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Iowa State's best defenders since 2024
Marcus Neal Jr. leads with 95 tackles in 19 games at Iowa State; Sullivan Schlimgen had 57.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Iowa 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.
67 defenders with 5+ games at Iowa Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Neal Jr. | 2024–2025 | 19 | 95 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | Sullivan Schlimgen | 2026 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Cael Brezina | 2024–2025 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Beau Goodwin | 2024–2026 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Rylan Barnes | 2024–2026 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Tre Bell | 2025 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Quentin Taylor | 2024–2025 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Jace Gilbert | 2025–2026 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | David Coffey | 2024–2026 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Tamatoa McDonough | 2025 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Brody Miller | 2026 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Carson Van Dinter | 2025 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Seth Johnson | 2026 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Willie Breland III | 2026 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Caden Matson | 2024–2026 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Cam Smith | 2024–2025 | 10 | 17 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Bryson Lamb | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Duhron Goodman | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Jack Janikowski | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Isaac Terrell | 2026 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Caden Kock | 2024–2025 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Alijah Carnell | 2024–2025 | 8 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Kenard Snyder | 2024 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Micah Harper | 2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Nick Reinicke | 2024–2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Max Baloun | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Vince Benetti | 2025–2026 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ikenna Ezeogu | 2023–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Kooper Ebel | 2023–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30 | Myles Purchase | 2022–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31 | Domonique Orange | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 32 | Jeremiah Cooper | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 33 | Beau Freyler | 2022–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 34 | Jamison Patton | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 35 | Caleb Bacon | 2023–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Joey Petersen | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Jontez Williams | 2023–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 38 | J.R. Singleton | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Ta'Shawn James | 2023–2025 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Tyler Onyedim | 2022–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 41 | Will McLaughlin | 2022–2025 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 42 | Zaimir Hawk | 2023–2026 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Carson Willich | 2023–2026 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Jack Sadowsky V | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Myles Mendeszoon | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Drew Surges | 2023–2026 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 47 | Malik Verdon | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 48 | Jacob Ellis | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | John Klosterman | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Zachary Lovett | 2023–2025 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Gerry Vaughn | 2020–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 52 | Brian Peavy | 2015–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 53 | Jamal Perry | 2015–2016 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 54 | T.J. Tampa | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 55 | Trent Jones II | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Ben Nikkel | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Greg Eisworth II | 2018–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 58 | Mike Rose | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 59 | Braxton Lewis | 2017–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 60 | Chet Andrews | 2023–2026 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | De'Monte Ruth | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Sam E. Richardson | 2013–2014 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 63 | D'Andre Payne | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Jake Hummel | 2017–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 65 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | Lawrence White IV | 2017–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 67 | Willie Harvey Jr. | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Iowa 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.