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Penn State's best defenders since 2024
Amare Campbell leads with 103 tackles in 13 games at Penn State; A.J. Harris had 81.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Penn State 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.
90 defenders with 5+ games at Penn Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amare Campbell | 2025 | 13 | 103 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | A.J. Harris | 2024–2025 | 24 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Dejuan Lane | 2024–2025 | 18 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Kooper Ebel | 2026 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Daryus Dixson | 2025–2026 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Jalen Kimber | 2024 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Alonzo Ford Jr. | 2024–2025 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Yvan Kemajou | 2025–2026 | 16 | 27 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Jamison Patton | 2026 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Alex Tatsch | 2025–2026 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Vaboue Toure | 2024–2026 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Cael Brezina | 2026 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Marcus Neal Jr. | 2026 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Antoine Belgrave-Shorter | 2024–2025 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Caleb Bacon | 2026 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Jeremiah Cooper | 2026 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Xavier Gilliam | 2024–2025 | 13 | 17 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Keanu Williams | 2026 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jahmir Joseph | 2025–2026 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Josiah Zayas | 2026 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Kenny Woseley Jr. | 2024–2025 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Kolin Dinkins | 2024–2025 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Ty Blanding | 2024–2026 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Anthony Speca | 2024–2025 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Siale Taupaki | 2026 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Alexander McPherson | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Jaylen Harvey | 2024–2025 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Ikenna Ezeogu | 2026 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Da'Kaari Nelson | 2024–2025 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Dallas Vakalahi | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Chaz Coleman | 2025 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Owen Wafle | 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Zion Tracy | 2023–2026 | 36 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 34 | Dani Dennis-Sutton | 2022–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 35 | Dominic DeLuca | 2023–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 36 | Zakee Wheatley | 2022–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 37 | Audavion Collins | 2023–2026 | 33 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 38 | Jesse Della Valle | 2012–2014 | 33 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 39 | Tony Rojas | 2023–2026 | 31 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 40 | Zane Durant | 2023–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 41 | Kobe King | 2021–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Jaylen Reed | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 43 | Abdul Carter | 2023–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Dvon J-Thomas | 2020–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Elliot Washington II | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 46 | Coziah Izzard | 2021–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Tyler Elsdon | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Cam Miller | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 49 | Amin Vanover | 2020–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Daequan Hardy | 2020–2023 | 19 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 51 | Grant Haley | 2014–2017 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 52 | Adrian Amos | 2011–2014 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 53 | Nick Scott | 2015–2018 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 54 | Curtis Jacobs | 2020–2023 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | Zuriah Fisher | 2021–2025 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Ji'Ayir Brown | 2020–2022 | 14 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 57 | John Reid | 2015–2019 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 58 | Keon Wylie | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | King Mack | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 60 | Johnny Dixon | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 61 | Kalen King | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 62 | Trevor Williams | 2012–2015 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 63 | Kevin Winston Jr. | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 64 | Koa Farmer | 2015–2018 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Smith Vilbert | 2021–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Adisa Isaac | 2020–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Amani Oruwariye | 2016–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 68 | Jaquan Brisker | 2019–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 69 | Tyrece Mills | 2023–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 70 | Von Walker | 2013–2015 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Hakeem Beamon | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Keaton Ellis | 2019–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 73 | Marquis Wilson | 2019–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 74 | Jordan van den Berg | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Ta'Mere Robinson | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Tariq Castro-Fields | 2017–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 77 | Brandon Smith | 2020–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | Ellis Brooks | 2018–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 79 | Joey Porter Jr. | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 80 | Lamont Wade | 2019–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Nick Tarburton | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 82 | Brandon Bell | 2014–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 83 | Chop Robinson | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Derrick Tangelo | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | Garrett Taylor | 2017–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 86 | Jan Johnson | 2017–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 87 | Jesse Luketa | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 88 | Jonathan Sutherland | 2019–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 89 | Kaleb Artis | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 90 | Ryan Keiser | 2013–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
Also at Penn State: 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.