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James Madison's best defenders since 2024
Tyler Brown leads with 93 tackles in 20 games at James Madison; Gannon Weathersby had 89.
Every defender with 5 or more games at James Madison 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.
71 defenders with 5+ games at James Madisontackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Brown | 2024–2025 | 20 | 93 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Gannon Weathersby | 2024–2026 | 29 | 89 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Jacob Dobbs | 2024 | 9 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Khairi Manns | 2024 | 13 | 68 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | Mychal McMullin | 2024–2026 | 27 | 59 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Shearin | 2024 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Drew Spinogatti | 2025 | 13 | 54 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Eric O'Neill | 2024 | 13 | 52 | 13 | 20 | 1 |
| 9 | Jayon Harvey | 2026 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Nakian Jackson | 2026 | 7 | 49 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Justin Eaglin | 2024–2025 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Elijah Culp | 2025 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Sahir West | 2025 | 13 | 45 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| 14 | JT Hooten | 2026 | 7 | 43 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | KJ Flowe | 2024–2026 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Aiden Gobaira | 2025 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Terrence Spence | 2024 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Ken Willis | 2025–2026 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Terry Lockett Jr. | 2024–2025 | 16 | 33 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Seth Gathers | 2026 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Xavier Holmes | 2025 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | Chris Fitzgerald | 2024 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | TJ McGill | 2025–2026 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Raymond Scott | 2024 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Darold DeNgohe | 2024 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Jordan Taylor | 2024 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Andrew Taddeo | 2025 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Turner Schmidt | 2025–2026 | 8 | 18 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Danny Royster | 2026 | 7 | 18 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Chase Regan | 2024–2026 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Immanuel Ezeogu | 2024–2025 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Rasheed Lovelace | 2026 | 7 | 16 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Kells Bush | 2025–2026 | 11 | 15 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Lloyd Summerall III | 2024 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Jakolbi Wilson | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Kevin Roberts | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Curtis Harris-Lopez | 2025 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DJ Kelly | 2026 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 | Jayden Studio | 2025–2026 | 6 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Kei'Trone Simpson | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Brandon Fique | 2024–2025 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Ray Williams | 2024 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Terrence Jones | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Trashon Dye | 2024–2026 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Mekhi Rodgers | 2025 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Roddrey McWilliams | 2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Ernest Willor Jr. | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Jamal Olford | 2026 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | Derrick Barksdale | 2023–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 50 | Jacob Thomas | 2023–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 51 | Trent Hendrick | 2022–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Amar Thomas | 2023–2026 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Immanuel Bush | 2023–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 54 | Chauncey Logan Jr. | 2022–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 55 | Josh Sarratt | 2022–2023 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Taurus Jones | 2022–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Kye Holmes | 2023–2025 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Que Reid | 2022–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 59 | Devyn Coles | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 60 | Aiden Fisher | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | Chris Chukwuneke | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | D'Angelo Ponds | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 63 | Jailin Walker | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | James Carpenter | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | Jamree Kromah | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Francis Meehan | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 67 | Mikail Kamara | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Jalen Green | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 69 | Jarius Reimonenq | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 70 | Tyrique Tucker | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Brent Austin | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at James Madison: 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.