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Quincy Rhodes Jr.

DL · Arkansas · 2027 NFL Draft class

Public Draft Board rank #50·23 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
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Preseason edition · August 23, 20264 min read

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Rhodes is a long, explosive defensive lineman whose first-step quickness and inside-outside rush ability produced 15.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks in his first year as a starter. His NFL value depends on stronger run fits, a deeper counter package and proof that one breakout season can become his weekly standard.

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01Experience And Production

Rhodes played sparingly in his first two Arkansas seasons before breaking out as a full-time starter in 2025. He finished with 44 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks and six quarterback hurries, earning second-team All-SEC recognition. The jump was dramatic, but nearly all of his draftable production comes from that one season.

02Frame And Alignment

Arkansas lists Rhodes at roughly 6-foot-6 and 275 pounds, giving him enough length and mass to play several spots. He can rush from a wide alignment, reduce inside over a guard or play as a five-technique in an odd front. His best NFL role may depend on whether he keeps the added weight without losing his initial burst.

03First Step

The first two steps are the foundation of his game. Rhodes can cross a tackle's face before the blocker establishes his hands, and his stride length quickly turns a small edge into backfield penetration. He is most dangerous when the front lets him attack rather than read and hold the line.

04Power Rush

Long arms and a heavy initial strike give Rhodes a credible long-arm and bull rush. When his pads stay down, he can compress the pocket or walk a lighter tackle into the quarterback. Upright entries reduce the power transfer and allow stronger blockers to sit on the rush.

05Rush Counters

Rhodes flashes a violent spin and can cross the blocker's face after threatening the corner. The moves do not yet connect into a dependable sequence when the first attack stalls. NFL tackles will force him to win later in the rep, making hand timing and a reliable secondary move central to his development.

06Interior Rush

His length and burst create useful passing-down snaps over guards. He can attack a half-man, use his reach to stay clean and close quickly once he enters the pocket. The inside role should remain selective until his pad level and anchor become more consistent against double teams.

07Run Defense

Rhodes can disrupt zone tracks with penetration and has the reach to finish across his frame. He is less reliable when asked to anchor, read the mesh and control a gap from a square base.

08Pursuit And Finish

His stride and closing burst give him real range for a player with interior flexibility. He can chase from the back side and finish quarterbacks once the pocket breaks.

09Motor And Durability

A second healthy season would answer more than any isolated testing number.

10Development And Role

Rhodes developed from a reserve into Arkansas's most productive front defender. His unusual frame gives coaches several deployment options, but the technique is still catching up to the physical tools. Cleaner run defense and connected pass-rush counters would move him from rotational mismatch to three-down starter.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • His first-step quickness creates immediate pressure from edge and reduced alignments.

  • He produced 15.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks in his first starting season.

  • Length and a forceful initial strike support a disruptive power rush.

  • He can rush outside, reduce over a guard or play five-technique in a multiple front.

  • Closing burst and long strides create useful back-side pursuit range.

  • A violent spin gives him a legitimate changeup when tackles overset.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • Almost all of his significant production comes from one season as a starter.

  • His pass-rush moves do not yet connect into a dependable counter sequence.

  • His best long-term weight and alignment are still unsettled.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

A multiple front can use Rhodes as a five-technique on early downs and move him across the line in passing situations. Wide alignments let his first step threaten tackles, while interior rushes create favorable matchups with guards. He should attack rather than spend most snaps reading and holding a two-gap assignment. Better anchor technique could eventually keep him on the field for every situation.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Rhodes has the length, burst and alignment flexibility to become a disruptive NFL starter. The 2025 breakout proves that the tools can turn into production, but it does not erase the thin résumé or the run-defense inconsistency. Another season with steadier leverage and more counters would put him in the first-round conversation. Today he projects as a high-upside front-seven piece who can contribute early in a pass-rush rotation.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

Original analysis through August 23, 2026. Restoration reviewed September 6, 2026; this is not an in-season update. No new Draftanomics all-22 review is included.

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Sources for the evaluation
  1. House assessment

    Rhodes is a long, explosive defensive lineman whose first-step quickness and inside-outside rush ability produced 15.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks in his first year as a starter.

  2. House assessment

    His NFL value depends on stronger run fits, a deeper counter package and proof that one breakout season can become his weekly standard.

Sources for experience and production
  1. Reported fact

    Rhodes played sparingly in his first two Arkansas seasons before breaking out as a full-time starter in 2025.

  2. Reported fact

    He finished with 44 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks and six quarterback hurries, earning second-team All-SEC recognition.

  3. Reported fact

    The jump was dramatic, but nearly all of his draftable production comes from that one season.

Sources for frame and alignment
  1. Reported fact

    Arkansas lists Rhodes at roughly 6-foot-6 and 275 pounds, giving him enough length and mass to play several spots.

