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Northern Illinois's best defenders since 2024
Filip Maciorowski leads with 92 tackles in 16 games at Northern Illinois; Jasper Beeler had 77.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Northern Illinois 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.
79 defenders with 5+ games at Northern Illinoistackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filip Maciorowski | 2024–2025 | 16 | 92 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Jasper Beeler | 2025 | 12 | 77 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Christian Fuhrman | 2024 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Santana Banner | 2024 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jack Murray | 2026 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Kyon Conyers | 2026 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Brady Kerperin | 2026 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Jashawn Nelson | 2025–2026 | 6 | 41 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Mark Hensley | 2024–2025 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Taylor Powell | 2025 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jay'shon Thomas | 2025–2026 | 14 | 34 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Marc Pretto | 2024–2025 | 12 | 30 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Donte Harrison | 2025 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Dasean Dixon | 2025 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Dev'ion Reynolds | 2025–2026 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Malik Armstrong | 2024–2026 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Yassine Falke | 2026 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | James Finley IV | 2025 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Aaron Warren | 2026 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Lance Ingold | 2025 | 5 | 17 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Alvin Gulley Jr. | 2025 | 8 | 15 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Amari Washington | 2025–2026 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Broderick Windham | 2025–2026 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Montrel Canion | 2025–2026 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Kole Sneed | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Liam Lindo | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Andruw Ellis | 2026 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Reggie Jean | 2025 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Fawzy Omotoso | 2025–2026 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Romelo Walker | 2025–2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jacob McGhee | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Jacob Finley | 2023–2025 | 30 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 33 | Roy Williams | 2023–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 34 | Jaden Dolphin | 2021–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 35 | Jalonnie Williams | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Quinn Urwiler | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 37 | Shawun Lurry | 2014–2017 | 23 | — | — | — | 14 |
| 38 | Devonte O'Malley | 2021–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 39 | Muhammad Jammeh | 2022–2025 | 22 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 40 | Nate Valcarcel | 2021–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 41 | JaVaughn Byrd | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 42 | Jordan Hansen | 2020–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 43 | Jashon Prophete | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Paris Logan | 2013–2015 | 19 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 45 | Skyler Gill-Howard | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Ty Myles | 2021–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Cade Haberman | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Demond Taylor Jr. | 2021–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Jake Gassaway | 2023–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Ray Thomas | 2021–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Pierce Oppong | 2021–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Trey Porter | 2023–2026 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Amariyun Knighten | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 54 | James Ester | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 55 | Matt McIntosh | 2012–2014 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Joey Rattin | 2022–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Nevaeh Sanders | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Dechane Durante | 2011–2014 | 9 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 59 | Cyrus McGarrell | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 60 | Ivan Davis | 2021–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Jawuan Johnson | 2015–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 62 | Mycial Allen | 2015–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 63 | Nick Rattin | 2019–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 64 | Trayshon Foster | 2016–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 65 | Brandon Mayes | 2015–2016 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | CJ Brown | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 67 | Corey Lersch | 2017–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Devin Lafayette | 2020–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 69 | George Gumbs Jr. | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Jalen Embry | 2017–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Sutton Smith | 2017–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | DaRon Gilbert | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Jordan Gandy | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 74 | Marlon Moore | 2012–2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 75 | Tyler Jackson | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Josh Corcoran | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 77 | Kyle Pugh | 2017–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | Mayomi Olootu | 2015–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 79 | Mykelti Williams | 2017–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
Also at Northern Illinois: 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.