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Kansas State's best defenders since 2024
Zashon Rich leads with 80 tackles in 25 games at Kansas State; Logan Bartley had 55.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Kansas 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.
81 defenders with 5+ games at Kansas Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zashon Rich | 2024–2026 | 25 | 80 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Logan Bartley | 2025–2026 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Gabe Powers | 2025–2026 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Daniel Cobbs | 2024–2025 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Chiddi Obiazor | 2024–2025 | 23 | 43 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Donovan McIntosh | 2024–2026 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jordan Riley | 2024 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Qua Moss | 2025 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Travis Bates | 2024–2026 | 26 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Gunner Maldonado | 2025 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Jack Fabris | 2024–2026 | 16 | 33 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Jordan Allen | 2024–2026 | 17 | 30 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Asa Newsom | 2024–2026 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Mekhi Mason | 2026 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Koy Beasley | 2026 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wendell Gregory | 2026 | 6 | 21 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Ryan Davis | 2024–2025 | 11 | 20 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder | 2025 | 10 | 17 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Eli Jackson | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Darien Whitaker Jr. | 2025–2026 | 8 | 13 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Amarion Fortenberry | 2025 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Kamari Burns | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Mikey Bergeron | 2024–2025 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | JoJo Scott | 2025–2026 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jayden Bryant | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Weston Polk | 2025–2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sawyer Schilke | 2025–2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Desmond Purnell | 2022–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 29 | VJ Payne | 2023–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 30 | Rex Van Wyhe | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 31 | Austin Romaine | 2023–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 32 | Cody Stufflebean | 2022–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 33 | Damian Ilalio | 2023–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 34 | Morgan Burns | 2013–2015 | 22 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 35 | Austin Moore | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | Uso Seumalo | 2023–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Jacob Parrish | 2022–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 38 | Wesley Fair | 2023–2026 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Marques Sigle | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 40 | Tobi Osunsanmi | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Brendan Mott | 2022–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Justice Clemons | 2023–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | D.J. Reed | 2016–2017 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 44 | Duke Shelley | 2016–2018 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 45 | Colby McCalister | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Beau Palmer | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | AJ Parker | 2017–2020 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 48 | Kendall Adams | 2016–2018 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 49 | Denzel Goolsby | 2017–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 50 | Kobe Savage | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 51 | Nate Matlack | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Elijah Sullivan | 2017–2020 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 53 | JuJu Brents | 2021–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 54 | Nickendre Stiger | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Colby Moore | 2017–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Dante Barnett | 2013–2016 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 57 | Jahron McPherson | 2018–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 58 | Jayd Kirby | 2016–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Randall Evans | 2012–2014 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 60 | Trent Tanking | 2016–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | Will Geary | 2016–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Cincere Mason | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 63 | Cre Moore | 2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 64 | Daniel Green | 2019–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 65 | Khalid Duke | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Reggie Walker | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Russ Yeast | 2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 68 | Tanner Wood | 2015–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Will Lee III | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Zach Wittenberg | 2023–2025 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Bronson Massie | 2017–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Cody Fletcher | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Elijah Lee | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 74 | Justin Gardner | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 75 | Kanijal Thomas | 2023–2025 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Kyle Ball | 2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Laton Dowling | 2011–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Nick Allen | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 79 | Ross Elder | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 80 | TJ Smith | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 81 | Trey Dishon | 2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Kansas 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.