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Oregon's best defenders since 2024
Dillon Thieneman leads with 92 tackles in 15 games at Oregon; Aaron Flowers had 87.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Oregon 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 Oregontackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dillon Thieneman | 2025 | 15 | 92 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Aaron Flowers | 2024–2026 | 20 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Bear Alexander | 2025–2026 | 20 | 80 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Kobe Savage | 2024 | 14 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Brandon Finney Jr. | 2025–2026 | 19 | 63 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Brandon Johnson | 2024 | 14 | 45 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Derrick Harmon | 2024 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Peyton Woodyard | 2024–2026 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Jabbar Muhammad | 2024 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Koi Perich | 2026 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Jadon Canady | 2025 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Ify Obidegwu | 2025–2026 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Jamaree Caldwell | 2024 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Na'eem Offord | 2025–2026 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dylan Williams | 2025–2026 | 9 | 28 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Ashton Porter | 2024–2025 | 12 | 24 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Daylen Austin | 2024–2025 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Nasir Wyatt | 2025–2026 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Theran Johnson | 2025 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tionne Gray | 2024–2025 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Kingston Lopa | 2024–2025 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Matthew Johnson | 2025–2026 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Will Straton | 2025–2026 | 7 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Gavin Nix | 2025–2026 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Sione Laulea | 2024–2025 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Solomon Davis | 2024–2025 | 5 | 9 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Tyler Turner | 2024 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Elijah Rushing | 2025–2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jericho Johnson | 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Davon Benjamin | 2026 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Aydin Breland | 2025–2026 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Teitum Tuioti | 2023–2026 | 44 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 33 | Matayo Uiagalelei | 2023–2026 | 40 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 34 | Devon Jackson | 2023–2026 | 39 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 35 | Bryce Boettcher | 2023–2025 | 37 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 36 | A'Mauri Washington | 2023–2026 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Jeffrey Bassa | 2021–2024 | 28 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 38 | Jerry Mixon | 2023–2026 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 39 | Mykael Wright | 2019–2021 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 40 | Tysheem Johnson | 2023–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 41 | Nikko Reed | 2023–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 42 | Blake Purchase | 2023–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Jestin Jacobs | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Dontae Manning | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 45 | Jordan Burch | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Keyon Ware-Hudson | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Ugo Amadi | 2015–2018 | 18 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 48 | Jevon Holland | 2018–2019 | 17 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 49 | Bryan Addison | 2018–2023 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 50 | Emar'rion Winston | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Terrance Green | 2023–2025 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Mase Funa | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Steve Stephens IV | 2019–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 54 | Brandon Dorlus | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Erick Dargan | 2012–2014 | 11 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 56 | Jamal Hill | 2020–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 57 | Trikweze Bridges | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 58 | Casey Rogers | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Connor Soelle | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Evan Williams | 2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | 2011–2014 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 62 | Troy Hill | 2011–2014 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 63 | Verone McKinley III | 2019–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 64 | Khyree Jackson | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 65 | Taki Taimani | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Tyree Robinson | 2015–2017 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 67 | Cole Martin | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 68 | Deommodore Lenoir | 2017–2020 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 69 | Jaeden Moore | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Jahlil Florence | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 71 | Popo Aumavae | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Thomas Graham Jr. | 2017–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 73 | Troy Dye | 2016–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 74 | Brady Breeze | 2017–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 75 | Justin Hollins | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 76 | Zach Grisham | 2023–2025 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Arrion Springs | 2015–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 78 | DJ Johnson | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Jake Shipley | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Jalen Jelks | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Noah Sewell | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 82 | Ty Griffin | 2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Oregon: 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.