be picked “Round 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Trey White - Verdict: not settled yet - **Adepoju Adebawore*, DE, Oklahoma ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Adepoju Adebawore - Verdict: not settled yet - **T.J. Searcy to be picked “Round 3-5”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: T.J. Searcy - Verdict: not settled yet - **Melkart Abou Jaoude to be picked “Round 6-FA”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Melkart Abou Jaoude - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keahnist Thompson*, DE, Michigan State ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Keahnist Thompson - Verdict: not settled yet - **T.J. Searcy*, DE, Texas A&M ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: T.J. Searcy - Verdict: not settled yet - **Boubacar Traore to be picked “Round 2-3”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Boubacar Traore - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tre Smith to be picked “Round 6-FA”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Tre Smith - Verdict: not settled yet - **John Henry Daley to be picked “Round 2-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: John Henry Daley - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dylan Stewart to be picked “Round 1”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dylan Stewart - Verdict: not settled yet - **Colin Simmons to be picked “Round 1”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Colin Simmons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Clev Lubin to be picked “Round 2-3”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Clev Lubin - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mi'Quise Humphrey-Gray to be picked “Round 3-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mi'Quise Humphrey-Gray - Verdict: not settled yet - **Princewill Umanmielen to be picked “Round 2-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Princewill Umanmielen - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ikenna Ezeogu to be picked “Round 3-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ikenna Ezeogu - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keahnist Thompson to be picked “Round 3-5”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Keahnist Thompson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Isaac Rochell to be picked “Round 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Isaac Rochell - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jahiem Lawson to be picked “Round 3-5”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jahiem Lawson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Da'Shawn Womack to be picked “Round 5-7”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Da'Shawn Womack - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kamran James to be picked “Round 5-7”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kamran James - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaleel Johnson to be picked “Round 7-FA”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jaleel Johnson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Joshua Burnham to be picked “Round 7-FA”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Joshua Burnham - Verdict: not settled yet - **Damon Wilson II*, DE/OLB, Miami ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Damon Wilson II - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dylan Stewart*, DE, South Carolina ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Dylan Stewart - Verdict: not settled yet - **Quincy Rhodes Jr., DE, Arkansas ... Projected 40 Time: 4.65.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Quincy Rhodes Jr. - Verdict: not settled yet - **John Henry Daley*, DE/OLB, Michigan ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: John Henry Daley - Verdict: not settled yet - **K’Mond Tapp*, DE, Memphis ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: K'Mond Tapp - Verdict: not settled yet - **Da’Shawn Womack*, DE, Auburn ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Da'Shawn Womack - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kamran James, DE, Florida ... Projected 40 Time: 4.80.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Kamran James - Verdict: not settled yet - **Anto Saka*, DE, Texas A&M ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Anto Saka - Verdict: not settled yet - **Miles Capers, DE, Vanderbilt ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Miles Capers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Darris Smith*, DE, Missouri ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Darris Smith - Verdict: not settled yet - **Joshua Burnham, DE, Indiana ... Projected 40 Time: 4.80.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Joshua Burnham - Verdict: not settled yet - **Beau Atkinson, DE, Ohio State ... Projected 40 Time: 4.80.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Beau Atkinson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaleel Johnson*, DE, Oklahoma State ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Jaleel Johnson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cameron Brandt to be picked “Round 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Cameron Brandt - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jayden Virgin-Morgan to be picked “Round 5-7”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jayden Virgin-Morgan - Verdict: not settled yet - **Miles Capers to be picked “Round 5-7”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Miles Capers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jahiem Lawson*, DE, Clemson ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Jahiem Lawson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Gabriel Harris Jr.*, DE, Georgia ... Projected 40 Time: 4.75.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Gabriel Harris Jr. - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mi’Quise Humphrey-Gray*, DE, Kentucky ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Mi'Quise Humphrey-Gray - Verdict: not settled yet - **The top 2027 Defensive End prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Dylan Stewart... 