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Georgia Tech's best defenders since 2024
E.J. Lightsey leads with 131 tackles in 27 games at Georgia Tech; Cayman Spaulding had 66.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Georgia Tech 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.
90 defenders with 5+ games at Georgia Techtackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.J. Lightsey | 2024–2026 | 27 | 131 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Cayman Spaulding | 2025–2026 | 17 | 66 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | Jordan van den Berg | 2024–2025 | 23 | 65 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | Zachary Tobe | 2024–2026 | 24 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Tah'j Butler | 2024–2025 | 20 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Tae Harris | 2025–2026 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Kelvin Hill | 2025–2026 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Tawfiq Thomas | 2026 | 6 | 37 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Taje McCoy | 2026 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Melvin Jordan IV | 2025–2026 | 11 | 35 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Jy Gilmore | 2025 | 9 | 35 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Romello Height | 2024 | 11 | 34 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Savion Riley | 2025–2026 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Brayden Manley | 2025–2026 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Jason Moore | 2024–2025 | 17 | 28 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Warren Burrell | 2024 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Amontrae Bradford | 2024–2026 | 15 | 26 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Jackson Hamilton | 2024 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Daiquan White | 2025–2026 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jordan Boyd | 2024–2026 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Syeed Gibbs | 2024 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | A.J. Hoffler | 2025–2026 | 9 | 19 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Matthew Alexander | 2025 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Vincent Carroll-Jackson | 2026 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Andre Fuller Jr. | 2025–2026 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Jon Mitchell | 2025–2026 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ronald Triplette | 2025 | 8 | 15 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Thomas Gore | 2024 | 10 | 14 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Will Kiker | 2024–2025 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Christian Garrett | 2025–2026 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Christian Speakman | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Christian Pritchett | 2024–2025 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Shymeik Jones | 2025–2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Austin Dean | 2024 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jonas Duclona | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dalen Penson | 2025–2026 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jamal Golden | 2012–2015 | 43 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 38 | Clayton Powell-Lee | 2022–2025 | 36 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 39 | Kyle Efford | 2023–2026 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 40 | Ahmari Harvey | 2022–2025 | 31 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 41 | Rodney Shelley | 2022–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 42 | Omar Daniels | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Juanyeh Thomas | 2018–2021 | 24 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 44 | LaMiles Brooks | 2020–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 45 | Trenilyas Tatum | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Zeek Biggers | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Joshua Robinson | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Makius Scott | 2022–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Sylvain Yondjouen | 2021–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Charlie Thomas III | 2018–2022 | 15 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Lynn Darien Griffin | 2013–2016 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Jaylon King | 2019–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 53 | Kevin Harris II | 2021–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Myles Sims | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | Kyle Kennard | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 56 | Taye Seymore | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Zamari Walton | 2018–2022 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 58 | Akelo Stone | 2022–2025 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Chris Milton | 2012–2015 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 60 | Kenan Johnson | 2019–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | Tariq Carpenter | 2018–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 62 | Bruce Jordan-Swilling | 2017–2020 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | David Curry | 2018–2020 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Quez Jackson | 2019–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 65 | Brant Mitchell | 2015–2018 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 66 | D'Quan Douse | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | K.J. Wallace | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Quayshawn Nealy | 2011–2014 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 69 | Tre Swilling | 2018–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Ace Eley | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Antwan Owens | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 72 | D.J. White | 2013–2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 73 | Jordan Domineck | 2020–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Anree Saint-Amour | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 75 | Isaiah Johnson | 2010–2014 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 76 | Kaleb Oliver | 2018–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 77 | Lance Austin | 2015–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 78 | Lawrence Austin | 2014–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 79 | Paul Moala | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | A.J. Gray | 2015–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 81 | Avery Showell | 2018–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 82 | Braelen Oliver | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Demetrius Knight Jr. | 2019–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Derrik Allen | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 85 | Djimon Brooks | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 86 | Ja'Quon Griffin | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 87 | Noah Collins | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 88 | Sirad Bryant | 2021–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 89 | T.K. Chimedza | 2019–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 90 | Wesley Walker | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
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