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Auburn's best defenders since 2024
Kaleb Harris leads with 126 tackles in 30 games at Auburn; Xavier Atkins had 121.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Auburn 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.
85 defenders with 5+ games at Auburntackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaleb Harris | 2024–2026 | 30 | 126 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Xavier Atkins | 2025–2026 | 17 | 121 | 12 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Robert Woodyard Jr. | 2024–2025 | 21 | 84 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Elijah Melendez | 2025–2026 | 17 | 81 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | Dorian Mausi Jr. | 2024 | 12 | 81 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Eric Winters | 2025–2026 | 18 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Jerrin Thompson | 2024 | 12 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Keyron Crawford | 2024–2025 | 21 | 58 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | De'Marcus Riddick | 2024–2026 | 20 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Bryce Deas | 2025–2026 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Malik Blocton | 2024–2025 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | AnQuon Fegans | 2025–2026 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Rayshawn Pleasant | 2025–2026 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Dallas Walker IV | 2025–2026 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jalyn Crawford | 2024–2025 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Jahquez Robinson | 2024–2025 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Chris Murray | 2025–2026 | 14 | 26 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Kensley Louidor-Faustin | 2024–2025 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Amaris Williams | 2024–2025 | 14 | 21 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Philip Blidi | 2024 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Cody Sigler | 2026 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Jourdin Crawford | 2025–2026 | 8 | 18 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jared Smith | 2025–2026 | 10 | 17 | 3.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Isaiah Raikes | 2024 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Malik Autry | 2025–2026 | 10 | 14 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Darrion Smith | 2025–2026 | 8 | 14 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Andre Jordan Jr. | 2026 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Jay Hardy | 2025 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Da'Shawn Womack | 2026 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Raion Strader | 2025 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Walter Mathis Jr. | 2026 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Keldric Faulk | 2023–2025 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 33 | Kayin Lee | 2023–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 34 | Keionte Scott | 2022–2024 | 28 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 35 | Sylvester Smith-Reed | 2023–2026 | 28 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 36 | Trovon Reed | 2010–2014 | 24 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 37 | Rudy Ford | 2013–2016 | 22 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 38 | Eugene Asante | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Bobby Jamison-Travis | 2023–2025 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jalen McLeod | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Zykeivous Walker | 2021–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Champ Anthony | 2023–2026 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Stephen Roberts | 2016–2017 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Austin Keys | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Christian Tutt | 2018–2020 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 46 | Jayson Jones | 2022–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Caleb Wooden | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 48 | Jaylin Simpson | 2021–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 49 | Nehemiah Pritchett | 2020–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 50 | DK Kaufman | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 51 | Zion Puckett | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 52 | Marcus Harris | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Roger McCreary | 2019–2021 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 54 | Cam Riley | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Javaris Davis | 2016–2019 | 11 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 56 | Smoke Monday | 2018–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 57 | Matthew Hill | 2018–2019 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Chandler Wooten | 2019–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 59 | Elijah McAllister | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Jay Jay Wilson | 2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Jermaine Whitehead | 2011–2014 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 62 | JJ Pegues | 2020–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Carlton Davis III | 2015–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 64 | Colby Wooden | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Daniel Thomas | 2016–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | Derick Hall | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 67 | Jeremiah Dinson | 2017–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 68 | Jordyn Peters | 2017–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Larry Nixon III | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Tray Matthews | 2015–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 71 | Darrell Williams | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 72 | Griffin Speaks | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Marlon Davidson | 2016–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Owen Pappoe | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 75 | Robenson Therezie | 2011–2013 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 76 | Wesley Steiner | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Zakoby McClain | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | Blake Countess | 2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 79 | Bydarrius Knighten | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 80 | Eku Leota | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Jonathan Jones | 2014–2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 82 | Joshua Holsey | 2013–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 83 | Justin Rogers | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Lawrence Johnson | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | T.D. Moultry | 2017–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Auburn: 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.