  2. House assessment

    He can rush from a wide alignment, reduce inside over a guard or play as a five-technique in an odd front.

  3. House assessment

    His best NFL role may depend on whether he keeps the added weight without losing his initial burst.

Sources for first step
  1. House assessment

    The first two steps are the foundation of his game.

  2. House assessment

    Rhodes can cross a tackle's face before the blocker establishes his hands, and his stride length quickly turns a small edge into backfield penetration.

  3. House assessment

    He is most dangerous when the front lets him attack rather than read and hold the line.

Sources for power rush
  1. House assessment

    Long arms and a heavy initial strike give Rhodes a credible long-arm and bull rush.

  2. House assessment

    When his pads stay down, he can compress the pocket or walk a lighter tackle into the quarterback.

  3. House assessment

    Upright entries reduce the power transfer and allow stronger blockers to sit on the rush.

Sources for rush counters
  1. House assessment

    Rhodes flashes a violent spin and can cross the blocker's face after threatening the corner.

  2. House assessment

    The moves do not yet connect into a dependable sequence when the first attack stalls.

  3. House assessment

    NFL tackles will force him to win later in the rep, making hand timing and a reliable secondary move central to his development.

Sources for interior rush
  1. House assessment

    His length and burst create useful passing-down snaps over guards.

  2. House assessment

    He can attack a half-man, use his reach to stay clean and close quickly once he enters the pocket.

  3. House assessment

    The inside role should remain selective until his pad level and anchor become more consistent against double teams.

Sources for run defense
  1. House assessment

    Rhodes can disrupt zone tracks with penetration and has the reach to finish across his frame.

  2. House assessment

    He is less reliable when asked to anchor, read the mesh and control a gap from a square base.

Sources for pursuit and finish
  1. House assessment

    His stride and closing burst give him real range for a player with interior flexibility.

  2. House assessment

    He can chase from the back side and finish quarterbacks once the pocket breaks.

Sources for motor and durability
  1. House assessment

    A second healthy season would answer more than any isolated testing number.

Sources for development and role
  1. Reported fact

    Rhodes developed from a reserve into Arkansas's most productive front defender.

  2. House assessment

    His unusual frame gives coaches several deployment options, but the technique is still catching up to the physical tools.

  3. House assessment

    Cleaner run defense and connected pass-rush counters would move him from rotational mismatch to three-down starter.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    His first-step quickness creates immediate pressure from edge and reduced alignments.

Sources for strength
  1. Reported fact

    He produced 15.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks in his first starting season.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Length and a forceful initial strike support a disruptive power rush.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    He can rush outside, reduce over a guard or play five-technique in a multiple front.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Closing burst and long strides create useful back-side pursuit range.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    A violent spin gives him a legitimate changeup when tackles overset.

Sources for concern
  1. Reported fact

    Almost all of his significant production comes from one season as a starter.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    His pass-rush moves do not yet connect into a dependable counter sequence.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    His best long-term weight and alignment are still unsettled.

Sources for nfl role and scheme fit
  1. House assessment

    A multiple front can use Rhodes as a five-technique on early downs and move him across the line in passing situations.

  2. House assessment

    Wide alignments let his first step threaten tackles, while interior rushes create favorable matchups with guards.

  3. House assessment

    He should attack rather than spend most snaps reading and holding a two-gap assignment.

  4. House assessment

    Better anchor technique could eventually keep him on the field for every situation.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Rhodes has the length, burst and alignment flexibility to become a disruptive NFL starter.

  2. House assessment

    The 2025 breakout proves that the tools can turn into production, but it does not erase the thin résumé or the run-defense inconsistency.

  3. House assessment

    Another season with steadier leverage and more counters would put him in the first-round conversation.

  4. House assessment

    Today he projects as a high-upside front-seven piece who can contribute early in a pass-rush rotation.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Public Draft Board rank
#50
Position rank
DL6
Contributing sources
23
Movement since prior snapshot
Down 11

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

Defense
StatisticSeason 2024Season 2025
Total tackles1543
Solo tackles627
Tackles for loss215.5
Sacks18
Passes defended10
QB hurries56
Defensive TD00

Seasons of evidence: 2. Games played, snap counts, and usage shares are not in the retained data. An em dash means the value is not in the dataset, not zero.

Evidence notes

  • The retained data contains 2 seasons of defense production (2024–2025).
  • Defense tackles increased in each observed season (15 → 43).
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • 23 contributing public boards rank this prospect; the Public Draft Board places him at #50.
  • The aggregate public rank fell 11 spots between the two most recent sealed weekly snapshots.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Listed height
6'6"
Listed weight
273 lb
Class
Senior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Arkansas
Former school
Not in dataset
Hometown
North Little Rock, AR
Jersey
#97
Recruiting stars
4-star
Recruiting rank
#367 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

Board methodologyDossier methodologyResearch status

Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.