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East Carolina's best defenders since 2024
Ja'Marley Riddle leads with 133 tackles in 25 games at East Carolina; Ryheem Craig had 92.
Every defender with 5 or more games at East Carolina 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.
78 defenders with 5+ games at East Carolinatackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Marley Riddle | 2024–2025 | 25 | 133 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | Ryheem Craig | 2024–2025 | 25 | 92 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Dameon Wilson | 2024–2025 | 21 | 82 | 0.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Kevon Merrell Jr. | 2024–2026 | 25 | 68 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Gavin Gibson | 2024 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Kamaurri McKinley | 2024–2026 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Kieran Davis | 2024–2026 | 20 | 46 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Ayden Duncanson | 2024–2026 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Jonathan Jean | 2025 | 13 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Preston Carr | 2024–2026 | 17 | 42 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Zion Wilson | 2025 | 13 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Jordy Lowery | 2025 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Noah Holmes | 2024–2025 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Crews Law | 2026 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Andrew Wilson-Lamp | 2024 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DeMarius Hines | 2024–2026 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Rion Roseborough | 2025–2026 | 12 | 23 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | Kendrick DuJour | 2025–2026 | 9 | 23 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | Rasheed Reason | 2025 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Zyeir Gamble | 2026 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Shane Perry | 2024 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Justin Benton | 2025 | 10 | 19 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Jaden McKenzie | 2024 | 10 | 17 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Jordan Miles | 2025–2026 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Torin Brazell | 2025–2026 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Josh Benton | 2024–2026 | 8 | 13 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Ashton Levells-Mitchell | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Alex Moye | 2025–2026 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Chance Graves | 2025 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ladarian Paulk | 2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Angelo Ross | 2025–2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Christian Peterson | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Evan Powell | 2025–2026 | 5 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Miles Parker | 2025–2026 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | J.D. Lampley | 2022–2026 | 36 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Samuel Dankah | 2023–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 37 | DJ Johnson Jr. | 2023–2026 | 28 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Julien Davis | 2023–2026 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 39 | Elijah Morris | 2020–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jasiyah Robinson | 2021–2026 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Chad Stephens | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Jackson Barker | 2023–2026 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Suirad Ware | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | D'Anta Johnson | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Malik Fleming | 2020–2022 | 20 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 46 | Mike Edwards III | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Ryan Jones | 2021–2022 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Teagan Wilk | 2021–2025 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 49 | Devon King | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 51 | Jeremy Lewis | 2019–2023 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | TyMir Brown | 2023–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Jordan Huff | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | CJ Mims | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Zakye Barker | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Dontavius Nash | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 57 | Omar Rogers | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Ja'Quan McMillian | 2019–2021 | 14 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 59 | Chris Love | 2016–2017 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 60 | Colby Gore | 2016–2019 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 61 | Julius Wood | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 62 | Kingston McKinstry | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Shavon Revel Jr. | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | Teylor Jackson | 2020–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Warren Saba | 2019–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 66 | Jireh Wilson | 2020–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 67 | Gerard Stringer | 2018–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 68 | Josh Hawkins | 2012–2015 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 69 | Xavier Smith | 2018–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | BJ Davis | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Bruce Bivens | 2018–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 72 | Juan Powell | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 73 | Shawn Dourseau | 2020–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 74 | Aaron Ramseur | 2017–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 75 | Antione Jackson | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Xavier McIver | 2021–2025 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Jonathan Jones | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Myles Berry | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at East Carolina: 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.