TOP 2023 DEFENSIVE LINE RECRUITS

College Football Today & ESPN Plus Top 2023 defensive line recruits features the top 2023 DT, DE & NG recruits in the world of college football recruiting. Visit our Top 2021 NFL Draft D-Line prospects to learn how top 2023 defensive line recruits are ranked at College Football Today & ESPN Plus!
Updated 11/19/2020 at 7:22pm CST

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT DALTON RAINES

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT MADDOX MARCHBANK

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT AIDAN BETZ

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT JAMESON PEGUES

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT ANTHONY JAMES

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT STANTAVIOUS SMITH

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT JAYDEN WAYNE

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT DENZEL MOORE

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT JUSTIN BENTON

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUIT PETER WOODS

TOP 2023 D-LINE RECRUITS

Top 2023 D-Line recruits are brought to you by College Football Today & ESPN Plus and feature the top 70 Class of 2023 defensive linemen in the world.

The 2023 top 70 Defensive Line have accumulated 407 D1-FBS offers and were located and ranked first by College Football Today over a year ago. 2023 Top 70 D-Line recruit rankings can be found on College Football Today RokFin!

TOP 2023 DEFENSIVE TACKLE RECRUITS

All top 2023 defensive tackle recruits are listed alphabetically below and the top 70 2023 D-line recruit rankings can be found on College Football Today RokFin!

Aidan Betz DT/OL 6'3 279 Elkhorn NE
Alijah Williams DE/ATH 6'1 215 Buford GA
Anthony James DE/Hybrid 6'5 220 Wylie East TX
Aric Burton DE/Hybrid 6'5 220 Munich Germany
Ashton Porter DE/Hybrid 6'3 220 Cypress Ranch TX
Autsin Watt DE 6'1 235 Delaware OH
Brenan Vernon DE/Hybrid 6'5 260 Mentor OH
Cam Johnson DT/OG 6'1 290 Seneca SC
Cameron Lenhardt DE 6'3 235 Don Bosco NJ
D'Aren Igho-Osagie DT/NG 6'4 350 Warner Robbins GA
Dairo Melendez DT 6'1 260 Lasalle FL
Dalton Raines DT/FB 6'0 255 Lake Cormorant MS
Daniel Harris DE 6'5 280 Palm Bay Magnet FL
Daniel Obinna DT 6'0 270 Georgetown TX
David Hicks Jr DE/TE 6'5 245 Morton Ranch TX
Denzel Moore DE/Hybrid 6'2 230 Meadowcreek GA
Derrick LeBlanc DE/Hybrid 6'5 240 Osceola FL
Devin Strange DE/Hybrid 6'2 220 Marcus TX
Devin Williams DT 6'2 292 Brooksville FL
DJ Kittles DE/T 6'3 245 Greenville SC
DJ Samuels DE 6'3 240 Bergen Catholic NJ
Dylan Mann DT 6'2 265 McEachern GA
Francis Mauigoa DT/NG 6'6 275 Aquinas CA
Gabriel Harris DE 6'4 235 Thomasville GA
Heath Ozaeta DT/OT 6'5 265 Mount Si WA
Howie Longi DT/OG 6'2 283 Timpview UT
Ian Fisher DE/OL 6'4 245 Mcintosh GA
Jameian Buxton DT 6'2 245 Thibodaux LA
James Smith DE 6'3 270 Carver AL
Jameson Pegues DT/NG 6'0 305 Southeast Guilford NC
Jason Hammond Jr DT 6'3 275 Chaminade-Madonna FL
Jason Moore DE/Hybrid 6'6 255 Dematha Catholic MD
Jayden Wayne DE/TE 6'5 225 Lincoln WA
Joel Starlings DT/DE 6'5 310 Richmond VA
John Walker DT/NG 6'5 285 Osceola FL
Jordan Renaud DT 6'5 285 Palmetto FL
Justin Benton DE/Hybrid 6'3 235 Newton GA
Kaleb James DE/Hybrid 6'4 230 Nolan Catholic TX
Kashawn Thomas DT 6'3 290 Brunswick GA
Kaven Call DE 6'3 225 Apopka FL
Kelby Collins DE 6'4 230 Gardendale AL
Keldric Faulk DE/Hybrid 6'6 240 Highland Home AL
Kenyon Armstrong DE/Hybrid 6'1 230 Manvel TX
KJ Sampson DT/OG 6'3 285 New Bern NC
Kobi Gorman DT/TE 6'3 230 Pickerington Central OH
Ladarius Pitts DE/Hybrid 6'1 220 Whitehouse TX
Lamont Green Jr DE/Hybrid 6'4 210 Gulliver Prep FL
Lebbeus Overton DE/TE 6'5 245 Milton GA
Luke Montgomery DE/TE 6'5 255 Findlay OH
Maddox Marchbank DT/OG 6'2 260 Sarasota FL
Malik Tullis DE/Hybrid 6'2 240 Sandy Creek TX
Marcus Fennell DT/OG 6'2 280 Pittsburgh PA
Markis Deal DT/OC 6'4 260 Naaman Forest TX
Matayo Uiagalelei DE/Hybrid 6'4 245 St John Bosco CA
Micah Carter DE 6'5 235 Louisville KY
Owen Sweeney DT/OL/LS 6'0 235 Pickney MI
Peter Woods DE/Hybrid 6'4 250 Thompson AL
Peyton Mcneese DT/OC/LS 6'0 260 Powers Catholic MI
Rueben Bain DE/Hybrid 6'3 250 Miami Central FL
Stantavious Smith DE/Hybrid 6'4 250 Albany GA
Stian Andreassen DT/OG 6'0 290 Payallup WA
Sydir Mitchell DT/NG 6'3 285 Bergen Catholic NJ
TJ McMillen DE/OC 6'3 240 St Francis IL
Tommy Ziesmer DE/TE 6'3 238 Boyle County KY
Tre Smith DE/Hybrid 6'1 215 WIlliam Taft TX
Tyler Gant DE/Hybrid 6'3 250 St Louis MO
Tyriq Blanding DT 6'3 255 Christ The King NY
Victor Burley DE/DT 6'4 255 Warner Robbins GA
Wilky Denaud DE/Hybrid 6'4 245 John Carroll FL
Zakaih Saez DE/Hybrid 6'5 200 Lake Worth FL

