2026 NFL Draft Interior Defensive Line Rankings: StickToTheModel Top 10
IDL — Top 10
The Clemson question is real.
Consensus has Peter Woods as the #1 IDL at #22 overall. Our analytics have him IDL36 in the pool. Consensus has Zxavian Harris at IDL14. Our analytics have him IDL1. That's the fight at the position.
Our top tier: Banks, McDonald, and McClellan — three guys the model loves for different reasons (size + progression, age + production, volume). The consensus top tier has Woods inside it; ours doesn't.
Every rank below is the StickToTheModel rank — our blend of the consensus big board and our career analytics (composite, peak-season score, breakout age, size).
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1. Caleb Banks — Florida — 6'6", 330StickToTheModel IDL1 at #28 overall.
Consensus IDL3 at #38. Range: PFN 23, Brugler 52 — 29-spot spread. Board likes him top-50.
Our analytics agree. 97th percentile career composite. Peak score 0.83. Progression score 0.99. 6.5 career sacks, 9.5 TFL, 15.5 pressures.
6'6", 330. Size score 0.96.
StickToTheModel IDL1.
Size score, peak season, progression. Every filter lines up. Round-1 grade in our model. Round-2 grade on the board. Consensus catching up is mostly a matter of time.
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2. Kayden McDonald — Ohio State — 6'3", 326Age-adjusted profile.
Consensus IDL2 at #28. Range: PFN 20, Reid 37 — 17-spot spread. Board-wide tight agreement.
Our analytics match. 91st percentile career composite. Peak score 0.84. 2 seasons at Ohio State, 25 games, 3 sacks, 10.5 TFL, 84 tackles. 86.7 PFF grade — highest in our IDL top 10.
6'3", 326. Size score 0.62.
StickToTheModel IDL2 at #26.
Round-1 pick. Age (21.1), PFF grade, and SEC-caliber competition reps all align. The sack production is modest because of the role. The per-snap disruption isn't. Clean profile.
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3. Chris McClellan — Missouri — 6'4", 323Best career composite in the class.
Consensus IDL10 at #103. Range: TDN 47, PFF 125 — 78-spot spread.
Our analytics are loud. IDL2 at the position analytically. 99th percentile career composite. Peak score 0.95 — highest in our IDL top 10. 4 seasons, 48 games, 10.5 sacks, 17 TFL, 21.5 pressures, 131 tackles. 78.2 PFF grade.
6'4", 323. Size score 0.77.
StickToTheModel IDL3 at #69.
Round-3 pick on the board. Round-2 grade in the analytics. 4-year SEC body of work at the position. The board is discounting counting stats that our model loves. Aggressive day-2 pick.
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4. Gracen Halton — Oklahoma — 6'2", 292Board cooler than the analytics.
Consensus IDL7 at #87. Range: Thor 58, CBS 173 — 115-spot spread.
Our analytics lift. 87th percentile career composite. Peak score 0.90. Progression score 1.0 — perfect arc. 2 seasons at Oklahoma, 3.5 sacks, 8 TFL, 10.5 pressures.
6'2", 292. Size score 0.34 — smallest IDL frame in our top 10.
StickToTheModel IDL4 at #60.
Round-3 pick. The frame is the flag. The peak-season and progression are the case. 3-tech fit at the next level. Not the guy you take to anchor the A-gap. Is the guy you take to rush the passer from the inside.
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5. LT Overton — AlabamaSEC reps without the counting stats.
Consensus IDL8 at #89. Range: PFN 47, Tek 127 — 80-spot spread.
Our analytics have him closer to the middle. 88th percentile career composite. 64.2 PFF grade — the lowest in our IDL top 10.
StickToTheModel IDL5 at #63.
Round-3 pick. SEC reps and pedigree do a lot of the work. Production doesn't. Middle-round bet on development.
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6. Lee Hunter — Texas Tech — 6'4", 325Nose profile.
Consensus IDL5 at #45. Range: CBS 28, PFN 81 — 53-spot spread.
