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NC State's best defenders since 2024
Devon Marshall leads with 83 tackles in 24 games at NC State; Jackson Vick had 82.
Every defender with 5 or more games at NC 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.
70 defenders with 5+ games at NC Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon Marshall | 2024–2025 | 24 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Jackson Vick | 2024–2026 | 23 | 82 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Kenny Soares Jr. | 2025 | 13 | 80 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DK Kaufman | 2024 | 13 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Ronnie Royal III | 2025–2026 | 18 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Asaad Brown Jr. | 2025–2026 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Cian Slone | 2025 | 13 | 61 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Brian Nelson II | 2025–2026 | 17 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Popo Aguirre | 2026 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Isaiah Shirley | 2024–2026 | 22 | 48 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Sabastian Harsh | 2025 | 13 | 41 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Tristan Teasdell | 2025–2026 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Brody Barnhardt | 2025–2026 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Tamarcus Cooley | 2024 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Jamel Johnson | 2025–2026 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Tra Thomas | 2025 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Chase Bond | 2025–2026 | 14 | 19 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Kelvon McBride | 2024–2025 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Zane Williams | 2024–2026 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Josiah Victor | 2025–2026 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | King Mack | 2026 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | JJ Johnson | 2025 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ke'Von Carter | 2025–2026 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Ja'Had Carter | 2024 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | LaCorian Hodge | 2025–2026 | 9 | 14 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Harvey Dyson III | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Joseph Adedire | 2025–2026 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Chazz Wallace | 2024–2025 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Corey Coley | 2024 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Elijah Satchell | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Adrian Farrow | 2025–2026 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Katron Evans | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jordan Moreta | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Brandon Cleveland | 2023–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 35 | Travali Price | 2022–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Sean Brown | 2022–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 37 | Caden Fordham | 2023–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 38 | Aydan White | 2020–2024 | 26 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 39 | Bishop Fitzgerald | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Devon Betty | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Davin Vann | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Brandon Cisse | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Noah Potter | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Payton Wilson | 2019–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 45 | Shyheim Battle | 2020–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 46 | Kamal Bonner | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Jaylon Scott | 2019–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Red Hibbler | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Terrente Hinton | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Devan Boykin | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Josh Jones | 2014–2016 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 52 | Robert Kennedy | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 53 | Savion Jackson | 2019–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | C.J. Clark | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Germaine Pratt | 2015–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 56 | Jarius Morehead | 2016–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 57 | Tanner Ingle | 2018–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 58 | Tyler Baker-Williams | 2018–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 59 | Airius Moore | 2014–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 60 | Cecil Powell | 2019–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Jordan Poole | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Juston Burris | 2012–2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 63 | Shawn Boone | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | Drake Thomas | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 65 | Hakim Jones | 2012–2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | Jack Tocho | 2013–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 67 | Jakeen Harris | 2019–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 68 | James Smith-Williams | 2017–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Jayland Parker | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Nick McCloud | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
Also at NC 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.