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Mississippi State's best defenders since 2024
Stone Blanton leads with 124 tackles in 12 games at Mississippi State; Brylan Lanier had 120.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Mississippi State 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.
87 defenders with 5+ games at Mississippi Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stone Blanton | 2024 | 12 | 124 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Brylan Lanier | 2024–2025 | 25 | 120 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Branden Jennings | 2024–2025 | 25 | 100 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Jahron Manning | 2025 | 13 | 91 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Jalen Smith | 2025–2026 | 16 | 85 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Kelley Jones | 2024–2026 | 29 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Tyler Lockhart | 2025–2026 | 16 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Trevion Williams | 2024–2026 | 23 | 57 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | DeAgo Brumfield | 2024–2025 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Jaray Bledsoe | 2025–2026 | 18 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | Jett Jefferson | 2025–2026 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kalvin Dinkins | 2024–2026 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Tanner Johnson | 2024–2026 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Derion Gullette | 2025–2026 | 9 | 39 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DJ Reed | 2025–2026 | 15 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Malick Sylla | 2025 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Kedrick Bingley-Jones | 2024–2025 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Kai McClendon | 2024 | 12 | 30 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Sulaiman Kpaka | 2024 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Ashun Shepphard | 2024–2025 | 12 | 29 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Marcus Williams | 2026 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Jardin Gilbert | 2026 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Kendel Dolby | 2026 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tony Mitchell | 2025 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Will Whitson | 2025–2026 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Fatt Forrest | 2024–2026 | 5 | 21 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Red Hibbler | 2025 | 10 | 20 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Joseph Head Jr. | 2024–2025 | 13 | 19 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Jayven Williams | 2025 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | LaKendrick James | 2025–2026 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Dre Riley | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Bralan Womack | 2026 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jamil Burroughs | 2025 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Tyler Woodard | 2024–2025 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Corey Clark | 2024–2025 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Nevaeh Sanders | 2025 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Cyrus Reyes | 2024–2025 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Dwight Lewis III | 2025 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jayson Jenkins | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Isaac Smith | 2023–2026 | 30 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 41 | Nic Mitchell | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 42 | Deonte Anderson | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Hunter Washington | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Zakari Tillman | 2023–2026 | 24 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 45 | JP Purvis | 2022–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Brice Pollock | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 47 | Corey Ellington | 2022–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Jett Johnson | 2021–2023 | 17 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 49 | Ty Cooper | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | De'Monte Russell | 2021–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Emmanuel Forbes Jr. | 2020–2022 | 15 | — | — | — | 14 |
| 52 | Nathaniel Watson | 2021–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 53 | Shawn Preston Jr. | 2021–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 54 | Jamoral Graham | 2014–2016 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 55 | John Lewis | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Decamerion Richardson | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Mark McLaurin | 2016–2018 | 11 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 58 | Nathan Pickering | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Brian Cole | 2018–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 60 | Jaden Crumedy | 2019–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Jordan Morant | 2022–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Tyrus Wheat | 2020–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 63 | DeShawn Page | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Gerri Green | 2015–2017 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 65 | Brandon Bryant | 2015–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | Chris Keys Jr. | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Jalen Green | 2021–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 68 | Marcus Banks | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Willie Gay Jr. | 2017–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 70 | Collin Duncan | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 71 | DeCarlos Nicholson | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Jamal Peters | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | Marquiss Spencer | 2016–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 74 | Cameron Dantzler Sr. | 2017–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 75 | DonTerry Russell | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Eric Taylor | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Erroll Thompson | 2017–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 78 | Fred Peters | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 79 | Kivon Coman | 2014–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 80 | Will Redmond | 2014–2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 81 | Aaron Brule | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 82 | Braxton Hoyett | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 83 | Cameron Young | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 84 | Johnathan Abram | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 85 | Leo Lewis | 2016–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 86 | Richie Brown | 2013–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 87 | Tolando Cleveland | 2014–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
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