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Florida State's best defenders since 2024
Earl Little Jr. leads with 91 tackles in 19 games at Florida State; Mandrell Desir had 47.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Florida State 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.
101 defenders with 5+ games at Florida Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Little Jr. | 2024–2025 | 19 | 91 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Mandrell Desir | 2025–2026 | 17 | 47 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | Cam Riley | 2024 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Chris Jones | 2026 | 7 | 46 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Jerry Wilson | 2025 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Elijah Herring | 2025 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | CJ Richard Jr. | 2026 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Stefon Thompson | 2025 | 10 | 37 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Deante McCray | 2025–2026 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Mikai Gbayor | 2026 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Ma'Khi Jones | 2026 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Darryll Desir | 2025–2026 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Shamar Arnoux | 2025 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Marvin Jones Jr. | 2024 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Sione Lolohea | 2024 | 8 | 23 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Grady Kelly | 2024 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | James Williams | 2025 | 9 | 19 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Jayson Jenkins | 2025 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Rylan Kennedy | 2026 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Charles Lester III | 2024–2026 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Caleb LaVallee | 2026 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Davonte Brown | 2024 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Kevin Wynn | 2025–2026 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Jalen Anderson | 2026 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DeMarco Ward | 2024 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nehemiah Chandler | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Deamontae Diggs | 2025–2026 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Max Redmon | 2025–2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jaden Jones | 2025 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ricky Knight III | 2025–2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Omar Graham Jr. | 2023–2026 | 35 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 32 | Daniel Lyons | 2023–2026 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 33 | Blake Nichelson | 2023–2026 | 31 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 34 | Ashlynd Barker | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 35 | Shyheim Brown | 2022–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | K.J. Kirkland | 2023–2026 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Darrell Jackson Jr. | 2023–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Justin Cryer | 2023–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 39 | Azareye'h Thomas | 2022–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 40 | DJ Lundy | 2020–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 41 | AJ Cottrill | 2023–2026 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Ja'Bril Rawls | 2023–2026 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Patrick Payton | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Quindarrius Jones | 2023–2026 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45 | Byron Turner Jr. | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Edwin Joseph | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 47 | Kevin Knowles | 2022–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Fentrell Cypress II | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Conrad Hussey | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 50 | Joshua Farmer | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Tarvarus McFadden | 2015–2017 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 52 | KJ Sampson | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Donny Hiebert | 2023–2026 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Jarrian Jones | 2020–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 55 | Kalen DeLoach | 2020–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 56 | Renardo Green | 2019–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Akeem Dent | 2019–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Stanford Samuels | 2017–2019 | 11 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 59 | Derwin James Jr. | 2015–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 60 | Greedy Vance | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 61 | Tatum Bethune | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | Travis Jay | 2020–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 63 | A.J. Westbrook | 2016–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Asante Samuel Jr. | 2018–2020 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 65 | Fabien Lovett Sr. | 2020–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Braden Fiske | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Brian Burns | 2016–2018 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Demarcus Christmas | 2016–2018 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Gilber Edmond | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Hamsah Nasirildeen | 2017–2020 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 71 | Jammie Robinson | 2021–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 72 | Jared Verse | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Malcolm Ray | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Nate Andrews | 2013–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 75 | Tyler Hunter | 2012–2015 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 76 | Amari Gainer | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Cyrus Fagan | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | DeCalon Brooks | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Dontavious Jackson | 2016–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 80 | Emmett Rice | 2016–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Jake Pugh | 2014–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 82 | Janarius Robinson | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Jarvis Brownlee Jr. | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 84 | Kyle Meyers | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 85 | Marquez White | 2013–2016 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 86 | Marvin Wilson | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 87 | Dennis Briggs Jr. | 2019–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 88 | Isaiah Bolden | 2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 89 | Jalen Ramsey | 2013–2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 90 | Matthew Thomas | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 91 | Brendan Gant | 2019–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 92 | Dante Anderson | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 93 | DeMarcus Walker | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 94 | Derrick Nnadi | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 95 | Fredrick Jones | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 96 | Jaiden Woodbey | 2018–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 97 | Josh Sweat | 2015–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 98 | Lamarcus Brutus | 2014–2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 99 | Levonta Taylor | 2016–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 100 | Robert Cooper | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 101 | Sam McCall | 2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Florida State: 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.