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North Texas's best defenders since 2024
Shane Whitter leads with 107 tackles in 20 games at North Texas; Quinton Hammonds had 105.
Every defender with 5 or more games at North Texas 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.
91 defenders with 5+ games at North Texastackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Whitter | 2024–2025 | 20 | 107 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinton Hammonds | 2024–2025 | 22 | 105 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Trey Fields | 2025 | 13 | 100 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Jayden Hill | 2024 | 12 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Will Jones II | 2025 | 14 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Patrick Smith-Young | 2025 | 13 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Ethan Day | 2025 | 14 | 53 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Chavez Brown | 2024 | 11 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | David Fisher | 2025 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Da'Veawn Armstead | 2025 | 14 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Zakye Barker | 2026 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | CJ Coombes | 2026 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Terrell Dawkins | 2024 | 10 | 37 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Brandon Jones | 2026 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | BJ Allen Jr. | 2024–2026 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Briceon Hayes | 2025 | 10 | 32 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Brayden Knox | 2025–2026 | 13 | 31 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Keviyan Huddleston | 2025 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | Saadiq Clements | 2025 | 11 | 30 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Breylon Charles | 2024 | 11 | 29 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Jayden Williams | 2024–2025 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Aaron Alexander | 2026 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jake Shipley | 2024 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | David Onuoha | 2026 | 6 | 24 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Richard Outland Jr. | 2025 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jason Cross Jr. | 2026 | 6 | 21 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Kenton Allen | 2025–2026 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Brenden Reese | 2025–2026 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Jaden Allen | 2026 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Cedric Roberts | 2026 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Terrell Washington | 2025–2026 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Peyton Taylor | 2026 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Zhaiylen Scott | 2024–2025 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Justin Benton | 2026 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Joshua Pierce | 2025 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Bryce Garza | 2025–2026 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Cameren Jenkins | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Kamdon McFarland | 2024 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Davion Rhodes | 2026 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | S'Maje Burrell | 2025 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Jackson Lataimua | 2025 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Keshawn Davila | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Jaden Manning | 2025–2026 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Udoka Ezeani | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | JJ Jean-Louis | 2024–2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Rudy Vargas Jr. | 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Alphie Guillory Jr. | 2024 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Ethan Wesloski | 2023–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 49 | Evan Jackson | 2023–2025 | 31 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 50 | Ridge Texada | 2021–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 51 | Jordan Brown | 2021–2024 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Fatafehi Vailea II | 2022–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Roderick Brown | 2021–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Jaylen Smith | 2021–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | Kollin Lewis | 2023–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 56 | Kenny Buyers | 2013–2016 | 17 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 57 | Brian Nelson II | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 58 | Kevin Wood | 2019–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 59 | Logan Wilson | 2022–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 60 | Taylor Starling | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Jayven Anderson | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | John Davis | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 63 | Zac Whitfield | 2012–2015 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 64 | Carson Kropp | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | Kishawn McClain | 2014–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 66 | Mazin Richards | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | James Gray | 2015–2016 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 68 | James Jones | 2013–2014 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 69 | KD Davis | 2019–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 70 | Loronzo Thompson | 2020–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Nate Brooks | 2016–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 72 | Phil Hill | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | Khairi Muhammad | 2016–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 74 | Kortlin Rausaw | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Patrick Smith-Young | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | DeShawn Gaddie Jr. | 2019–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 77 | Dorian Morris | 2020–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Eric Jenkins | 2016–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 79 | Makyle Sanders | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 80 | Harold West | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Kemon Hall | 2017–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 82 | Lairamie Lee | 2011–2014 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 83 | Marcus Moore | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Taylor Robinson | 2016–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 85 | Bryce Linder | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 86 | Jarrian Roberts | 2013–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 87 | Kadren Johnson | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 88 | La'Darius Hamilton | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 89 | Nick Nakwaasah | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 90 | Sean-Thomas Faulkner | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 91 | Vic Alobwede | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at North Texas: 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.