The updated 2027 Rivals300 ranking is flooded with elite talent at the EDGE position. As of Sept. 15, there are 31 prospects at the position featured in Rivals’ top 300 and all have been committed since the end of the summer.It’s the SEC, to no surprise, that has the most of those 31 commitments with 10. Those have dispersed among seven different programs in the league. The Big Ten is next with eight, leaving the rest for the ACC (seven), Big 12 (three) and Notre Dame (three). $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverageOn the high school front, it doesn’t take a veteran scout to notice an elite EDGE. You can see it as they bully opposing offensive tackles and routinely disrupt plays in the backfield, stacking sacks and tackles for loss. Rivals is taking a look at the top 10 EDGE prospects in the 2027 Rivals300, along with how well their high school programs have performed so far this fall, now that the season is at least a couple weeks old across most of the nation.1. David Jacobs — Ohio StateRivals300 Ranking: No. 12 NATL.School: Blessed Trinity Catholic (Ga.)Committed Since: Dec. 29, 2025Blessed Trinity Catholic is off to a 4-0 start and ranks as the No. 11 team in Georgia, according to the Rivals Composite Rankings. Through four games, Jacobs has tallied 16 tackles, including five for loss and four sacks, per MaxPreps. He’s eclipsed 100 total tackles in each of the previous two seasons and now has over 300 in his esteemed prep career.2. Abraham Sesay — Notre DameRivals300 Ranking: No. 15 NATL.School: Downingtown East (Pa.)Committed Since: June 16Coming off a breakout 80-tackle, 13-sack junior campaign, Sesay has looked monstrous early on as a senior for Downingtown East, which is now 2-0. The Cougars rank as the No. 34 team in Pennsylvania, per the Rivals Composite Rankings. There aren’t many Keystone State offensive linemen that can keep the 6-foot-4.5, 225-pounder from getting in the backfield.3. Mekai Brown — USCRivals300 Ranking: No. 17 NATL.School: Greenwich Country Day (Conn.)Committed Since: April 17The rest of the Northeast will finally get rolling this week and Greenwich Country Day enters as the No. 36 team in Connecticut, per the Rivals Composite Rankings. Brown will lead the Tigers once again after posting 68 tackles and 10 sacks in nine games as a junior last fall.4. Jaiden Bryant — MiamiRivals300 Ranking: No. 30 NATL.School: Irmo (S.C.)Committed Since: June 3The consensus No. 1 prospect in the state of South Carolina has helped guide Irmo to a 3-1 start this fall. The Yellowjackets have allowed just 37 points through four games. Bryant already has 28 total tackles, eight TFLs and five sacks. Irmo checks in as the No. 7 team in the Palmetto State, per the Rivals Composite Rankings.5. Rashad Streets — OregonRivals300 Ranking: No. 47 NATL.School: Millbrook (N.C.)Committed Since: April 3Millbrook is now 3-0 and ranks as the No. 5 team in North Carolina, per the Rivals Composite Ran
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