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New Mexico State's best defenders since 2024
Nick Session leads with 142 tackles in 27 games at New Mexico State; Tory Gethers had 127.
Every defender with 5 or more games at New Mexico 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.
90 defenders with 5+ games at New Mexico Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Session | 2024–2026 | 27 | 142 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Tory Gethers | 2025–2026 | 18 | 127 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Naeten Mitchell | 2024–2025 | 17 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Da'Marcus Crosby II | 2024 | 12 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jamall Thompson Jr. | 2025 | 11 | 64 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Quincy Davis | 2024–2025 | 18 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Tayden Barnes | 2024–2026 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Bernock Iya | 2025 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Dakerric Hobbs | 2024–2025 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Armahn Hale | 2025 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Ezra Christensen | 2025 | 11 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Lorenzo Smith | 2025–2026 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Zaiden Davis | 2025–2026 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Kale Edwards | 2024 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Josiah Cox | 2024 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Cole Schnettgoecke | 2024–2025 | 13 | 34 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Malaki Ta'ase | 2024 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Obinna Okeke | 2025–2026 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Brad Vislisel | 2025–2026 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Matt Lawson | 2024 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Naki Fahina | 2024 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Henry Davis III | 2024–2026 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Enzo-Pierre Tayou | 2025–2026 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Ta'avili Tuitama | 2024–2025 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Justin Beadles | 2024 | 9 | 20 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | De'Marcus Peters | 2026 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Zedekiah Rodriguez-Brown | 2024–2025 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Stilton McKelvey | 2025 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Chance Barron | 2026 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Gabe Jones | 2024 | 8 | 16 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jakobe Campbell | 2025–2026 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Jason Gwan | 2025–2026 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Javon Gillespie | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Jalen Brown | 2025–2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Reeves Baller | 2024–2026 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Demanuel Brown | 2025–2026 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DJ Cloyd | 2025–2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Rontravious Perry | 2024 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jordan-Lebron Downey | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sone Aupiu | 2023–2026 | 38 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 41 | Josiah Charles | 2023–2026 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Monte Watkins | 2022–2024 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Gabe Peterson | 2022–2026 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Dylan Early | 2021–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 45 | Tyler Martinez | 2023–2025 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Keonte Glinton | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 47 | Buddha Peleti | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Travaughn Colwell | 2011–2013 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Jaden Wright | 2014–2017 | 15 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 50 | DeMarcus Owens | 2015–2018 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 51 | Terrill Hanks | 2015–2018 | 13 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 52 | JJ Dervil | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Noah Arinze | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Andre Seldon | 2022–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | Keyshaun Elliott | 2022–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Izaiah Reed | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Shamad Lomax | 2016–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 58 | Dalton Herrington | 2014–2017 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | Mehki Miller | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 60 | Jordan Vincent | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Reggie Akles | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Sterling Webb | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Syrus Dumas | 2021–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | Torren Union | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | Dion Wilson Jr. | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Eric Marsh | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Gabriel Iniguez Jr. | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Jared Phipps | 2016–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 69 | Myles Rowser | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 70 | Roy Lopez | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Austin Perkins | 2016–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 72 | BJ Sculark | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | D.J. McCullough | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 74 | Devlin Kirklin | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | King Davis | 2013 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Trevor Brohard | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 77 | Billy Nipp | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Cedric Wilcots II | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Chris Ojoh | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Donavan King | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Jacob Nwangwa | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 82 | Jaden Robinson | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Jermichael Selders | 2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Lazarus Williams | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | Michael Bowe Jr. | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 86 | Nikhil Webb Walker | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 87 | Rodney Butler | 2014–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 88 | Shane Jackson | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 89 | Stody Bradley | 2014–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 90 | Winston Rose | 2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Also at New Mexico 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.