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Georgia Southern's best defenders since 2024
Brandon Tyson leads with 127 tackles in 20 games at Georgia Southern; Chance Gamble had 85.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Georgia Southern 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.
88 defenders with 5+ games at Georgia Southerntackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Tyson | 2025–2026 | 20 | 127 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Chance Gamble | 2024–2026 | 21 | 85 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Brendan Harrington | 2025 | 13 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Dorrian Smith | 2024–2025 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Davon Hicks | 2024–2025 | 9 | 44 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Jakyri Jones | 2026 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Aaron Sears | 2026 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Deontre Morris | 2024 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Anthony Bynum | 2026 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Caleb Moore | 2025–2026 | 13 | 28 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Fabo Chaney | 2025–2026 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Diego Aviles | 2026 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Elijah Fears | 2025–2026 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Devin Collier | 2025–2026 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Jaquari Brown | 2025–2026 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Devan Lowe | 2025 | 10 | 21 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Chace Calicut | 2026 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Uche Iloh | 2025–2026 | 14 | 20 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Kebba Secka | 2024–2026 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | CJ Allen Jr. | 2025–2026 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Eli Anders | 2025–2026 | 10 | 18 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Carlo Thompson | 2025–2026 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jaylen Bentley | 2024–2026 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Festus Davies | 2026 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Holden Trice | 2025 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | O'Marion Brown | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Troy Pikes | 2024 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Jacob Hammonds | 2024–2026 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ethan Johnson | 2025–2026 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Phillip Gladney | 2025–2026 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Noah Mangham | 2026 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Elijah McDowell | 2025 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Jayden Jackson | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Kristian Varner | 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Demarcious Robinson | 2024 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MJ Stroud | 2023–2026 | 34 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Tracy Hill Jr. | 2023–2026 | 34 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 38 | Davion Rhodes | 2023–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Ayden Jackson | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 40 | Justin Meyers | 2022–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Jacob Ferguson | 2023–2025 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Latrell Bullard | 2023–2026 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Marques Watson-Trent | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Elhadj Fall | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Marc Stampley II | 2022–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 46 | Davon Gilmore | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Isaac Walker | 2022–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Justin Rhodes | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Da'Shawn Davis | 2023–2025 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Reid Dedman | 2020–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Tyrell Davis | 2021–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 52 | Chris Crouch | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Monquavion Brinson | 2016–2019 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 54 | Prince Green III | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | TJ Smith | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 56 | Rashad Byrd | 2017–2020 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 57 | Khadry Jackson | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 58 | Jessie Liptrot | 2016–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | Kindle Vildor | 2016–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 60 | Cam Williams | 2023–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | Kenderick Duncan | 2018–2020 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 62 | Seth Robertson | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | C.J. Wright | 2018–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Derrick Canteen | 2020–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 65 | Jeffrey Smyth | 2022–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Chris DeLaRosa | 2016–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 67 | Darius Jones Jr. | 2014–2016 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 68 | Darrell Baker Jr. | 2017–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 69 | Jay Bowdry | 2016–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Justin Birdsong | 2018–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 71 | Randy Wade Jr. | 2018–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Shemar Bartholomew | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Anthony Wilson Jr. | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 74 | Damel Hickman | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 75 | Dillon Springer | 2018–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Ironhead Gallon | 2014–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 77 | JaMari Whitehead | 2023–2026 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Joshua Moon | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 79 | Logan Hunt | 2015–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Raymond Johnson III | 2017–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Antonio Glover | 2014–2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 82 | Benz Josue | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 83 | Jon Ferguson | 2018–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Matt Dobson | 2014–2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 85 | Parker Devine | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 86 | Tyler Bride | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 87 | Vegas Harley | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 88 | Weston Wallace | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Georgia Southern: 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.