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Ole Miss's best defenders since 2024
TJ Dottery leads with 174 tackles in 27 games at Ole Miss; Will Echoles had 95.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Ole Miss 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.
82 defenders with 5+ games at Ole Misstackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TJ Dottery | 2024–2025 | 27 | 174 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Will Echoles | 2024–2026 | 26 | 95 | 7.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 3 | Kam Franklin | 2024–2026 | 26 | 94 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Chris Paul Jr. | 2024 | 12 | 86 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Wydett Williams Jr. | 2025 | 15 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Jaden Yates | 2025 | 15 | 55 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Kapena Gushiken | 2025 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Antonio Kite | 2025–2026 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Trey Amos | 2024 | 13 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Walter Nolen III | 2024 | 13 | 48 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Jaylon Braxton | 2025–2026 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Princewill Umanmielen | 2025 | 14 | 45 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
| 13 | Tahj Chambers | 2025 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Andrew Jones | 2025 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Princely Umanmielen | 2024 | 11 | 37 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Louis Moore | 2024 | 9 | 37 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Luke Ferrelli | 2026 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Keaton Thomas | 2026 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Nick Cull | 2024–2026 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Tah'j Butler | 2026 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Da'Shawn Womack | 2025 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Sage Ryan | 2025 | 11 | 26 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | TJ Banks | 2024–2025 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Brandon Turnage | 2024 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Blake Purchase | 2026 | 6 | 23 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Yam Banks | 2024 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Joenel Aguero | 2026 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Edwin Joseph | 2026 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Isaiah Hamilton | 2024 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Ladarian Clardy | 2025–2026 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Andrew Maddox | 2025–2026 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Ricky Fletcher | 2025 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Andy Jaffe | 2025–2026 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jonathan Maldonado | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Raymond Collins | 2024–2026 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cedrick Beavers | 2025–2026 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Isreal Solomon | 2025–2026 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jehiem Oatis | 2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Suntarine Perkins | 2023–2026 | 42 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 40 | Zxavian Harris | 2023–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 41 | Jamarious Brown | 2023–2026 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Chris Graves Jr. | 2023–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | JJ Pegues | 2022–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Trey Washington | 2021–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 45 | Jared Ivey | 2022–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | John Saunders Jr. | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 47 | Khari Coleman | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Carlos Davis | 2012–2016 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Jaylon Jones | 2016–2021 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 50 | Tylan Knight | 2018–2021 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | De'Antre Prince | 2019–2023 | 17 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 52 | Tyler Banks | 2023–2025 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Akelo Stone | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Ashanti Cistrunk | 2021–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | Senquez Golson | 2011–2014 | 14 | — | — | — | 16 |
| 56 | AJ Finley | 2019–2022 | 13 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 57 | Cedric Johnson | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Cody Prewitt | 2011–2014 | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 59 | Jadon Canady | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Daijahn Anthony | 2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 61 | Kailo Moore | 2013–2016 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Zamari Walton | 2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 63 | Zedrick Woods | 2015–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 64 | Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Ladarius Tennison | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Miles Battle | 2018–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 67 | Isaac Ukwu | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Robert Nkemdiche | 2013–2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | C.J. Moore | 2014–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 70 | Joshua Harris | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Keidron Smith | 2018–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 72 | Mike Hilton | 2013–2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 73 | Otis Reese | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 74 | Trae Elston | 2012–2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 75 | Chance Campbell | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | DeeJay Holmes Jr. | 2023–2025 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Demarko Williams | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Isheem Young | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 79 | Jamond Gordon | 2021–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Javien Hamilton | 2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 81 | Ken Webster | 2014–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 82 | Sam Williams | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
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