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Duke's best defenders since 2024
DaShawn Stone leads with 164 tackles in 33 games at Duke; Ozzie Nicholas had 100.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Duke 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.
77 defenders with 5+ games at Duketackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DaShawn Stone | 2024–2026 | 33 | 164 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Ozzie Nicholas | 2024 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Caleb Weaver | 2025 | 14 | 90 | 1.5 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Alex Howard | 2024 | 13 | 89 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | Jaiden Francois | 2025 | 14 | 74 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Kimari Robinson | 2024–2026 | 22 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Andrew Pellicciotta | 2025–2026 | 19 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Kendy Charles | 2024 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Landan Callahan | 2024–2026 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tyshon Reed | 2024–2026 | 23 | 44 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Preston Watson | 2024–2026 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | Josiah Green | 2025 | 11 | 37 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Ma'Khi Jones | 2025 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | David Anderson | 2024–2026 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Bradley Gompers | 2025–2026 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Bryce Davis | 2025–2026 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Kevin O'Connor | 2024–2026 | 14 | 23 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Dylan Flowers | 2026 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kyon Loud | 2026 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Elliott Schaper | 2025–2026 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Moussa Kane | 2024–2025 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Kobe Smith | 2025–2026 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Leon Griffin III | 2024–2026 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Julius Columbus | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Che Ojarikre | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Will Felder Jr. | 2025–2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Semaj Turner | 2025–2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Da'Vontae Floyd | 2024 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Desmond Aladuge | 2024–2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Dawson Andrew | 2024–2025 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Diassa Diakite | 2024 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jaylen Stinson | 2020–2024 | 49 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 33 | Chandler Rivers | 2022–2025 | 37 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 34 | DeVon Edwards | 2013–2016 | 35 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 35 | Tre Freeman | 2022–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 36 | Wesley Williams | 2023–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Aaron Hall | 2023–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | 2022–2025 | 31 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Luke Mergott | 2023–2026 | 30 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 40 | Terry Moore | 2022–2024 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 41 | Joshua Pickett | 2021–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 42 | Kendall Johnson | 2023–2026 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Ryan Smith | 2022–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Nick Morris Jr. | 2022–2026 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Cameron Bergeron | 2022–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Michael Reese | 2022–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | DeWayne Carter | 2020–2023 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Josh Blackwell | 2019–2021 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Jeremiah Lewis | 2019–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 50 | Brandon Johnson | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 51 | Shaka Heyward | 2019–2022 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 52 | Michael Carter II | 2018–2020 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 53 | Breon Borders | 2013–2016 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 54 | Cam Dillon | 2022–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Ja'Mion Franklin | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Aeneas Peebles | 2020–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Leonard Johnson | 2018–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 58 | RJ Oben | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 59 | Anthony Nelson | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Dorian Mausi | 2020–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | Al Blades Jr. | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Victor Dimukeje | 2017–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | Ben Humphreys | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Bryon Fields | 2014–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 65 | Drew Jordan | 2017–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | James Hopson II | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Jeremy Cash | 2013–2014 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 68 | Lummie Young IV | 2018–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 69 | Marquis Waters | 2018–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 70 | Chris Rumph II | 2018–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Jalen Alexander | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 72 | Javon Jackson | 2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Jeremy McDuffie | 2015–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 74 | Koby Quansah | 2017–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Mark Gilbert | 2017–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 76 | Placide Djungu-Sungu | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Rocky Shelton II | 2019–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Duke: 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.