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Missouri State's best defenders since 2024
Jared Lloyd leads with 147 tackles in 19 games at Missouri State; Christian Ford had 86.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Missouri 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.
31 defenders with 5+ games at Missouri Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Lloyd | 2025–2026 | 19 | 147 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Christian Ford | 2025–2026 | 19 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Kanye Young | 2025 | 13 | 77 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Thomas Anderson | 2025 | 13 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Maguire Neal | 2025 | 13 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Jalen Brooks | 2025 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Dylan Dixson | 2025 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Tim Brantley Jr. | 2025–2026 | 15 | 47 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | J.J. O'Neal | 2025–2026 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DJ Wesolak | 2025 | 12 | 38 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Jashawn Cooper | 2025–2026 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Ahmad Poole | 2025 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Joel Boamah | 2026 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Joel Kpassou | 2026 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Caden Wiest | 2025–2026 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Antonio Smith | 2025–2026 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sterling Smithson | 2025 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Davon Townley Jr. | 2025 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Mitchell Toney | 2025 | 9 | 23 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Anthony Mattison | 2026 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Jordan Dunbar | 2025 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Martavis Blackmon | 2025–2026 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Caleb Dietlin | 2025 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Cooper Roy | 2025–2026 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Austin Yelder | 2025–2026 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Caleb Olabode | 2025–2026 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Devin Rutherford | 2025–2026 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ryan Williams | 2025 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Khalil Anderson | 2025–2026 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Dylan Brooks | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Josh Lukusa | 2026 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Also at Missouri State: 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.