39. Jaleel Johnson** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - **K'Mond Tapp to be picked “Round 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: K'Mond Tapp - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tobi Osunsanmi to be picked “Round 3-5”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Tobi Osunsanmi - Verdict: not settled yet - **Anthony Smith to be picked “Round 5-7”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Anthony Smith - Verdict: not settled yet - **Beau Atkinson to be picked “Round 7-FA”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Beau Atkinson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tre Smith*, DE, Arizona ... Projected 40 Time: 4.75.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Tre Smith - Verdict: not settled yet - **Colin Simmons*, DE/OLB, Texas ... Projected 40 Time: 4.60.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Colin Simmons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Matayo Uiagalelei to be picked “Round 1-3”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Matayo Uiagalelei - Verdict: not settled yet - **Quincy Rhodes Jr. to be picked “Round 2-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Quincy Rhodes Jr. - Verdict: not settled yet - **Braylan Shelby to be picked “Round 5-7”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Braylan Shelby - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jonathan Maldonado*, DE, Ole Miss ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Jonathan Maldonado - Verdict: not settled yet - **Trey White*, DE/OLB, Texas Tech ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Trey White - Verdict: not settled yet - **Braylan Shelby*, DE, USC ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Braylan Shelby - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jonathan Maldonado to be picked “Round 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jonathan Maldonado - Verdict: not settled yet - **Gabriel Harris Jr. to be picked “Round 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Gabriel Harris Jr. - Verdict: not settled yet - **Will Heldt to be picked “Round 1-2”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Will Heldt - Verdict: not settled yet - **Teitum Tuioti*, DE/OLB, Oregon ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Teitum Tuioti - Verdict: not settled yet - **Yhonzae Pierre to be picked “Round 1-2”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Yhonzae Pierre - Verdict: not settled yet - **Yhonzae Pierre*, DE/OLB, Alabama ... Projected 40 Time: 4.65.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Yhonzae Pierre - Verdict: not settled yet - **Will Heldt*, DE, Clemson ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Will Heldt - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kenyatta Jackson, DE, Ohio State ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Kenyatta Jackson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Matayo Uiagalelei*, DE/OLB, Oregon ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Matayo Uiagalelei - Verdict: not settled yet - **Clev Lubin*, DE, Louisville ... Projected 40 Time: 4.65.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Clev Lubin - Verdict: not settled yet - **Princewill Umanmielen*, DE/OLB, LSU ... Projected 40 Time: 4.65.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Princewill Umanmielen - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ikenna Ezeogu*, DE, Penn State ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Ikenna Ezeogu - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jayden Virgin-Morgan*, DE/OLB, Boise State ... Projected 40 Time: 4.75.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Jayden Virgin-Morgan - Verdict: not settled yet - **Damon Wilson II to be picked “Round 2-3”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Damon Wilson II - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kenyatta Jackson to be picked “Round 1-3”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kenyatta Jackson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tobi Osunsanmi*, DE, Indiana ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Tobi Osunsanmi - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cameron Brandt*, DE, Michigan ... Projected 40 Time: 4.75.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Cameron Brandt - Verdict: not settled yet - **Boubacar Traore*, DE, Notre Dame ... Projected 40 Time: 4.65.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Boubacar Traore - Verdict: not settled yet - **Adepoju Adebawore to be picked “Round 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Adepoju Adebawore - Verdict: not settled yet - **Isaac Terrell*, DE, Iowa State ... Projected 40 Time: 4.70.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Isaac Rochell - Verdict: not settled yet - **Anthony Smith, DE, Minnesota ... Projected 40 Time: 4.75.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Anthony Smith - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Darris Smith — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/darris-smith - Melkart Abou Jaoude — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/melkart-abou-jaoude - Teitum Tuioti — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/teitum-tuioti - Anto Saka — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/anto-saka - Trey White — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/trey-white - Adepoju Adebawore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/adepoju-adebawore - T.J. Searcy — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/t-j-searcy - Keahnist Thompson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keahnist-thompson - Boubacar Traore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/boubacar-traore - Tre Smith — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tre-smith - John Henry Daley — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/john-henry-daley - Dylan Stewart — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dylan-stewart - Colin Simmons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/colin-simmons - Clev Lubin — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/clev-lubin - Mi'Quise Humphrey-Gray — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mi-quise-humphrey-gray - Princewill Umanmielen — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/princewill-umanmielen - Ikenna Ezeogu — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ikenna-ezeogu - Isaac Rochell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/isaac-rochell - Jahiem Lawson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jahiem-lawson - Da'Shawn Womack — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/da-shawn-womack - Kamran James — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kamran-james - Jaleel Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaleel-johnson - Joshua Burnham — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joshua-burnham - Damon Wilson II — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/damon-wilson-ii - Quincy Rhodes Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quincy-rhodes-jr - K'Mond Tapp — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/k-mond-tapp - Miles Capers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/miles-capers - Beau Atkinson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/beau-atkinson - Cameron Brandt — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cameron-brandt - Jayden Virgin-Morgan — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jayden-virgin-morgan - Gabriel Harris Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/gabriel-harris-jr - Tobi Osunsanmi — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tobi-osunsanmi - Anthony Smith — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/anthony-smith-2 - Matayo Uiagalelei — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/matayo-uiagalelei - Braylan Shelby — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/braylan-shelby - Jonathan Maldonado — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonathan-maldonado - Will Heldt — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/will-heldt - Yhonzae Pierre — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/yhonzae-pierre - Kenyatta Jackson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kenyatta-jackson ## What others said about the same people - Daire Carragher on Kenyatta Jackson: Previewing Week 5 of the 2026 college season through a 2027 NFL Draft lens, Carragher argues Ohio State edge defender Kenyatta Jackson Jr., despite questions about his ceiling, has enough production and traits to draw first-round interest in the 2027 draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d1185da6-9e19-42a2-ae3b-40d2ba8c2d2c (not settled) - Daire Carragher on Colin Simmons: Carragher's Week 4 stock report holds Texas edge Collin Simmons as the top edge rusher in the 2027 class, keeps Jadan Baugh as the class's top running back and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa as its top linebacker, ranks Greg Johnson as the top interior offensive lineman for 2027, and pegs Penn State tight end Andrew Rappleyea as a mid-round draft option. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3403f9ee-fe4f-4bd3-9d1d-6422c5f11fc6 (not settled) - Michael Haney on Quincy Rhodes Jr.: Haney previews four college prospects for the Giants ahead of the 2027 NFL Draft, projecting Arkansas edge Quincy Rhodes Jr. as a Day 2 pick, suggesting Texas A&M's Mario Craver could run in the 4.2 range at the 2026 NFL Combine, and saying Ole Miss DT Will Echoles could push into the top ten of the 2027 draft with a strong showing. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/24886a26-4033-4bc8-b444-226f16ae7a64 (not settled) - Josh Edwards on Dylan Stewart: A CBS Sports 2027 NFL mock draft projecting the full first round plus select second-round picks, headlined by Arch Manning going No. 1 overall to Miami and five quarterbacks in Round 1. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/58126cd0-e22d-4c12-8c23-f9a979de6d7d (not settled) - Matt Leinart on Colin Simmons: Leinart called Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons a first-round NFL draft pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fdb94a0d-99fa-4fcc-a475-187410f1ab67 (not settled) - Walt on Colin Simmons: In his 2027 NFL mock draft, Walt has Arch Manning going first overall to the Dolphins, Dante Moore as the likely second quarterback taken, and pairs a series of prospects with teams in the first round. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3fec826-1d2c-4a07-b8bf-e683f0f0d2fc (not settled) ## More combine measurements The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Field Yates on Brenen Thompson: Yates pegged David Bailey as a top-four pick, called Jeremiah Love clearly the best running back in the class with a draft range from No. 3 overall to the Chiefs at No. 9, put Karnell Tate atop his receiver board, projected Jordan Tyson as a top-15 pick, and expected Brennan Thompson to run in the 4.2s. He also sees both Miami's Mauigoa and Utah's Spencer Fano taken inside the top 15, with Mauigoa having a chance to be the first offensive lineman off the board. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3ac28f94-72fb-46e5-81e3-b524c7c7b841 (scored 67.27) - James Harrison on Zachariah Branch: The co-host known as Debo, who identifies himself as James Harrison, predicts Caleb Downs runs in the 4.42-4.43 range at the combine and rides the under on Zachariah Branch's 40 time, citing Branch's high school speed. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/862be8d2-12cf-4292-95b0-c2886395e6c2 (scored 0) - Bruce Feldman on Cole Payton: Feldman discussed Fernando Mendoza as the likely No. 1 overall pick to the Raiders, praised Kenyon Sadik and Sunny Styles as combine standouts, projected Ty Simpson as a late-first-round pick, and pegged Cole Peyton for the fourth-to-fifth round range. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5e1fcde8-99d6-4c8e-811c-eeee574c2a5c (scored 100) - Daniel Jeremiah on Justin Jefferson: On Move the Sticks, Daniel Jeremiah gave his views on the 2026 draft class: he set his board (Jeremiah Love as the second-best player, Malinoi 12th, Fano 14th), ranked the top edge rushers Bailey-Reese-Bain, projected draft ranges for several prospects, and forecast measurables for a few players. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bc772155-d332-4aba-a4c3-a99caa325a2f (scored 27.41) - Ayrton Ostley on Gabe Jacas: Ostley predicts Mississippi State receiver Brandon/Brennan Thompson runs the fastest 40-yard dash at the combine, expects Mac Jones to be traded to the Vikings, and offers combine performance expectations for several prospects. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/149c742e-7b2f-4669-9803-c1936efe4f66 (scored 100) - nthony Darelle "Booger" McFarland on Arvell Reese: McFarland projected Ohio State's Arbel Reese to measure in at roughly 6-4 and 240-245 pounds at the combine, and argued Cincinnati and Trey Hendrickson will go their separate ways this offseason. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c01c6b3d-b24f-4074-b082-e5b10055c15f (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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