Our analytics hold back. 77th percentile career composite. Peak score 0.71. Progression score 0.99. Only 2 sacks, 10.5 TFL over 25 games.
6'4", 325. Size score 0.77.
StickToTheModel IDL6 at #49.
Round-3 pick. Size and progression are the sell. Pass-rush production is the flag. 0-tech or 1-tech fit. Round-2 pick for a team that values run-game anchors.
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7. Darrell Jackson Jr — Florida State — 6'5", 337Biggest frame in our IDL top 10.
Consensus IDL9 at #90. Range: Tek 76, Reid 110 — 34-spot spread.
Our analytics agree. 89th percentile career composite. Peak score 0.77. 4 seasons, 48 games, 7 sacks, 10 TFL.
6'5", 337. Size score 0.90.
StickToTheModel IDL7 at #84.
Round-3 pick. Frame and 4-year production profile fit a run-defense anchor role. Pass-rush ceiling is capped. Floor is a starter by year two at 1-tech.
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8. Zxavian Harris — Ole Miss — 6'7", 320Analytics IDL1. Consensus IDL14.
Consensus IDL14 at #133. Range: ESPN 63, Tek 190 — 127-spot spread. Board can't decide.
Our analytics can. IDL1 in our all-time pool. 100th percentile career composite. Peak score 0.94. 3 seasons, 36 games, 5.5 sacks, 17 TFL, 16.5 pressures, 1 INT.
6'7", 320. Size score 0.96 — tied with Banks for best in our IDL top 10.
StickToTheModel IDL8 at #104.
Biggest analytics-vs-board gap at IDL. 6'7", 320, SEC reps, elite composite. The ESPN 63 is the scout who sees what we see. The Tek 190 is the scout who doesn't. Late-day-2 grade in our model. Round-5 on the board. The swing is the play.
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9. Kaleb Proctor — SE LouisianaSmall-school sleeper.
Consensus IDL11 at #111. Range: Thor 61, Tek 168 — 107-spot spread. Industry isn't sure what to do with him.
Our analytics don't grade small-school IDLs the same way. 86.5 PFF grade on 564 snaps tells you the tape analysts see.
StickToTheModel IDL9 at #96.
Round-4 pick. FCS competition discount is real. PFF grade is real too. Day-3 developmental pick with a role in a rotation.
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10. Peter Woods — Clemson — 6'3", 315Consensus #1. Analytics IDL36.
Consensus IDL1 at #22 overall. Range: PFN 10, Jeremiah 37 — 27-spot spread. The board has him top-25.
Our analytics don't. 53rd percentile career composite — the lowest in our IDL top 10 by a meaningful margin. Peak score 0.67. 3 seasons, 37 games, 4.5 sacks, 12 TFL.
6'3", 315. Size score 0.58.
StickToTheModel IDL10 at #59.
Hard to justify a Clemson player in the top 10 when the counting stats read like a round-3 prospect. Pedigree and tape are doing a lot of work on the board. Our numbers say round-3. Consensus says round-1. Splitting the difference puts him at the back of our top 10.
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Ranks 11–20
11. Tim Keenan III — Alabama — 6'2", 320StickToTheModel #120 overall
12. Domonique Orange — Iowa State — 6'4", 325StickToTheModel #89 overall
13. Rayshaun Benny — Michigan — 6'4", 305StickToTheModel #119 overall
14. Zane Durant — Penn State — 6'1", 294StickToTheModel #141 overall
15. Tyler Onyedim — Texas A&M — 6'3", 295StickToTheModel #147 overall
16. Christen Miller — Georgia — 6'4", 305StickToTheModel #87 overall
17. Dontay Corleone — Cincinnati — 6'1", 335StickToTheModel #137 overall
18. Wesley Williams — Duke — 6'3", 265StickToTheModel #200 overall
19. Deven Eastern — Minnesota — 6'6", 320StickToTheModel #216 overall
20. Nick Barrett — South Carolina — 6'3", 322StickToTheModel #169 overall