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Liberty's best defenders since 2024
Derrell Farrar leads with 104 tackles in 17 games at Liberty; Aidan Vaughan had 76.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Liberty 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 Libertytackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrell Farrar | 2025–2026 | 17 | 104 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | Aidan Vaughan | 2024–2026 | 20 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Brenton Williams | 2024–2026 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Christian Bodnar | 2024–2025 | 15 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Damond Harmon | 2024–2025 | 13 | 53 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Teylor Jackson | 2024 | 11 | 43 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Mike Jarvis | 2024–2026 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Micah Pollard | 2025–2026 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Eldric Griffin | 2024–2025 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Jahmar Brown | 2024 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Deuce Spurlock | 2025–2026 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Eliyt Nairne | 2024 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Jiquavious Marshall | 2025–2026 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ethan Crisp | 2024–2026 | 18 | 23 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Jeremiah Vessel | 2026 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Alex Oliver | 2024 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Elijah Hall | 2024–2025 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Dillano Glaud | 2025–2026 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Devin Henderson | 2024–2025 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ronald Moore Jr. | 2025–2026 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Markus Clark | 2025–2026 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Donovan Dozier | 2024–2025 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Elijah Hopkins | 2024–2026 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | D-Icey Hopkins | 2026 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Charles Yates Jr. | 2024 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Kam Cullins | 2025–2026 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Ashton McShane | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Joe Strickland | 2025–2026 | 8 | 10 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Aaron Hester | 2025 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Michael Floyde | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | Samuel Cohen | 2025–2026 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jalon Rock | 2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jayden Davis | 2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Jamal Miles | 2024–2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Myke Gunn | 2025–2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Lorenzo Payne | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Brylan Green | 2022–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 38 | A'Khori Jones | 2022–2025 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 39 | Bryce Dixon | 2022–2025 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Amarian Williams | 2022–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 41 | CJ Bazile Jr. | 2023–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Joseph Carter | 2023–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Quinton Reese | 2020–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 44 | Dexter Ricks Jr. | 2022–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 45 | Jerome Jolly Jr. | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 46 | TJ Bush Jr. | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Nathan Pirolli | 2023–2026 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Tyren Dupree | 2019–2023 | 19 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 49 | Chris Boti | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Elijah Auguste | 2023–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Javon Scruggs | 2018–2022 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 52 | Kendy Charles | 2020–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Kobe Singleton | 2022–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 54 | Bryson Jennings | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Jay Hardy | 2022–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Ceneca Espinoza Jr. | 2018–2019 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 57 | Robert Rahimi | 2021–2022 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 58 | Brandon Bishop | 2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | Chris Megginson | 2020–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 60 | TreShaun Clark | 2020–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Aakil Washington | 2020–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Ahmad Walker | 2021–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | Duron Lowe | 2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Durrell Johnson | 2020–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 65 | Jaylon Jimmerson | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Marquis Bell | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Preston Hodge | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Stephen Sings V | 2020–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Cedric Stone | 2020–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 70 | Daijahn Anthony | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 71 | Grey Carroll | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Juawan Treadwell | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Larry Jones III | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Bejour Wilson | 2018–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 75 | Elijah James | 2020–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Jayden Sweeney | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Ralfs Rusins | 2020–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Aaron Pierre | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Carl Poole | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 80 | Skyler Thomas | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 81 | Storey Jackson | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Liberty: 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.