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North Dakota State University defensive linemen: the 2027 room.

Who's leaving, how much production comes back, and how open the room looks for a transfer. Rebuilt every night from public roster and stats pages.

Updated Oct 30, 2026

49%of production projected to return
6 of 22defensive linemen projected to leave
0incoming signees and transfers
56/100opening scoreprojection

The short version

6 of the 22 defensive linemen on the 2026 roster project to leave before 2027.

The defensive linemen projected to return produced 49% of last season's production at the position.

Its opening score of 56 ranks 2nd of 10 Mountain West defensive lineman rooms.

No incoming signees or committed transfers are on record yet.

The room by class

Class (2026)Projected to leaveShare of last season's production
FR00%
SO017%
JR021%
SR328%
GR333%

Classes with fewer than 3 defensive linemen aren't shown. Counts are rounded per class, so they may not add up to 6.

How open is it?

The opening score runs from 0 (no room) to 100 (wide open). 60% of it is the share of last season's defensive lineman production that's projected to leave. 40% is how many starting spots aren't already held by returning starters or proven incoming transfers.

Defensive linemen here: 51% of production projected to leave, 0 incoming. Score: 56/100. It's a projection from public data, not a depth chart.

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Other Mountain West defensive lineman rooms

SchoolProjected to leaveProduction returningOpening score
University of Nevada, Reno8 of 1838%62
University of New Mexico7 of 2053%55
San Jose State University5 of 1456%42
University of Wyoming5 of 2268%35
University of Texas at El Paso3 of 1669%34
University of Hawaii at Manoa5 of 1768%29
University of Nevada, Las Vegas3 of 1776%26
United States Air Force Academy3 of 1777%23
Northern Illinois University2 of 2392%8