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Purdue's best defenders since 2024
Charles Correa leads with 131 tackles in 19 games at Purdue; Mani Powell had 110.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Purdue 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.
78 defenders with 5+ games at Purduetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Correa | 2025–2026 | 19 | 131 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Mani Powell | 2025 | 12 | 110 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Tahj Ra-El | 2025 | 12 | 110 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Smiley Bradford | 2024–2026 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Myles Slusher | 2025 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Hudauri Hines | 2024–2026 | 21 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Alex Sanford Jr. | 2025 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Jojo Hayden | 2026 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | CJ Nunnally IV | 2025 | 12 | 42 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | Kyndrich Breedlove | 2024 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Breeon Ishmail | 2025–2026 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | John Slaughter | 2026 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Don Saunders | 2026 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Justin Denson | 2026 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ian Jeffries | 2025–2026 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Tony Grimes | 2025 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Winston Berglund | 2024–2026 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Shitta Sillah | 2024 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Demeco Kennedy | 2024–2025 | 16 | 28 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Jaden Mangham | 2026 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Trey Smith | 2024–2026 | 16 | 26 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | CJ Madden | 2024–2026 | 15 | 26 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Hershey McLaurin | 2025 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Nyland Green | 2024 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Jeremy Lewis | 2026 | 6 | 22 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Jamarrion Harkless | 2024–2025 | 16 | 19 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | An'Darius Coffey | 2025 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Curt Neal | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Tarrion Grant | 2024 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Keyshawn Burgos | 2026 | 7 | 13 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Ryan Turner | 2025–2026 | 7 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jamarius Dinkins | 2024–2025 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Jireh Ojata | 2024 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Rodney Lora | 2026 | 7 | 10 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Isaiah Needam | 2025–2026 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Nick Levy | 2024 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Frankie Williams | 2012–2015 | 30 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 38 | Cam Allen | 2019–2023 | 22 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 39 | Dillon Thieneman | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 40 | Kydran Jenkins | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Hudson Miller | 2023–2026 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Joe Anderson | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Jeffrey M'ba | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Will Heldt | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Yanni Karlaftis | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Botros Alisandro | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 47 | Antonio Stevens | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Cole Brevard | 2022–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Mo Omonode | 2022–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Ben Furtney | 2021–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Markevious Brown | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Clyde Washington | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Landon Feichter | 2012–2014 | 9 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 54 | Dedrick Mackey | 2019–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 55 | Joseph Jefferson II | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Markus Bailey | 2016–2018 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 57 | Navon Mosley | 2016–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 58 | Sanoussi Kane | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Damarjhe Lewis | 2021–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Danny Ezechukwu | 2014–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 61 | George Karlaftis | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | Jalen Graham | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 63 | Jamari Brown | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | Nic Scourton | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Antonio Blackmon | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 66 | Garrett Hudson | 2015–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 67 | Kieren Douglas | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Leroy Clark | 2015–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 69 | Sean Robinson | 2010–2011 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Chris Jefferson | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 71 | Cory Trice Jr. | 2019–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 72 | Derrick Rogers | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Gelen Robinson | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 74 | Jack Sullivan | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Jacob Thieneman | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 76 | Jaylan Alexander | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Malik Langham | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | OC Brothers | 2021–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Purdue: 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.