TOP 2023 DEFENSIVE END RECRUITS
Top 70 Defensive Line Recruit Rankings Mid-Season STEP Ratings Update
The 2023 top 70 Defensive Line have accumulated 407 D1-FBS offers and were located and ranked first by College Football Today over a year ago.

TOP 2023 DE RECRUITS

Top 2023 DE recruits on our top 2023 D-Line recruit rankings, are one of the best classes of edge rushers I have seen at this stage of their young football careers. Top 2023 DE recruit Peter Woods out of Thompson high school in Alabama started 13 games on Varsity this past season, while being able to tally 54 tackles (15 TFL) and 7 sacks on the 2019 season. Woods currently holds offers from Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi St, UAB, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana and Tennessee, while running a sub 5.0, 40 yard dash at 6'4, 250 LBS. Peter holds the edge extremely well as a power side defensive end and is able to use his high motor, as well as his 5 star athletics to track ball carriers down. But what impressed me the most was his pass rushing capabilities off the edge, as he is explosive off the snap of the football and has phenomenal hands when utilizing his power & finesse rips, swims and bull rushes. He maintains outstanding leverage with his great technique and is one of the best I have seen at dealing with the hogs up front, as he simply is a well-oiled machine coming off the edge in the 2023 recruiting class. Follow Top 2023 DE recruit Peter Woods on Twitter @35Pwoo by clicking HERE!

2023 TOP D-LINE RECRUITS

2023 top D-Line recruits graded out extremely well at all three positions on the defensive front and we will be talking more about the massive impact that some of our Top 2023 NG recruits could potentially have in a 3-4 defensive scheme. Which brings me to our number two overall D-Line recruit, Justin Benton out of Newton high school in Georgia, who graded out the top overall recruit in the nation in our April re-rank and was just featured on Rivals in the Tweet below. Benton was truly a "game-wrecker" this past season and had 79 tackles (16 TFL), 9 sacks and 2 forced fumbles in 2019. Playing as stand-up DE, he reminded me of Pittsburgh Steelers Hybrid DE/OLB James Harrison in how much power he generates coming off the edge in his pass rush and his quick reflexes getting off the snap of the football. Justin is extremely versatile on the D-Line, as you see him lined up as a 4-3 DT at :20 seconds and he uses a beautiful rip/swim move to completely blow past the OG for the QB sack. He is able to use his outstanding upper body strength and stellar hand placement to keep O-linemen's hands at bay, while being able to locate ball carriers and aggressively finish tackles. When he lines up as a 4-3 DT, he reminds me more of an Aaron Donald with his explosive style of play and is becoming a well-known recruit nationally in the world of College Football Today.

Justin Benton is a young DL to know in Georgia. The freshman at Newton HS calls himself a “game-wrecker” and he’s on track to be a national recruit.@Rivals profile: https://t.co/ZHB84Rn6L7

• @JustinB42023 @CoachSkelton06 pic.twitter.com/5qWefCYE8D
— ChadSimmons_ (@ChadSimmons_) March 25, 2020

TOP COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECRUITS

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