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Boise State's best defenders since 2024
Boen Phelps leads with 107 tackles in 23 games at Boise State; Jeremiah Earby had 94.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Boise 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.
67 defenders with 5+ games at Boise Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boen Phelps | 2024–2026 | 23 | 107 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeremiah Earby | 2024–2025 | 26 | 94 | 0.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Jaden Mickey | 2025–2026 | 16 | 55 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Derek Ganter Jr. | 2025–2026 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Davon Banks | 2024–2025 | 15 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Travis Anderson | 2024–2026 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Sherrod Smith | 2025–2026 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Lopez Sanusi | 2024–2026 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Michael Madrie | 2024–2026 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Mana Tuioti | 2025–2026 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Roman Tillmon | 2026 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Madden Soliai | 2026 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Roman Caywood | 2025–2026 | 10 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Dion Washington | 2025 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | David Latu | 2025–2026 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Malakai Williams | 2025 | 9 | 11 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | JeRico Washington Jr. | 2026 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Bol Bol | 2025–2026 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Syncere Brackett-Lambey | 2025–2026 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Demetrius Freeney Jr. | 2025–2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Arthur de Boachie | 2025–2026 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Seth Knothe | 2024–2025 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Avery Williams | 2017–2020 | 40 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 24 | Jayden Virgin-Morgan | 2023–2026 | 40 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 25 | Ty Benefield | 2023–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 26 | Braxton Fely | 2022–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 27 | A'Marion McCoy | 2023–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 28 | Marco Notarainni | 2023–2025 | 31 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Zion Washington | 2023–2025 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 30 | Max Stege | 2023–2026 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 31 | Jake Ripp | 2023–2026 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 32 | Rodney Robinson | 2021–2024 | 26 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 33 | Dont'e Deayon | 2012–2015 | 25 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 34 | Seyi Oladipo | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 35 | Ahmed Hassanein | 2021–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Andrew Simpson | 2022–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 37 | Alexander Teubner | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 38 | Darian Thompson | 2012–2015 | 19 | — | — | — | 18 |
| 39 | Herbert Gums | 2022–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Michael Callahan | 2022–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Sheldon Newton | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Bryan Douglas | 2012–2014 | 15 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 43 | Kaonohi Kaniho | 2021–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 44 | Kekaula Kaniho | 2017–2021 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 45 | Jaylen Clark | 2020–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 46 | JL Skinner | 2020–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 47 | Kekoa Nawahine | 2017–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 48 | Tyler Horton | 2016–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 49 | Markel Reed | 2020–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Tyreque Jones | 2018–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Chase Martin | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | DJ Schramm | 2020–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Jonathan Moxey | 2013–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 54 | Troy Wilkey | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Cortez Hogans | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Franklyn Johnson Jr. | 2023–2025 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Ezekiel Noa | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 58 | Scott Matlock | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Ben Weaver | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 60 | Chanceller James | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 61 | Demitri Washington | 2019–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | Jalen Walker | 2018–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | Jeremy Ioane | 2012–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 64 | Leighton Vander Esch | 2015–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 65 | Riley Whimpey | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Sonatane Lui | 2016–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Tyric LeBeauf | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
Also at Boise 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.