*rankings updated November 17, 2008
Marvin Austin - North Carolina Fili Moala - USC
$$ - Foregoing remaining eligibility to enter draft.
| Rank | Name | College | Ht. | Wt. | 40 | Class |
| 1. | Marvin Austin | North Carolina | 6-3 | 300 | 4.68 | Sophomore |
| 2. | Terrence Cody | Alabama | 6-5 | 380 | 5.65 | Junior |
| 3. | Terrance Taylor | Michigan | 6-0 | 319 | 5.18 | Senior |
| 4. | Fili Moala | USC | 6-5 | 295 | 5.17 | Senior |
| 5. | B.J. Raji | Boston College | 6-1 | 323 | 5.16 | Junior |
| 6. | Gerald McCoy | Oklahoma | 6-4 | 295 | 4.95 | Sophomore |
| 7. | Peria Jerry | Mississippi | 6-2 | 310 | 4.97 | Senior |
| 8. | Sen'Derrick Marks (DT/DE) | Auburn | 6-1 | 288 | 5.04 | Junior |
| 9. | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | 6-4 | 300 | 4.95 | Junior |
| 10. | Ricky Jean-Francois | LSU | 6-3 | 281 | 4.74 | Junior |
| 11. | DeMarcus Granger | Oklahoma | 6-2 | 302 | 5.06 | Junior |
| 12. | Vince Oghobaase | Duke | 6-6 | 300 | 5.15 | Junior |
| 13. | Geno Atkins | Georgia | 6-1 | 290 | 4.95 | Junior |
| 14. | Cameron Heyward | Ohio State | 6-6 | 287 | 5.17 | Sophomore |
| 15. | Demonte Bolden | Tennessee | 6-6 | 290 | 4.94 | Senior |
| 16. | Evander "Ziggy" Hood | Missouri | 6-4 | 295 | 5.00 | Senior |
| 17. | Roy Miller | Texas | 6-2 | 300 | 5.02 | Senior |
| 18. | Ekom Udofia | Stanford | 6-2 | 310 | 5.29 | Junior |
| 19. | Al Woods | LSU | 6-4 | 314 | 5.27 | Junior |
| 20. | Darryl Richard | Georgia Tech | 6-4 | 290 | 5.02 | Senior |
| 21. | Vance Walker | Georgia Tech | 6-2 | 293 | 5.01 | Senior |
| 22. | Jeff Owens | Georgia (Out for Season) | 6-3 | 298 | 4.98 | Senior |
| 23. | Brian Price | UCLA | 6-1 | 294 | 5.29 | Sophomore |
| 24. | Arthur Jones | Syracuse | 6-4 | 291 | 5.17 | Junior |
| 25. | Marlon Favorite | LSU | 6-1 | 295 | 4.95 | Senior |
| 26. | George Hypolite | Colorado | 6-1 | 290 | 4.98 | Senior |
| 27. | Doug Worthington (DT/DE) | Ohio State | 6-6 | 276 | 4.95 | Junior |
| 28. | Jared Odrick | Penn State | 6-5 | 308 | 5.03 | Junior |
| 29. | Averell Spicer | USC | 6-2 | 295 | 4.79 | Junior |
| 30. | Dwayne Hendricks | Miami (Fla.) | 6-4 | 300 | 4.98 | Senior |
| 31. | Lamarr Houston (DT/DE) | Texas | 6-2 | 275 | 4.94 | Junior |
| 32. | John Gill | Northwestern | 6-3 | 290 | 4.99 | Senior |
| 33. | Alex Magee (DT/DE) | Purdue | 6-4 | 295 | 4.88 | Senior |
| 34. | Callahan Bright | Shaw University (N.C.) | 6-3 | 320 | 4.92 | Junior |
| 35. | Rhyan Anderson | New Mexico State | 6-4 | 280 | 4.87 | Senior |
| 36. | Brigham Harwell | UCLA | 6-2 | 290 | 5.06 | Senior |
| 37. | Derrick Hill | California | 6-2 | 298 | 5.39 | Sophomore |
| 38. | Terrill Byrd | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 271 | 4.98 | Senior |
| 39. | Mitch King (DT/DE) | Iowa | 6-3 | 280 | 4.78 | Senior |
| 40. | Myron Pryor | Kentucky | 6-1 | 310 | 5.22 | Senior |
| 41. | Dorell Scott | Clemson | 6-4 | 320 | 5.08 | Senior |
| 42. | Baker Steinkuhler (DT/OT) | Nebraska | 6-6 | 290 | 4.92 | Freshman |
| 43. | Cameron Elisara | Washington | 6-3 | 289 | 4.95 | Sophomore |
| 44. | Marcus Forston | Miami (Fla.) | 6-2 | 302 | 4.95 | Freshman |
| 45. | Will Johnson | Michigan | 6-5 | 285 | 5.15 | Senior |
| 46. | Tydreke Powell | North Carolina | 6-3 | 300 | 5.37 | Freshman |
| 47. | Kade Weston | Georgia | 6-5 | 316 | 5.19 | Junior |
| 48. | John Fletcher | Wyoming | 6-6 | 280 | 4.99 | Junior |
| 49. | Brandon Nicolas | Colorado | 6-3 | 290 | 4.97 | Senior |
| 50. | Ted Laurent | Mississippi | 6-0 | 303 | 4.93 | Sophomore |
| 51. | Josh Brent | Illinois | 6-2 | 315 | 5.22 | Sophomore |
| 52. | Ian Williams | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 300 | 5.47 | Sophomore |
| 53. | Ollie Ogbu | Penn State | 6-1 | 292 | 4.99 | Sophomore |
| 54. | Greg Brown | Indiana | 6-2 | 300 | 5.11 | Senior |
| 55. | Earl Heyman (DT/DE) | Louisville | 6-3 | 285 | 4.89 | Senior |
| 56. | Ryan Baker | Purdue | 6-5 | 280 | 4.94 | Senior |
| 57. | Kendrick Stewart | Florida State | 6-2 | 268 | 4.89 | Junior |
| 58. | Torrey Davis | Florida | 6-3 | 298 | 4.89 | Sophomore |
| 59. | Jerrell Powe | Mississippi | 6-2 | 340 | 4.99 | Sophomore |
| 60. | DaJohn Harris | USC | 6-4 | 285 | 4.91 | Freshman |
| 61. | Todd Denlinger | Ohio State | 6-2 | 292 | 4.96 | Junior |
| 62. | Lorenzo Washington | Alabama | 6-4 | 283 | 4.99 | Junior |
| 63. | Kellen Heard | Texas A&M | 6-6 | 345 | 5.34 | Junior |
| 64. | Dexter Larimore | Ohio State | 6-2 | 300 | 5.09 | Sophomore |
| 65. | Paul Griffin | Florida State | 6-2 | 285 | 4.89 | Senior |
| 66. | Adrian Grady | Louisville | 6-2 | 305 | 5.17 | Senior |
| 67. | Colby Whitlock | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 281 | 5.11 | Sophomore |
| 68. | Cole Linehan | Oregon | 6-4 | 295 | 5.18 | Senior |