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Eastern Michigan's best defenders since 2024
Bryce Llewellyn leads with 153 tackles in 24 games at Eastern Michigan; Zach Mowchan had 124.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigantackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Llewellyn | 2024–2026 | 24 | 153 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | Zach Mowchan | 2024–2026 | 19 | 124 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | James Djonkam | 2024 | 10 | 98 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Luke Murphy | 2024 | 12 | 94 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Jason Marshall | 2025–2026 | 18 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Donovan Green | 2024–2025 | 20 | 74 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Juan Salas | 2025–2026 | 20 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Carter Evans | 2024–2026 | 30 | 66 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Andrew Marshall | 2025 | 9 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Tyrell Martin | 2024–2025 | 20 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Quincy Byas | 2025–2026 | 17 | 46 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | Tyrelle Deener | 2024–2025 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Sterling Miles | 2024–2025 | 17 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Marco Patierno | 2025 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaivian Norman | 2024–2025 | 19 | 40 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Donmiel Rogers | 2025–2026 | 12 | 40 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Elgin McDuffey | 2026 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Dramarian McNulty | 2024–2025 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Rayquan Adkins | 2026 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | JT Killen | 2024 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Ronn Hardin | 2025–2026 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Caleb Dobbs | 2025–2026 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Warren-Stevens Tayou | 2025–2026 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Dylan Shelton | 2024 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Makhi Gilbert | 2025–2026 | 11 | 26 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Hector Gonzalez | 2025–2026 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Jefferson Adam | 2024 | 11 | 25 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Tylan Boykin | 2025–2026 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Trey Laing | 2024 | 10 | 22 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | Jordan Toney | 2024–2026 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Marvell Eggleston | 2025–2026 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Peyton Christian | 2026 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Caleb Coley | 2025–2026 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Messiah Blair | 2024–2025 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Noah Patterson | 2025–2026 | 7 | 14 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Joseph Oluwayemi | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Javon Thomas | 2025–2026 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | James Monds III | 2025 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jaylyn Monds | 2024–2025 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Reggie Gardner | 2024–2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Ray Hester | 2025–2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Barry Manning | 2023–2026 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Justin Jefferson | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Peyton Price | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Quentavius Scandrett | 2022–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 46 | David Carter Jr. | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 47 | Daiquan White | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Joey Zelinsky | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Bryce Eliuk | 2023–2026 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Brody Hoying | 2016–2019 | 14 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 51 | Joshua Scott | 2022–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 52 | Melvin Swindle II | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Kendric Nowling | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Jeremiah Harris | 2016–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 55 | Malik Tullis | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Kempton Shine | 2020–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Kevin McGill | 2016–2019 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 58 | Kyle Rachwal | 2015–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 59 | Solomon Bell | 2023–2026 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Vince Calhoun | 2016–2019 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 61 | Bennett Walker | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 62 | Joe Sparacio | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 63 | Luke Cameron | 2020–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 64 | Blake Bogan | 2018–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 65 | Darius Scott | 2011–2012 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 66 | Elijah Williams | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Jeff Hubbard | 2017–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 68 | Maxx Crosby | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Russell Vaden IV | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 70 | Alex Merritt | 2020–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Amos Houston | 2013–2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Cam Smith | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Devon Russell | 2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 74 | Jason Beck | 2014–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 75 | Justin Moody | 2015–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Tim Grant-Randall | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Adrian Gonzalez | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Alvinoski LaFleur | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 79 | Chase Kline | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Korey Hernandez | 2019–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Mikah Coleman | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Eastern Michigan: 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.