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Marshall's best defenders since 2024
Javae Gilmore leads with 92 tackles in 18 games at Marshall; Caleb Clark-Glover had 75.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Marshall 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.
84 defenders with 5+ games at Marshalltackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javae Gilmore | 2025–2026 | 18 | 92 | 2.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Caleb Clark-Glover | 2024–2026 | 19 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Boogie Trotter | 2025 | 12 | 73 | 0.5 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Cannon Lewis | 2025–2026 | 13 | 70 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Cam Smith | 2025 | 12 | 69 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Jibreel Al-Amin | 2025 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Deeve Harris | 2024 | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Josh Pierre-Louis | 2025–2026 | 16 | 48 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Ian Foster | 2024 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Jayland Parker | 2025 | 8 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Braydin Ward | 2024–2026 | 18 | 45 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| 12 | Paul Hutson III | 2025 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 13 | Darrell Sweeting | 2025 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Jamaal Whyce Jr. | 2025 | 10 | 33 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Marvae Myers | 2025 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Naquan Crowder | 2025 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Terrente Hinton | 2026 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Charles McCartherens | 2026 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Brayden Hall | 2026 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | JJ Hawkins | 2024 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Mikailin Warren | 2024–2026 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Ra'Quan Thompson | 2024 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Tyas Martin | 2025 | 10 | 20 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Kelvon McBride | 2026 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Cole Funderburk | 2026 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Dylan Davis | 2024 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Sid Kaba | 2025 | 7 | 18 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Eddie Pleasant III | 2026 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Jacarius Clayton | 2024–2026 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Kenyatta Hardge | 2026 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Monroe Beard III | 2024 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Jason Shuford | 2024 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Cam Chmura | 2024–2026 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Leon Hart Jr. | 2024 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Jude Okolo | 2024 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Katron Evans | 2025 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Ashton Heflin | 2024 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Chason Clark | 2024–2026 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Pete Schuh | 2025–2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Jordan Reagan | 2024 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Zah Jackson | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Zane Porter | 2025 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Jadarius Green-McKnight | 2022–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Daytione Smith | 2023–2026 | 24 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 45 | Josh Moten | 2023–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 46 | Mike Green | 2023–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | TyQaze Leggs | 2021–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | AG McGhee | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 49 | Micah Abraham | 2019–2023 | 21 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 50 | Jacobie Henderson | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 51 | JJ Roberts | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 52 | Elias Neal | 2020–2023 | 19 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 53 | Kerion Martin | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Jaden Yates | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Ahmere Foster | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 56 | Chris Thomas | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | J'Coryan Anderson | 2021–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Owen Porter | 2019–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 59 | Elijah Alston | 2020–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 60 | Jalil Rivera-Harvey | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Landyn Watson | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | Steven Gilmore | 2018–2022 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 63 | Nazeeh Johnson | 2017–2021 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 64 | Sam Burton | 2019–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Jabari Ishmael | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Chris Jackson | 2016–2019 | 11 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 67 | D'Yoni Hill | 2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 68 | Stephen Dix Jr. | 2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Isaiah Gibson Sr. | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | TaShawn Jeter | 2023–2025 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | A.J. Leggett | 2013–2014 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 72 | Taj Letman | 2013–2015 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 73 | Jahsen Wint | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | KeSean Brown | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Brandon Drayton | 2017–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 76 | Cory McCoy | 2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 77 | Frankie Hernandez | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | Ishmael Roy | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Kylen McCracken | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Darryl Roberts | 2010–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 81 | Koby Cumberlander | 2018–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 82 | Omari Cobb | 2016–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 83 | Rodney Allen | 2014–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 84 | Tavante Beckett | 2019–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Marshall: 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.