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LSU's best defenders since 2024
Davhon Keys leads with 154 tackles in 26 games at LSU; Tamarcus Cooley had 94.
Every defender with 5 or more games at LSU 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.
85 defenders with 5+ games at LSUtackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davhon Keys | 2024–2026 | 26 | 154 | 2.5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Tamarcus Cooley | 2025–2026 | 19 | 94 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | A.J. Haulcy | 2025 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | PJ Woodland | 2024–2026 | 28 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Jardin Gilbert | 2024–2025 | 15 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Dashawn Spears | 2024–2026 | 22 | 58 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | DJ Pickett | 2025–2026 | 20 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | TJ Dottery | 2026 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Jack Pyburn | 2025 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Mansoor Delane | 2025 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ahmad Breaux | 2024–2025 | 21 | 36 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Patrick Payton | 2025 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Ty Benefield | 2026 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Princewill Umanmielen | 2026 | 7 | 28 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Dominick McKinley | 2024–2026 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | Jimari Butler | 2025 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Tylen Singleton | 2024–2026 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Jhase Thomas | 2025–2026 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Bernard Gooden | 2025 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Gio Paez | 2024 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Deuce Geralds | 2026 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Jordan Ross | 2026 | 7 | 19 | 2.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | Gabriel Reliford | 2024–2025 | 9 | 18 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Shone Washington | 2024–2026 | 13 | 16 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Stephiylan Green | 2026 | 7 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Malik Blocton | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Zach Weeks | 2025–2026 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | CJ Jimcoily | 2025–2026 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Jay'viar Suggs | 2024 | 9 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Kolaj Cobbins | 2025–2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ja'Keem Jackson | 2025–2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Walter Mathis Jr. | 2025 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Michael Turner Jr. | 2024–2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Ju'Juan Johnson | 2024–2025 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Tre'Davious White | 2013–2016 | 32 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 36 | Harold Perkins Jr. | 2022–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 37 | Whit Weeks | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 38 | Greg Penn III | 2021–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 39 | Sage Ryan | 2021–2024 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 40 | Major Burns | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 41 | Jacobian Guillory II | 2021–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Sai'vion Jones | 2022–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | West Weeks | 2022–2025 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Paris Shand | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Bradyn Swinson | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Ashton Stamps | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Javien Toviano | 2023–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Derek Stingley Jr. | 2019–2021 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 49 | Dylan Carpenter | 2023–2026 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Donte Jackson | 2015–2017 | 15 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Zy Alexander | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 52 | Maason Smith | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Da'Shawn Womack | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Jay Ward | 2020–2022 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 55 | Andre' Sam | 2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 56 | JaCoby Stevens | 2017–2020 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 57 | Princeton Malbrue | 2022–2025 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Grant Delpit | 2017–2019 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 59 | Jaquelin Roy | 2021–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Jordan Allen | 2022–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Jordan Jefferson | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Mekhi Wingo | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Micah Baskerville | 2019–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Ovie Oghoufo | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | BJ Ojulari | 2020–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Greedy Williams | 2017–2018 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 67 | Omar Speights | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Ali Gaye | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Eli Ricks | 2020–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 70 | Kary Vincent Jr. | 2017–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 71 | Ryan Yaites | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Damone Clark | 2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Jalen Mills | 2012–2014 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 74 | Jamal Adams | 2015–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 75 | Cor'Dale Flott | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Devin White | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 77 | Greg Brooks Jr. | 2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 78 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | 2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 79 | John Battle | 2015–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 80 | Kylin Jackson | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Laterrance Welch | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 82 | Michael Divinity Jr. | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 83 | Mike Jones Jr. | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Neil Farrell | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | Todd Harris Jr. | 2018–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
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