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Louisiana's best defenders since 2024
Jaden Dugger leads with 162 tackles in 25 games at Louisiana; Jake St. Andre had 105.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Louisiana 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.
88 defenders with 5+ games at Louisianatackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaden Dugger | 2024–2025 | 25 | 162 | 5 | 21 | 1 |
| 2 | Jake St. Andre | 2024–2026 | 24 | 105 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Brent Gordon Jr. | 2025–2026 | 19 | 104 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Carmycah Glass | 2024 | 13 | 75 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Fitzgerald West Jr. | 2024–2026 | 27 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Collin Jacob | 2024–2026 | 13 | 62 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Kody Jackson | 2024–2026 | 21 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Ashley Williams | 2024–2026 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Lake Bates | 2025–2026 | 14 | 40 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Conor McPherson | 2024–2026 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Chase Edwards | 2024–2026 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Avery Demery | 2025–2026 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Kyron Mims | 2024 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Trae Tomlinson | 2025 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaelen Crider | 2025 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Maxie Baudoin IV | 2024–2026 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Priest Ashe | 2025–2026 | 13 | 20 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Lorenzell Dubose | 2024–2025 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Ashton Wright | 2024–2026 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Lester Jones | 2025–2026 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Harrison Kidder | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ja'Corian Norris | 2025–2026 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Eric Garror | 2018–2022 | 49 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 24 | Terrence Williams | 2021–2025 | 42 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 25 | Jordan Lawson | 2022–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 26 | Tyree Skipper | 2020–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 27 | Cameron Whitfield | 2022–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 28 | Kadarius Miller | 2023–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | K.C. Ossai | 2021–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 30 | Mason Narcisse | 2020–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31 | Caleb Kibodi | 2022–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 32 | Courtline Flowers | 2020–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 33 | Jalen Clark | 2023–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 34 | Montrel Carter | 2012–2015 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 35 | Tyrone Lewis Jr. | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 36 | Keyon Martin | 2022–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 37 | Maurion Eleam | 2023–2026 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Antoine Baylis | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Bralen Trahan | 2017–2022 | 20 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 40 | Amir McDaniel | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 41 | Drenon Fite III | 2023–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Lance Williams | 2023–2026 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Caleb Anderson | 2020–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Zi'Yon Hill-Green | 2017–2022 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Jasper Williams | 2020–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Justin Agu | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Kailep Edwards | 2022–2026 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Kam Pedescleaux | 2019–2022 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 49 | Kris Moncrief | 2019–2022 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 50 | Levarious Varnado | 2016–2017 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Percy Butler | 2019–2021 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 52 | Tracy Walker III | 2014–2017 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 53 | Andre Jones Jr. | 2017–2022 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 54 | Key'Savalyn Barnes | 2023–2025 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Micah Johnson | 2023–2026 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Patrick Mensah | 2020–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Tyler Guidry | 2019–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | AJ Washington | 2019–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 59 | Kendre Gant | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Kerry Wilson | 2023–2026 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Ja-Quane Nelson | 2019–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Jourdan Quibodeaux | 2019–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Mekhi Garner | 2020–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | Cameron Solomon | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | Chauncey Manac | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 66 | Ferrod Gardner | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 67 | Ja'len Johnson | 2018–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Jeryl Brazil | 2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Marcus Jackson | 2011–2013 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Nijel McGriff | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Sonny Hazard | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Jayrin Wilson | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Joe Dillon | 2016–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Lorenzo McCaskill | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | T.J. Posey | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Trey Amos | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 77 | AJ Riley | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | Brandon Bishop | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 79 | Corey Turner | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 80 | Damar'ren Mitchell | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Jacques Boudreaux | 2016–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 82 | Jarvis Jeffries | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Kevon Perry | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Koa Haynes | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 85 | Savion Brown | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 86 | Sean Thomas | 2012–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 87 | Simeon Thomas | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 88 | Taboris Lee | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Louisiana: 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.