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Louisville's best defenders since 2024
T.J. Capers leads with 105 tackles in 25 games at Louisville; Clev Lubin had 93.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Louisville 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.
90 defenders with 5+ games at Louisvilletackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.J. Capers | 2024–2026 | 25 | 105 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Clev Lubin | 2025–2026 | 20 | 93 | 13 | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Tayon Holloway | 2024–2026 | 24 | 76 | 1.5 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | JoJo Evans Jr. | 2025 | 12 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Tamarion McDonald | 2024 | 13 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Kalib Perry | 2025–2026 | 15 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Corey Gordon | 2025 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Rene Konga | 2024–2025 | 21 | 49 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Jordan Guerad | 2024–2025 | 18 | 49 | 4.5 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Jabari Mack | 2025–2026 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Kaleb Beasley | 2026 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Wesley Bailey | 2025 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Corey Thornton | 2024 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Tahveon Nicholson | 2024 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | TJ Banks | 2026 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Koen Entringer | 2026 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Micah Carter | 2024–2026 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Dan Foster Jr. | 2024 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Blake Ruffin | 2025–2026 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tramel Logan | 2024 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Demeco Kennedy | 2026 | 5 | 20 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Thor Griffith | 2024 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Tyler Thompson | 2026 | 7 | 17 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Jerod Smith II | 2026 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Denzel Lowry | 2025 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Jerry Lawson | 2025 | 11 | 16 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Brycen Scott | 2026 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Daylen Russell | 2026 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DJ Waller Jr. | 2026 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Cam White | 2025–2026 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Myles Jernigan | 2024 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Justin Beadles | 2025 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Joshua Donald | 2026 | 5 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Trent Carter | 2025–2026 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Jurriente Davis | 2024 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Eric Hazzard | 2025–2026 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Richard Kinley | 2024 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Rodney Johnson | 2025 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Maurice Davis | 2024–2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Justin Agu | 2025 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | TJ Quinn | 2023–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 42 | Antonio Watts | 2023–2026 | 31 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 43 | Stanquan Clark | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 44 | D'Angelo Hutchinson | 2023–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45 | Benjamin Perry | 2021–2026 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Rodjay Burns | 2018–2020 | 26 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 47 | Ashton Gillotte | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Ramon Puryear | 2020–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 49 | AJ Green | 2023–2026 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Jaire Alexander | 2015–2017 | 22 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 51 | Quincy Riley | 2022–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 52 | Charles Gaines | 2012–2014 | 18 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 53 | Dezmond Tell | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | C.J. Avery | 2017–2021 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 55 | M.J. Griffin | 2022–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 56 | Jared Dawson | 2021–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Russ Yeast | 2017–2020 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Yasir Abdullah | 2019–2022 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | Devin Neal | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 60 | Chandler Jones | 2018–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 61 | Chucky Williams | 2015–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 62 | Jaylin Alderman | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | Mason Reiger | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Tabarius Peterson | 2018–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Trumaine Washington | 2015–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 66 | Gerod Holliman | 2014 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 |
| 67 | Jack Fagot | 2019–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Dorian Etheridge | 2017–2020 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Cam'Ron Kelly | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Dorian Jones | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | James Burgess Jr. | 2012–2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 72 | Jarvis Brownlee Jr. | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | Kei'Trel Clark | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 74 | Stephen Herron | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Terell Floyd | 2012–2014 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 76 | Khane Pass | 2016–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 77 | Marvin Dallas | 2020–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | Monty Montgomery | 2019–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 79 | Nick Okeke | 2018–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Yaya Diaby | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Jackson Hamilton | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 82 | Jeff Clark | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Josh Minkins | 2020–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 84 | K.J. Cloyd | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | Kameron Wilson | 2021–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 86 | Kenderick Duncan | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 87 | Lamar Atkins | 2013–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 88 | Qwynnterrio Cole | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 89 | Stacy Thomas | 2014–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 90 | Storm Duck | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Louisville: 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.