Career and 2011 data, bio information and projections for every ranked defensive end are below. Players are ranked based on PredictionMachine.com's 2012 projected statistics. Read more about how rankings and projections are done.
Defensive End Bios
| 1 | Vinny Curry | 6'4" | 263 | Marshall | 13 | 45 |
| 2 | Nick Perry | 6'3" | 250 | USC | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Quinton Coples | 6'6" | 285 | North Carolina | 13 | 51 |
| 4 | Jared Crick | 6'6" | 285 | Nebraska | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | Andre Branch | 6'5" | 260 | Clemson | 13 | 48 |
| 6 | Malik Jackson | 6'5" | 270 | Tennessee | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | Frank Alexander | 6'4" | 255 | Oklahoma | 13 | 48 |
| 8 | Chandler Jones | 6'5" | 265 | Syracuse | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Jake Bequette | 6'5" | 271 | Arkansas | 10 | 48 |
| 10 | Cordarro Law | 6'2" | 261 | Southern Miss | 14 | 53 |
| 11 | Jacquies Smith | 6'4" | 255 | Missouri | 11 | 40 |
| 12 | Julian Miller | 6'4" | 268 | West Virginia | 13 | 52 |
| 13 | Grant Hunter | 6'2" | 243 | Butler | 12 | 40 |
| 14 | Tyrone Crawford | 6'4" | 273 | Boise State | 13 | 25 |
| 15 | Ryan Van Bergen | 6'6" | 288 | Michigan | 13 | 50 |
| 16 | Scott Solomon | 6'3" | 270 | Rice | 12 | 47 |
| 17 | Logan Harrell | 6'2" | 275 | Fresno State | 13 | 51 |
| 18 | Trevor Guyton | 6'3" | 280 | California | 13 | 43 |
| 19 | Derrick Shelby | 6'3" | 271 | Utah | 13 | 47 |
| 20 | Justin Francis | 6'4" | 275 | Rutgers | 13 | 43 |
| 21 | Jack Crawford | 6'5" | 273 | Penn State | 13 | 49 |
| 22 | Cam Johnson | 6'4" | 270 | Virginia | 12 | 42 |
| 23 | Billy Winn | 6'4" | 300 | Boise State | 13 | 53 |
| 24 | Olivier Vernon | 6'4" | 265 | Miami | 6 | 30 |
| 25 | Donte Paige-Moss | 6'4" | 260 | North Carolina | 13 | 34 |
| 26 | Ernest Owusu | 6'5" | 270 | California | 13 | 43 |
| 27 | Taylor Thompson | 6'6" | 287 | SMU | 13 | 50 |
2011 Defensive End Stats
| 1 | Vinny Curry | 61 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 7 |
| 2 | Nick Perry | 43 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 3 |
| 3 | Quinton Coples | 42 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Jared Crick | 15 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 5 | Andre Branch | 55 | 10.5 | 17.0 | 1 |
| 6 | Malik Jackson | 56 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 2 |
| 7 | Frank Alexander | 45 | 8.5 | 19.0 | 3 |
| 8 | Chandler Jones | 34 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 9 | Jake Bequette | 20 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 5 |
| 10 | Cordarro Law | 52 | 9.5 | 22.0 | 4 |
| 11 | Jacquies Smith | 30 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 4 |
| 12 | Julian Miller | 43 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 2 |
| 13 | Grant Hunter | 35 | 9.0 | 14.5 | 1 |
| 14 | Tyrone Crawford | 32 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 3 |
| 15 | Ryan Van Bergen | 35 | 5.5 | 12.5 | 1 |
| 16 | Scott Solomon | 46 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 1 |
| 17 | Logan Harrell | 56 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 3 |
| 18 | Trevor Guyton | 34 | 5.5 | 12.5 | 2 |
| 19 | Derrick Shelby | 41 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 20 | Justin Francis | 49 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jack Crawford | 29 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 22 | Cam Johnson | 22 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 2 |
| 23 | Billy Winn | 27 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1 |
| 24 | Olivier Vernon | 17 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 25 | Donte Paige-Moss | 22 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ernest Owusu | 24 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 27 | Taylor Thompson | 32 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 6 |
Career Defensive End Stats
| 1 | Vinny Curry | 175 | 26.5 | 49.0 | 10 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Nick Perry | 83 | 21.5 | 29.5 | 5 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Quinton Coples | 112 | 23.0 | 40.5 | 5 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Jared Crick | 121 | 20.0 | 29.5 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Andre Branch | 134 | 17.5 | 34.0 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Malik Jackson | 126 | 13.5 | 26.0 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Frank Alexander | 113 | 20.5 | 44.0 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Chandler Jones | 124 | 10.0 | 27.0 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Jake Bequette | 95 | 23.5 | 31.0 | 8 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Cordarro Law | 151 | 28.0 | 54.0 | 14 | 9.5 |
| 11 | Jacquies Smith | 150 | 13.0 | 26.0 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Julian Miller | 143 | 27.5 | 42.5 | 4 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Grant Hunter | 118 | 34.5 | 54.0 | 3 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Tyrone Crawford | 55 | 13.5 | 27.0 | 4 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Ryan Van Bergen | 105 | 14.5 | 27.5 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 16 | Scott Solomon | 169 | 24.0 | 43.5 | 4 | 8.5 |
| 17 | Logan Harrell | 114 | 18.5 | 24.5 | 4 | 10.5 |
| 18 | Trevor Guyton | 63 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 19 | Derrick Shelby | 119 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 20 | Justin Francis | 81 | 12.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 21 | Jack Crawford | 64 | 14.0 | 26.5 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 22 | Cam Johnson | 102 | 12.5 | 32.5 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 23 | Billy Winn | 99 | 16.0 | 37.0 | 3 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Olivier Vernon | 66 | 9.0 | 21.5 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Donte Paige-Moss | 65 | 11.0 | 19.5 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Ernest Owusu | 44 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 27 | Taylor Thompson | 107 | 18.0 | 22.5 | 6 | 8.0 |
2012 NFL Defensive End Projections
| 1 | Vinny Curry | 49.5 | 7.0 | 9.4 |
| 2 | Nick Perry | 40.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 |
| 3 | Quinton Coples | 39.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 4 | Jared Crick | 41.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Andre Branch | 47.2 | 6.0 | 8.9 |
| 6 | Malik Jackson | 53.9 | 4.1 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Frank Alexander | 37.8 | 6.0 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Chandler Jones | 56.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Jake Bequette | 27.6 | 8.1 | 6.2 |
| 10 | Cordarro Law | 38.2 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| 11 | Jacquies Smith | 43.6 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
| 12 | Julian Miller | 38.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Grant Hunter | 19.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 14 | Tyrone Crawford | 28.5 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| 15 | Ryan Van Bergen | 33.6 | 4.3 | 6.7 |
| 16 | Scott Solomon | 39.7 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 17 | Logan Harrell | 38.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| 18 | Trevor Guyton | 28.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 19 | Derrick Shelby | 36.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| 20 | Justin Francis | 34.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 21 | Jack Crawford | 25.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 22 | Cam Johnson | 24.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 23 | Billy Winn | 26.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| 24 | Olivier Vernon | 30.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| 25 | Donte Paige-Moss | 23.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| 26 | Ernest Owusu | 19.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 27 | Taylor Thompson | 23.5 | 3.6 | 2.0 |