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Oklahoma's best defenders since 2024
Jayden Jackson leads with 76 tackles in 29 games at Oklahoma; David Stone had 72.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Oklahoma 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.
67 defenders with 5+ games at Oklahomatackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Jackson | 2024–2026 | 29 | 76 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | David Stone | 2024–2026 | 24 | 72 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Eli Bowen | 2024–2026 | 23 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Damonic Williams | 2024–2025 | 24 | 63 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | Taylor Wein | 2024–2026 | 19 | 61 | 8 | 22 | 1 |
| 6 | Reggie Powers III | 2024–2026 | 20 | 60 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Courtland Guillory | 2025–2026 | 19 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Michael Boganowski | 2024–2026 | 21 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Kendal Daniels | 2025 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Omarion Robinson | 2025–2026 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Dez Malone | 2024 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | James Nesta | 2024–2026 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Marvin Jones Jr. | 2025 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Jaydan Hardy | 2024–2025 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Devon Jordan | 2024–2025 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Danny Okoye | 2025–2026 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Caiden Woullard | 2024 | 9 | 13 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Taylor Heim | 2025 | 5 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Trystan Haynes | 2025–2026 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Markus Strong | 2024–2025 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Bishop Thomas | 2026 | 6 | 8 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Ben Anderson | 2024–2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Trent Wilson | 2025–2026 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Peyton Bowen | 2023–2026 | 37 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 25 | Kip Lewis | 2023–2026 | 36 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 26 | Robert Spears-Jennings | 2023–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 27 | Billy Bowman Jr. | 2021–2024 | 30 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 28 | Jaren Kanak | 2022–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Sammy Omosigho | 2023–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30 | Owen Heinecke | 2023–2026 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 31 | R Mason Thomas | 2023–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 32 | Gracen Halton | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 33 | Kobie McKinzie | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 34 | Tre Brown | 2018–2020 | 26 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 35 | Danny Stutsman | 2022–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 36 | Jacobe Johnson | 2023–2026 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 37 | Ethan Downs | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 38 | Woodi Washington | 2020–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 39 | Adepoju Adebawore | 2023–2026 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Da'Jon Terry | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Trace Ford | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Zack Sanchez | 2013–2015 | 17 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 43 | Kani Walker | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Kendel Dolby | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 45 | Lewis Carter | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Dasan McCullough | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Gentry Williams | 2022–2025 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 48 | Key Lawrence | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 49 | Jordan Thomas | 2015–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 50 | Ahmad Thomas | 2013–2016 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Isaiah Coe | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Rondell Bothroyd | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Jacob Lacey | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Jordan Kelley | 2020–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Justin Broiles | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 56 | Nik Bonitto | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Parnell Motley | 2017–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 58 | Patrick Fields | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | Reggie Pearson | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 60 | Tre Norwood | 2018–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 61 | Caleb Kelly | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | DaShaun White | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 63 | Delarrin Turner-Yell | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 64 | Isaiah Thomas | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Jordan Evans | 2014–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | Marcus Stripling | 2020–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Steven Parker | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
Also at Oklahoma: 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.