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Charlotte's best defenders since 2024
Kadin Schmitz leads with 112 tackles in 19 games at Charlotte; Gavin Willis had 108.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Charlotte 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.
94 defenders with 5+ games at Charlottetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadin Schmitz | 2025–2026 | 19 | 112 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | Gavin Willis | 2025–2026 | 18 | 108 | 0.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | Ja'Qurious Conley | 2024–2025 | 17 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Collin Gill | 2025–2026 | 17 | 78 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | CJ Clinkscales Jr. | 2024–2026 | 21 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Shay Taylor | 2025 | 10 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Treyveon McGee | 2024–2025 | 18 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Cary Grant | 2025 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Curtis Simpson | 2025–2026 | 14 | 44 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Dy'Lon Womack | 2025–2026 | 11 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Mordecai McDaniel | 2024 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Dwight Bootle II | 2025 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaylon Johnson | 2025–2026 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Caleb Curtain | 2025 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Jameel Croft Jr. | 2026 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jamarrion Solomon | 2025–2026 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Yamil Talib | 2025 | 11 | 28 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Elijah Culp | 2024 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Jonathan Patterson | 2026 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Dre Butler | 2024 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Cornell Allen | 2025–2026 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Devin Ancrum | 2026 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Jerry Wall III | 2026 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Charlie Jackson | 2024 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Jorel Liverpool | 2025 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Thai Baldwin | 2025 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Braden Mullen | 2025 | 10 | 19 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Derrick Edwards | 2024–2025 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Caleb Irving | 2025–2026 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Chantz Williams | 2024 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | Xavier Miles | 2025 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Trevon Booker | 2024 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DJ Burgess | 2025–2026 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Chase Usher | 2026 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Dre Martin | 2024 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Stellan Bowman | 2025–2026 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Cheick Kaba | 2025 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Aidan Kaler | 2024 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Gavin Shipman | 2025 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Shaku Sangarie | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Ayo Tifase | 2024–2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DeQuinder Williams II | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Calif Spencer | 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Reid Williford | 2022–2025 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Nafees Lyon | 2016–2020 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 46 | Randy Franklin | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Dontae Balfour | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 48 | Al-Ma'hi Ali | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 49 | Demon Clowney | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Jalar Holley | 2021–2025 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Dez Morgan | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Prince Wallace-Bemah | 2021–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Stone Handy | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 54 | Anthony Covington | 2015–2016 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | C.J. Burton | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 56 | Cam Burden | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Mike Kelly-Lawson | 2019–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Ositadinma Ekwonu | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 59 | Zion Shockley | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Ben DeLuca | 2016–2020 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 61 | Colin Coates | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Markees Watts | 2019–2022 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | Jeff Gemmell | 2016–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Demetrius Knight Jr. | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 65 | Ed Rolle | 2016–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 66 | Luke Martin | 2018–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 67 | Marcus Robitaille | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 68 | Breon Noel | 2023–2025 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Kameron Howard | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Tyler Murray | 2020–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 71 | Ardy Holmes | 2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | DeAndre Hollins | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Garrison Duncan | 2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Lance McMillan | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 75 | Solomon Rogers | 2019–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Alex Highsmith | 2016–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Austin Fontaine | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | BJ Turner | 2019–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 79 | Bryan Wallace | 2018–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Geo Howard | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Isaiah Hazel | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 82 | Maguire Neal | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 83 | Marquavis Gibbs | 2018–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 84 | Migo Jackson | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | Nikhai Hill-Green | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 86 | Terrance Winchester | 2015–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 87 | Timmy Horne | 2018–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 88 | Dontez Fagan | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 89 | Eyabi Okie-Anoma | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 90 | Henry Segura | 2018–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 91 | Ja'Cione Fugate | 2018–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 92 | Justin Whisenhunt | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 93 | Tyriq Harris | 2016–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 94 | Wayne Jones | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
Also at Charlotte: 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.