2016 Draft Defensive End Rankings
* Indicates Underclassman
| 1 | *Joey Bosa | Ohio State | 6-4 | 275 |
| 2 | *Noah Spence | Eastern Kentucky | 6-2 | 255 |
| 3 | *Emmanuel Ogbah | Oklahoma State | 6-4 | 275 |
| 4 | *Shaq Lawson | Clemson | 6-3 | 270 |
| 5 | Shilique Calhoun | Michigan State | 6-4 | 255 |
| 6 | *Kevin Dodd | Clemson | 6-5 | 280 |
| 7 | DeForest Buckner | Oregon | 6-6 | 290 |
| 8 | Bronson Kaufusi | BYU | 6-5 | 285 |
| 9 | Shawn Oakman | Baylor | 6-8 | 285 |
| 10 | James Cowser | Southern Utah | 6-3 | 255 |
| 11 | Carl Nassib | Penn State | 6-6 | 280 |
| 12 | Charles Tapper | Oklahoma | 6-3 | 270 |
| 13 | Jonathan Bullard | Florida | 6-3 | 285 |
| 14 | Jihad Ward | Illinois | 6-5 | 295 |
| 15 | Anthony Zettell | Penn State | 6-4 | 275 |
| 16 | D.J. Pettway | Alabama | 6-2 | 265 |
| 17 | Ronald Blair | Appalachian State | 6-2 | 280 |
| 18 | Matt Judon | Grand Valley State | 6-3 | 270 |
| 19 | Romeo Okwara | Notre Dame | 6-5 | 265 |
| 20 | Theiren Cochran | Minnesota | 6-5 | 250 |
| 21 | Reggie Gilbert | Arizona | 6-3 | 260 |
| 22 | Jonathan Woodard | Central Arkansas | 6-5 | 270 |
| 23 | Eddie Yarborough | Wyoming | 6-3 | 260 |
| 24 | Branden Jackson | Texas Tech | 6-3 | 270 |
| 25 | Clayton Callicutt | Angelo State | 6-4 | 280 |
| 26 | Jason Fanaika | Utah | 6-2 | 275 |
| 27 | *Stephen Weatherly | Vanderbilt | 6-4 | 265 |
| 28 | Greg Townsend Jr. | USC | 6-2 | 260 |
| 29 | Sterling Bailey | Georgia | 6-4 | 285 |
| 30 | Mike Rose | NC State | 6-2 | 260 |
| 31 | Lenny Jones | Nevada | 6-2 | 260 |
| 32 | Royce LaFrance | Tulane | 6-3 | 260 |
| 33 | Blake Serpa | Central Michigan | 6-2 | 255 |
| 34 | Eric Lee | South Florida | 6-3 | 255 |
| 35 | Josh Dawson | Georgia | 6-4 | 260 |
| 36 | Iosia Iosia | West Texas A&M | 6-5 | 280 |
| 37 | Ugonna Awuruonye | Campbell | 6-4 | 260 |
| 38 | Lawrence Thomas | Michigan State | 6-3 | 280 |
| 39 | Shiro Davis | Texas | 6-3 | 265 |
| 40 | DaVonte Lambert | Auburn | 6-2 | 275 |
