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Nevada's best defenders since 2024
Dylan LaBarbera leads with 168 tackles in 24 games at Nevada; EJ Smith had 101.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Nevada 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.
73 defenders with 5+ games at Nevadatackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan LaBarbera | 2024–2026 | 24 | 168 | 7.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 2 | EJ Smith | 2025–2026 | 13 | 101 | 2.5 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Austin Harnetiaux | 2024–2025 | 23 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Kitan Crawford | 2024 | 13 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Murvin Kenion III | 2025 | 12 | 59 | 0.5 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Aiden Walker | 2025–2026 | 15 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Tori Daffin | 2024 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Nakian Jackson | 2025 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | AJ Odums | 2025 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Jeremy Naborne-Owens | 2026 | 6 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Ropati | 2024–2025 | 22 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Hayden McDonald | 2025 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Edward Rhambo | 2025 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Myles Williams | 2025–2026 | 9 | 31 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Kris Ross | 2024 | 12 | 29 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Kasen Kinchen | 2024–2025 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Tanner Vaughan | 2024–2026 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Keyshawn Cobb | 2024 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | David Paine Jr. | 2025–2026 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Bryson Snelling | 2025–2026 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Logologo Va'a | 2025–2026 | 13 | 23 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Isaiah Jordan | 2025–2026 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Larry Turner-Gooden | 2026 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sam Cook | 2025 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | Kaden Johnson | 2024 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DJ Warnell | 2025 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Zion Jones | 2026 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ike Nnakenyi | 2024 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Kitione Tau | 2024 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Nathaneal Floyd | 2024–2025 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Elijah Mitchell | 2013–2016 | 35 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 32 | Thomas Witte | 2022–2025 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 33 | Stone Combs | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 34 | Jonathan Maldonado | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 35 | Daiyan Henley | 2017–2021 | 23 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 36 | Drue Watts | 2022–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 37 | Henry Ikahihifo | 2019–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Bentlee Sanders | 2021–2022 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 39 | Bishop Turner | 2023–2026 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 40 | Michael Coats Jr. | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 41 | Tongiaki Mateialona | 2022–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Caine Savage | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Aeden Seiuli | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Berdale Robins | 2017–2021 | 16 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 45 | Chad Brown | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Chris Smalley | 2022–2025 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | KK Meier | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Mackavelli Malotumau | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Asauni Rufus | 2015–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 50 | Tyson Williams | 2019–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 51 | Ahki Muhammad | 2016–2017 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 52 | Dameon Baber | 2015–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 53 | Dom Peterson | 2019–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Emany Johnson | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 55 | Jordan Lee | 2019–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 56 | Jaden Dedman | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Lawson Hall | 2017–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 58 | Richard Toney Jr. | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 59 | Sam Hammond | 2017–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Adam Weynand | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Jackson LaDuke | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | James Hansen | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Lamin Touray | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 64 | Marcel Walker-Burgess | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Vosean Crumbie | 2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 66 | Christian Swint | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Daniel Brown | 2018–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 68 | Davion Blackwell | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Dion Washington | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Eli'jah Winston | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Gabe Sewell | 2017–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Isaiah Essissima | 2021–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | Nephi Sewell | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
Also at Nevada: 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.