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Fresno State's best defenders since 2024

Jadon Pearson leads with 105 tackles in 12 games at Fresno State; K'vion Thunderbird had 93.

Every defender with 5 or more games at Fresno 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.

tackles · by game
053105122K. ForemanM. OwusuJ. EmbryT. KhajaviJ. DavisS. HarrisK. ThunderbirdJ. Pearson
sacks · by game
036122K. ForemanM. OwusuJ. EmbryT. KhajaviJ. DavisS. HarrisK. ThunderbirdJ. Pearson
tackles for loss · by game
0611122K. ForemanM. OwusuJ. EmbryT. KhajaviJ. DavisS. HarrisK. ThunderbirdJ. Pearson
83 defenders with 5+ games at Fresno Statetackles
#playerseasonsgamestacklessackstackles for lossinterceptions
1Jadon Pearson2025121050.590
2K'vion Thunderbird2025–20261493162
3Simeon Harris2025–20262087198
4Jayden Davis2024–20252283132
5Tytus Khajavi2025–20261767361
6Jakari Embry2024–20252064022
7Martin Owusu2025–20261350150
8Korey Foreman2024–202521456110
9Deijon Laffitte2024–202618424111
10Finn Claypool202512396.5120
11Ethan Tierney2025–20261536003
12Jaden Carrillo2024–20261332010
13Gerayas Grimes2026731020
14Logan Studt2025–20261230120
15Loyall Mouzon2024–2026929010
16Dylan Hampsten2026729270
17Michael Jordan Jr.20251125000
18RL Miller2024–20251223010
19Mordecai Hines2024–202610233.560
20Kiontre Harris2025–20261022001
21Tommy Nix2025–2026622000
22Maverick Noonan20267171.530
23Andre Cobb2025–20261116110
24Taylor Powell2026615130
25Logan Goodspeed2025–2026713120
26Tim Thomas2024–2025613000
27Justin Johnson2024–2026912001
28RJ Regan2024–2026612000
29Jairus Satele2024–2026811110
30Cam Cole2025–2026611010
31Niko Baumgartner2025–2026510020
32Julius Gandy202579230
33Auckland Asiata2024550.520
34Al'zillion Hamilton2022–202533———8
35Malachi Langley2020–202429———3
36Jahzon Jacks2023–202628———0
37Devo Bridges2021–202423———1
38Derron Smith2011–201422———15
39Camryn Bracha2023–202521———3
40Merhauti Xepera2022–202621———0
41Sione Noa2023–202621———0
42Gavriel Lightfoot2022–202418———0
43Ryan Wilson2023–202618———1
44Cam Lockridge2022–202417———11
45Dean Clark2023–202417———4
46Jacob Holmes2022–202417———0
47Levelle Bailey2019–202316———6
48Tuasivi Nomura2023–202416———0
49Kavika Baumgartner2023–202415———0
50Kosi Agina2021–202415———0
51Phoenix Jackson2022–202415———3
52Tyler Mello2021–202414———0
53Julian Neal2023–202413———2
54Tyquwan Glass2015–201612———6
55JuJu Hughes2016–201911———7
56T.J. Thomas2013–201411———0
57Bralyn Lux2020–202210———2
58David Perales2020–202210———1
59Justin Rice2016–201910———2
60LJ Early2021–202210———3
61Arron Mosby2018–20219———2
62Elijah Gates2021–20229———1
63Morice Norris2022–20239———2
64Evan Williams2019–20228———4
65Cale Sanders Jr.2021–20227———1
66Carlton Johnson2022–20237———5
67Isaiah Johnson2019–20237———0
68Jaron Bryant2016–20197———6
69Johnny Hudson Jr.2022–20237———0
70Justin Houston2021–20247———1
71Steven Comstock2021–20237———0
72Wylan Free2018–20217———4
73Chrishawn Gordon2021–20236———0
74Deonte Perry2017–20216———0
75Jomarion Briggs2023–20256———0
76Kevin Atkins2019–20216———0
77Mike Bell2016–20186———4
78Raymond Scott2022–20236———0
79Charles Remlinger2021–20235———0
80DaRon Bland20215———2
81Jeff Allison2016–20185———2
82Leonard Payne2021–20225———0
83Steven Scheidt2023–20245———0

Also at Fresno 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.