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Arkansas's best defenders since 2024
Xavian Sorey Jr. leads with 180 tackles in 25 games at Arkansas; Stephen Dix Jr. had 149.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Arkansas since 2024, ranked by tackles; the lines are each player's tackles game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
79 defenders with 5+ games at Arkansastackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavian Sorey Jr. | 2024–2025 | 25 | 180 | 4.5 | 19 | 2 |
| 2 | Stephen Dix Jr. | 2024–2025 | 25 | 149 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Larry Worth III | 2024–2025 | 21 | 117 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Miguel Mitchell | 2024–2026 | 23 | 89 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Bradley Shaw | 2024–2026 | 23 | 84 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Doneiko Slaughter | 2024 | 13 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Quincy Rhodes Jr. | 2024–2026 | 29 | 71 | 12 | 25 | 0 |
| 8 | Caleb Wooden | 2025 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Julian Neal | 2025 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Kani Walker | 2025 | 11 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Ja'Quavion Smith | 2026 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Ben Bogle | 2026 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Khmori House | 2026 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Ian Geffrard | 2024–2025 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Marquise Robinson | 2024 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Christian Harrison | 2026 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Phillip Lee | 2025 | 9 | 31 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Jordan Young | 2025 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Justus Boone | 2025 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Joker Johnson | 2026 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Shelton Lewis | 2026 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Anthony Switzer | 2024 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Wyatt Simmons | 2025–2026 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Anton Juncaj | 2024 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Charlie Collins | 2024–2026 | 13 | 16 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Shakur Smalls | 2025 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | David Oke | 2025–2026 | 8 | 15 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Carter Stoutmire | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Danny Saili | 2024–2025 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Phoenix Jackson | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Carlon Jones | 2026 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | La'khi Roland | 2026 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Antonio Sandel-Bascomb | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Trent Whalen | 2025 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Hunter Osborne | 2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Ahkhari Johnson | 2024–2025 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Xadavien Sims | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Cameron Ball | 2022–2025 | 31 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Hudson Clark | 2020–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 40 | Jayden Johnson | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 41 | Eric Gregory | 2020–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Landon Jackson | 2022–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Jaheim Singletary | 2023–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Brad Spence | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45 | Nathan Parodi | 2019–2021 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | TJ Metcalf | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 47 | Keivie Rose | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | DJ Dean | 2014–2015 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 49 | Dwight McGlothern | 2022–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 50 | Nico Davillier | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Henre' Toliver | 2014–2017 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 52 | Montaric Brown | 2019–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 53 | Chris Paul Jr. | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Greg Brooks Jr. | 2019–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 55 | Kee'yon Stewart | 2023–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Zach Williams | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Antonio Grier Jr. | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Joe Foucha | 2019–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 59 | Lorando Johnson | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 60 | Malik Chavis | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | Alfahiym Walcott | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 62 | Dre Greenlaw | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 63 | Jordan Crook | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Josh Liddell | 2015–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 65 | Myles Slusher | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 66 | Ryan Pulley | 2015–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 67 | Santos Ramirez | 2015–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 68 | Taurean Carter II | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Trajan Jeffcoat | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Dwayne Eugene Jr. | 2015–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Jaheim Thomas | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Kam Curl | 2017–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 73 | Kevin Richardson II | 2015–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 74 | LaDarrius Bishop | 2019–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Tank Booker | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Brooks Ellis | 2014–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 77 | Bumper Pool | 2018–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Jashaud Stewart | 2021–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Jaylon Braxton | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Arkansas: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.