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Indiana's best defenders since 2024
Aiden Fisher leads with 213 tackles in 28 games at Indiana; Rolijah Hardy had 174.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Indiana 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.
74 defenders with 5+ games at Indianatackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aiden Fisher | 2024–2025 | 28 | 213 | 6 | 21 | 2 |
| 2 | Rolijah Hardy | 2024–2026 | 33 | 174 | 9 | 27 | 3 |
| 3 | Isaiah Jones | 2024–2026 | 35 | 171 | 7.5 | 22 | 2 |
| 4 | D'Angelo Ponds | 2024–2025 | 28 | 115 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Tyrique Tucker | 2024–2026 | 32 | 84 | 9.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 6 | Jailin Walker | 2024 | 13 | 82 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Mikail Kamara | 2024–2025 | 28 | 81 | 12 | 26 | 0 |
| 8 | Shawn Asbury II | 2024 | 13 | 69 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Devan Boykin | 2025 | 16 | 60 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Stephen Daley | 2025–2026 | 19 | 59 | 10.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 11 | Mario Landino | 2024–2026 | 27 | 54 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | C.J. West | 2024 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Byron Baldwin Jr. | 2025–2026 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Terry Jones Jr. | 2024 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | James Carpenter | 2024 | 11 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | Preston Zachman | 2026 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kellan Wyatt | 2025–2026 | 11 | 33 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Jeff Utzinger | 2024–2026 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Hosea Wheeler | 2025 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Tobi Osunsanmi | 2026 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Ryland Gandy | 2025–2026 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Daniel Ndukwe | 2024–2026 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Jaylen Bell | 2025–2026 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Dominique Ratcliff | 2025 | 9 | 13 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Joe Hjelle | 2026 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Josh Burnham | 2026 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Quan Sanks | 2026 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Cedarius Doss | 2024 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Anthony Chung | 2025–2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Andrew Turvy | 2024–2025 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Jah Jah Boyd | 2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Blake Smythe | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Amare Ferrell | 2023–2026 | 38 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 34 | Jamari Sharpe | 2023–2026 | 34 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 35 | Louis Moore | 2022–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 36 | Reese Taylor | 2018–2021 | 25 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 37 | Mitchell Evans | 2007–2010 | 24 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 38 | Josh Sanguinetti | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 39 | Lanell Carr Jr. | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Marcus Burris Jr. | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Bryant Fitzgerald | 2018–2022 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 42 | Bryson Bonds | 2022–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Jacob Mangum-Farrar | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Jamier Johnson | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45 | Jonathan Crawford | 2015–2018 | 12 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 46 | Kaiden Turner | 2023–2026 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 47 | Marcelino McCrary-Ball | 2016–2021 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 48 | Tegray Scales | 2014–2017 | 11 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 49 | Aaron Casey | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Rashard Fant | 2015–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 51 | Kenny Mullen | 2011–2012 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Phillip Dunnam | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 53 | Jaylin Williams | 2018–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 54 | Tiawan Mullen | 2019–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 55 | Andre Carter | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Cam Jones | 2018–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 57 | Chase Dutra | 2014–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 58 | Jordan Grier | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Tony Fields | 2015–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 60 | Venson Sneed | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Chris Covington | 2014–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Devon Matthews | 2018–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 63 | Jamar Johnson | 2018–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 64 | Joshua Rudolph | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Kobee Minor | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Micah McFadden | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 67 | Myles Jackson | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 68 | Nic Toomer | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Noah Pierre | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 70 | Philip Blidi | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Raheem Layne | 2017–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 72 | Anthony Jones Jr. | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | LD Cox | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Patrick Lucas Jr. | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Indiana: 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.