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Rutgers's best defenders since 2024
Kaj Sanders leads with 118 tackles in 28 games at Rutgers; Jett Elad had 77.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Rutgers 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.
69 defenders with 5+ games at Rutgerstackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaj Sanders | 2024–2026 | 28 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jett Elad | 2025 | 12 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Jordan Walker | 2024–2025 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Cam Miller | 2025 | 12 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jacobie Henderson | 2025 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Eric O'Neill | 2025 | 12 | 37 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | Chris Joines | 2025–2026 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bradlee Jones | 2026 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Bradley Weaver | 2025 | 12 | 28 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Malcolm Ray | 2024 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Sean Allison | 2026 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DK Gilley | 2024–2026 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ty Morris | 2026 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Rondo Porter | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Sage Clawges | 2024–2026 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sekou Kromah | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | DJ Allen | 2024–2026 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Sam Robinson | 2025 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Farell Gnago | 2025–2026 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Kevin Levy | 2024–2026 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Malachi Davis | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Djibril Abdou Rahman | 2024–2025 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Michael Robinson | 2024–2025 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Oliver Billotte | 2025 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jordan Thompson | 2023–2025 | 31 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 26 | Avery Young | 2018–2022 | 29 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 27 | Dariel Djabome | 2023–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 28 | Robert Longerbeam | 2021–2024 | 26 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 29 | Zaire Angoy | 2023–2026 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30 | Abram Wright | 2023–2026 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31 | Bo Mascoe | 2023–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 32 | Shaquan Loyal | 2022–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 33 | Aaron Lewis | 2020–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 34 | Kyonte Hamilton | 2021–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 35 | Flip Dixon | 2023–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 36 | Keshon Griffin | 2023–2026 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Desmond Igbinosun | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Max Melton | 2020–2023 | 20 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 39 | Kenny Fletcher Jr. | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Moses Walker | 2023–2026 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 41 | Tyreem Powell | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Eric Rogers | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Mohamed Toure | 2020–2023 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Wesley Bailey | 2022–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Jesse Ofurie | 2023–2026 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Timmy Ward | 2022–2025 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Tre Avery | 2019–2021 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 48 | Anthony Cioffi | 2013–2016 | 11 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 49 | Deion Jennings | 2019–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 50 | Troy Rainey | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Isaiah Iton | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Mayan Ahanotu | 2020–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Timmy Hinspeter | 2023–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Christian Izien | 2020–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 55 | Tyreek Maddox-Williams | 2016–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Olakunle Fatukasi | 2018–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Blessuan Austin | 2015–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 58 | Damon Hayes | 2016–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 59 | Drew Singleton | 2020–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Saquan Hampton | 2015–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 61 | Tyshon Fogg | 2017–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | Ifeanyi Maijeh | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Isaiah Wharton | 2015–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 64 | Julius Turner | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Kessawn Abraham | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Lawrence Stevens | 2016–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Mike Tverdov | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Rashawn Battle | 2017–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Trevor Yeboah-Kodie | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Rutgers: 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.