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Georgia's best defenders since 2024
KJ Bolden leads with 157 tackles in 34 games at Georgia; Chris Cole had 116.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Georgia 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.
70 defenders with 5+ games at Georgiatackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KJ Bolden | 2024–2026 | 34 | 157 | 1.5 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Chris Cole | 2024–2026 | 28 | 116 | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | Justin Williams | 2024–2026 | 23 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Quintavius Johnson | 2024–2026 | 22 | 55 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | Rasean Dinkins | 2025–2026 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Demello Jones | 2024–2026 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Ellis Robinson IV | 2024–2026 | 22 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Elijah Griffin | 2025–2026 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Zion Branch | 2025–2026 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Xzavier McLeod | 2024–2025 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Nnamdi Ogboko | 2025–2026 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Joseph Jonah-Ajonye | 2024–2026 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Josh Horton | 2025–2026 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Khalil Barnes | 2026 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Zayden Walker | 2025–2026 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Khamari Brooks | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Braylon Conley | 2026 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Elo Modozie | 2025 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | JJ Hanne | 2025–2026 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kris Jones | 2025 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jordan Thomas | 2024–2025 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Raylen Wilson | 2023–2026 | 40 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 23 | Daylen Everette | 2022–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 24 | CJ Allen | 2023–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 25 | Gabe Harris Jr. | 2023–2026 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 26 | Christen Miller | 2023–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 27 | Malaki Starks | 2022–2024 | 26 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 28 | JaCorey Thomas | 2023–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Jalon Walker | 2022–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30 | Nazir Stackhouse | 2020–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31 | Chaz Chambliss | 2022–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 32 | Dan Jackson | 2021–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 33 | Joenel Aguero | 2023–2025 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 34 | Mykel Williams | 2022–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 35 | Smael Mondon Jr. | 2022–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | Warren Brinson | 2020–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins | 2022–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Jordan Hall | 2023–2026 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Damian Swann | 2012–2014 | 15 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 40 | Daniel Harris | 2023–2025 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Dominick Sanders | 2014–2017 | 15 | — | — | — | 16 |
| 42 | Damon Wilson II | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Kyron Jones | 2023–2026 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Richard LeCounte III | 2017–2020 | 13 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 45 | Julio Humphrey | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Tykee Smith | 2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 47 | Javon Bullard | 2022–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 48 | Zion Logue | 2020–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Chris Smith II | 2020–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 50 | Kamari Lassiter | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 51 | Terrell Foster | 2023–2026 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Aaron Davis | 2014–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 53 | DeAndre Baker | 2016–2018 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 54 | J.R. Reed | 2017–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 55 | Jamon Johnson | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 56 | Nolan Smith Jr. | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Tramel Walthour | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Xavian Sorey Jr. | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 59 | Eric Stokes | 2018–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 60 | Kelee Ringo | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 61 | Marvin Jones Jr. | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Jalen Carter | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Jamaal Jarrett | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Lewis Cine | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 65 | Lorenzo Carter | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Malkom Parrish | 2015–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 67 | Nakobe Dean | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Quincy Mauger | 2013–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 69 | Travon Walker | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Tyson Campbell | 2018–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Georgia: 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.