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Cincinnati's best defenders since 2024
Jake Golday leads with 162 tackles in 23 games at Cincinnati; Simeon Coleman had 109.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Cincinnati 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.
81 defenders with 5+ games at Cincinnatitackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Golday | 2024–2025 | 23 | 162 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Simeon Coleman | 2024–2026 | 30 | 109 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Quan Sanks | 2024–2025 | 24 | 92 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Trevon Gola-Callard | 2024–2025 | 21 | 92 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Jared Bartlett | 2024 | 12 | 69 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Brian Simms III | 2024–2026 | 25 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Christian Harrison | 2025 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Logan Wilson | 2024–2025 | 21 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Matthew McDoom | 2025 | 13 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Josh Minkins | 2024 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Montay Weedon | 2024–2026 | 20 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Derrick Canteen | 2024 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Jasper Beeler | 2026 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Marquaze Parker | 2024–2026 | 21 | 37 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Xavier Williams | 2025 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Damaine Wilson | 2026 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Ormanie Arnold | 2024–2025 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mikah Coleman | 2025 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | MJ Cannon | 2026 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Jacob Finley | 2026 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Marqavious Saboor | 2024–2026 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Isaiah Rogers | 2025 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Tayden Barnes | 2025 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Jaylon White-McClain | 2025–2026 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Patrick Bauer | 2026 | 6 | 21 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Jordan Robinson | 2024 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Daniel James | 2025–2026 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kamari Burns | 2024–2025 | 11 | 16 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Kenny Worthy | 2026 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Mehki Miller | 2024 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Cam Roetherford | 2024–2026 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Josh Hough | 2026 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | Drew Logan | 2024–2026 | 7 | 14 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Filip Maciorowski | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Darian Varner | 2024 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Kameron Wilson | 2024 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Kye Stokes | 2024–2025 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | CJ McCray | 2025 | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Antwan Peek Jr. | 2023–2026 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jack Dingle | 2021–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Jonathan Thompson | 2023–2026 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Dontay Corleone | 2022–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Deshawn Pace | 2021–2023 | 20 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 44 | Ja'von Hicks | 2018–2022 | 19 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 45 | Jordan Young | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Rob Jackson | 2021–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Eric Phillips | 2021–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Arquon Bush | 2018–2022 | 13 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 49 | Bryon Threats | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 50 | Coby Bryant | 2018–2021 | 13 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 51 | James Wiggins | 2018–2020 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 52 | Joel Dublanko | 2018–2021 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Jowon Briggs | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Sauce Gardner | 2019–2021 | 13 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 55 | Jalen Hunt | 2023–2025 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Kalen Carroll | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Taj Ward | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Darrian Beavers | 2020–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | Darrick Forrest | 2018–2020 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 60 | Ken Willis | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 61 | Marcus Brown | 2018–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Myjai Sanders | 2018–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Malik Vann | 2018–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Tyrell Gilbert | 2015–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 65 | Zach Edwards | 2013–2016 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 66 | Curtis Brooks | 2018–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Daniel Grzesiak | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Ty Van Fossen | 2020–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Bryan Cook | 2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Dorian Jones | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Jabari Taylor | 2018–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | JJ Pinckney | 2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Bryan Wright | 2017–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 74 | DJ Taylor Jr. | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Ethan Tucky | 2018–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Justin Harris | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 77 | Linden Stephens | 2014–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 78 | Todd Bumphis | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Jaheim Thomas | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Jarell White | 2018–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 81 | Perry Young | 2017–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
Also at Cincinnati: 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.