Illinois Wesleyan senior John Worley is rated No. 20 among defensive ends on the website NFL Draft Diamonds, which provides a ranking of seniors in college football in anticipation of the 2015 National Football League draft. The 19 players ranked ahead of Worley come from Division I programs.
 
Worley was on the 2013 Division III All-American team chosen by the American Football Coaches Association Division and has been chosen as a preseason Division III frst team All-American in both the 2014 Sporting News College Football Magazine and the Lindy's College Football National Edition magazine.

Also in 2013, Worley (Elmhurst, Ill., York HS) was a first team all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin selection and was on the third team of the D3football.com all-North Region Team. He earned the 2013 team's "Best Lineman" award as he finished with 39 total tackles and had 12 quarterback sacks, second most in an IWU season.

He ranked in the top 15 nationally for sacks, accounting for 71 yards lost by opposing teams. His 19.5 tackles for loss was good enough to be in the top 25 in the nation in the statistic. In CCIW play only, Worley had 22 total tackles and led the league with six quarterback sacks. Worley was also second in tackles for loss with 12.

NFL Draft Diamonds has teamed up with Inside the War Room to produce information about the NFL Draft, researched by John Blair, who is decsribed as an up and coming icon in the sports industry.