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Ball State's best defenders since 2024
Will Yates leads with 79 tackles in 23 games at Ball State; George Udo had 78.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Ball State 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.
86 defenders with 5+ games at Ball Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Yates | 2024–2026 | 23 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | George Udo | 2024 | 12 | 78 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Riley Tolsma | 2024 | 12 | 59 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Alfred Chea | 2025 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Michael Gravely Jr. | 2025 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Eric McClain | 2024–2025 | 18 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Nathan Voorhis | 2025 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Darin Conley | 2024–2025 | 20 | 44 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Jackson Wiegold | 2024–2025 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashton Whitner | 2025 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Muheem McCargo | 2025 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Myles Norwood | 2024 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Sterling Smith | 2026 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kaleb Stewart | 2026 | 7 | 35 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Cincear Lewis | 2026 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Gavin Forsha | 2026 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Anthony Pinnace | 2026 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Layton Starks | 2025–2026 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Joedrick Lewis | 2025 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Quentavius Scandrett | 2026 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Ben Marsh | 2024–2026 | 16 | 28 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Ameir Glenn | 2025–2026 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | DeJuan Echoles Jr. | 2024–2025 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Roman Pearson | 2025 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Deondre Shepherd | 2025–2026 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Mikeah Webster | 2025–2026 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Lucas Szymborski | 2026 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Sam Feeney | 2024–2026 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Scott Hudson | 2024–2025 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Justin Thomas | 2025–2026 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | Maverick Gracio | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Tobi Adewoyin | 2025 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Chris Jackson | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jalon Jones | 2024–2025 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kamron Chamble | 2026 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Micah Wing | 2025 | 7 | 10 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Cedric Franklin II | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Stone Perkins | 2026 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Ka'Shawn Thomas | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Cole Earlewine | 2024–2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jack Beebe | 2023–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Joey Stemler | 2022–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 43 | Caden Johnson | 2023–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Drew Hughes | 2023–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Keionte Newson | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Derek Fields | 2023–2026 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Amechi Uzodinma | 2018–2022 | 18 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 48 | Brandon Berger | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 49 | Jordan Coleman | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 50 | Bryce Cosby | 2017–2021 | 15 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 51 | Marc Walton | 2016–2018 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 52 | Jahmad Harmon | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Nathan Reichert | 2022–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Thai Baldwin | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 55 | DD Snyder | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 56 | Eric Patterson | 2012–2014 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 57 | Jimmy Daw | 2018–2021 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Antonio Phillips | 2017–2020 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 59 | Jaylin Thomas | 2017–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 60 | Josh Miller | 2016–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 61 | Cole Pearce | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 62 | Jordan Williams | 2019–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Tyler Potts | 2018–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | Christian Albright | 2017–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 65 | Jordan Riley | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Kyron Mims | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Sidney Houston Jr. | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Aljareek Malry | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Brett Anderson II | 2017–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Jacob White | 2017–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Nic Jones | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 72 | Jack Sape | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | James Makszin | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Kyle King | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Loren Strickland | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Malcolm Lee | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 77 | Martez Hester | 2013–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 78 | Mikhari Sibblis | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Tyree Holder | 2013–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 80 | Blair Schonhorst | 2022–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Brandon Martin | 2017–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 82 | Jeremiah Jackson | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Kevin Willis | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Lamar Anderson | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | Ray Wilborn | 2018–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 86 | Tavion Woodard | 2021–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Ball State: 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.