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Kansas's best defenders since 2024
Trey Lathan leads with 127 tackles in 18 games at Kansas; Taylor Davis had 101.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Kansas 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.
77 defenders with 5+ games at Kansastackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Lathan | 2025–2026 | 18 | 127 | 2.5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | Taylor Davis | 2024–2026 | 26 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Blake Herold | 2024–2026 | 28 | 77 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Lyrik Rawls | 2025 | 12 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jalen Todd | 2024–2026 | 21 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Dean Miller | 2024–2025 | 23 | 61 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | Leroy Harris III | 2025–2026 | 18 | 58 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Austin Alexander | 2025–2026 | 14 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Bangally Kamara | 2025 | 11 | 54 | 1.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Devin Dye | 2024–2025 | 15 | 39 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Mason Ellis | 2024–2026 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Corey Gordon | 2026 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Alex Bray | 2025–2026 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Dakyus Brinkley | 2025–2026 | 14 | 29 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Marcus Calvin | 2024–2026 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Justice Finkley | 2025 | 11 | 27 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | David Santiago | 2026 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Syeed Gibbs | 2025–2026 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Quincy Davis | 2026 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DJ Graham II | 2025 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Dylan Wudke | 2024 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Jon Jon Kamara | 2025 | 9 | 13 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Roman Pearson | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ezra Vedral | 2025–2026 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Malachi Curvey | 2025–2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Jahlil Hurley | 2025–2026 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Laquan Robinson | 2025 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jameel Croft Jr. | 2024–2025 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kenny Logan Jr. | 2019–2023 | 39 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 30 | Mello Dotson | 2020–2024 | 28 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 31 | JaCorey Shepherd | 2011–2014 | 27 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 32 | D.J. Withers | 2023–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 33 | O.J. Burroughs | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 34 | Cobee Bryant | 2021–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 35 | Jereme Robinson | 2020–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Tommy Dunn Jr. | 2023–2025 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Taiwan Berryhill Jr. | 2020–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Marvin Grant | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | JB Brown | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jayson Gilliom | 2021–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Caleb Taylor | 2020–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Cornell Wheeler | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 43 | Kenean Caldwell | 2021–2025 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Hayden Hatcher | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Joe Dineen Jr. | 2014–2018 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Mike Lee | 2016–2019 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 47 | Rich Miller | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Hasan Defense | 2017–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 49 | Jalen Dye | 2023–2025 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Craig Young | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 51 | Bryce Torneden | 2016–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 52 | Dorance Armstrong | 2016–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Fish Smithson | 2015–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 54 | Gage Keys | 2023–2025 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Isaiah Johnson | 2013–2014 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 56 | Josh Ehambe | 2015–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Kyron Johnson | 2017–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Austin Booker | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Kwinton Lassiter | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 60 | Daniel Wise | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Kalon Gervin | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Patrick Joyner Jr. | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Ricky Thomas Jr. | 2018–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | Shakial Taylor | 2017–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 65 | Bazie Bates IV | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 66 | Ben Heeney | 2013–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 67 | Damarius McGhee | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Devin Phillips | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Dylan Downing | 2021–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Gavin Potter | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | J.J. Holmes | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Keith Loneker Jr. | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Kyle Mayberry | 2016–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Michael Zunica | 2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Osaze Ogbebor | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Tristian Fletcher | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Tyrone Miller Jr. | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Kansas: 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.