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Old Dominion's best defenders since 2024
Jerome Carter III leads with 99 tackles in 23 games at Old Dominion; Lucas Struck had 97.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Old Dominion 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.
81 defenders with 5+ games at Old Dominiontackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Carter III | 2024–2025 | 23 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Lucas Struck | 2025–2026 | 19 | 97 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Jackson Forrest | 2025–2026 | 19 | 93 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Seth Naotala | 2024–2025 | 21 | 90 | 3.5 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Zion Frink | 2025–2026 | 20 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Jahron Manning | 2024 | 11 | 84 | 0.5 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Daevon Iles | 2024–2026 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Brandon Crutchfield | 2024–2026 | 22 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Nickendre Stiger | 2025 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Angelo Rankin Jr. | 2024 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Will Jones II | 2024 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Javen Gibson | 2025–2026 | 16 | 42 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
| 13 | Patrick Smith-Young | 2024 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Chris Forbes | 2025–2026 | 16 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Ricardo Williams Jr. | 2024–2025 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Keshawn Thomas | 2025 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Botros Alisandro | 2025 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Ahmaad Foster | 2025–2026 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Hunter Malecki | 2025–2026 | 13 | 23 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Dirrick Goodman | 2024–2026 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Fred Giles | 2025 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Lorenzo McFadden-Pressley | 2025–2026 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Justin Watts | 2025–2026 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jorian Haynes | 2025–2026 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jed Olotu-Judah | 2024–2025 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Jordan Saunders | 2024–2025 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | AJ Ashworth | 2024–2026 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Greg Johnson | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Talan Babin | 2026 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Chris Spencer | 2024–2025 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | LeDarrion Menter | 2025–2026 | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Malachi Harris | 2026 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Gage Sawyers | 2024–2025 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dywan Griffin | 2024 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Mario Easterly | 2022–2026 | 36 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 36 | Kris Trinidad | 2022–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | LaMareon James | 2021–2023 | 33 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 38 | Mario Thompson | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Jahleel Culbreath | 2022–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | DeAndre Lynch | 2023–2026 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Jeremy Mack Jr. | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Denzel Lowry | 2021–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Koa Naotala | 2023–2026 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Cole Daniels | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Jaylon White-McClain | 2022–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Amorie Morrison | 2021–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | EJ Green | 2021–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Jason Henderson | 2021–2025 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Rasheed Reason | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 50 | Markus Knight | 2022–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 51 | Terry Jones Jr. | 2021–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 52 | Aaron Young | 2015–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 53 | Ryan Ramey | 2023–2026 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 54 | Tre Hawkins III | 2021–2022 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | Ashton Whitner | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 56 | Ja'Mez Drummer | 2023–2026 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Devin Brandt-Epps | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | R'Tarriun Johnson | 2021–2022 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | Khian'Dre Harris | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Marcus Haynes | 2019–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Tahj Ra-El | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | Alonzo Ford Jr. | 2021–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Joe Joe Headen | 2017–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 64 | Keion White | 2018–2019 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | Shawn Asbury II | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 66 | Wayne Matthews III | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Deeve Harris | 2021–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Sean Carter | 2016–2018 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 69 | Fellonte Misher | 2013–2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 70 | Harrell Blackmon | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Jordan Young | 2018–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 72 | Kris Caine | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Roger Cray | 2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 74 | Ryan Henry | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 75 | C.J. Bradshaw | 2013–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Chazz Wallace | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Geronda Hall | 2018–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 78 | Tyre Bibby | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Cory Jackson | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Nolan Johnson | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Tobias Harris | 2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Old Dominion: 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.