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San Jose State's best defenders since 2024
Noah McNeal-Franklin leads with 116 tackles in 22 games at San Jose State; Gafa Faga had 94.
Every defender with 5 or more games at San Jose 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.
71 defenders with 5+ games at San Jose Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah McNeal-Franklin | 2024–2025 | 22 | 116 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | Gafa Faga | 2024–2025 | 25 | 94 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Robert Rahimi | 2024 | 13 | 82 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Dylan Lee | 2024–2026 | 16 | 75 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Naseri Danielson | 2024–2026 | 13 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Jaylen Thomas | 2025 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Quincy Likio | 2024–2025 | 16 | 57 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Caleb Womack | 2025–2026 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | John Ward | 2024 | 11 | 46 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Larry Turner-Gooden | 2024–2025 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Amir Wallace | 2024 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Vili Taufatofua | 2025 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Solomone Langi | 2025–2026 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Brian Dukes Jr. | 2026 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dejon Roney | 2024–2026 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Jireh Moe | 2025 | 10 | 28 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Mata Hola | 2024–2025 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Caleb Presley | 2025 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Jayland McGlothen | 2026 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | Jeremiah Tuiileila | 2026 | 7 | 20 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Noa Siaosi | 2024–2026 | 15 | 19 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Dylan Hampsten | 2024 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Aizik Mahuka | 2026 | 5 | 18 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Etu Finau | 2024–2026 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Malakai Hoeft | 2024–2026 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Greco Carrillo | 2024–2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | David Tuihalangingie | 2024–2025 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Nassir Pitters | 2024–2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Auma Jennings | 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Jean Boyd III | 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jordan Pollard | 2022–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 32 | Ethan Powell | 2023–2026 | 30 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 33 | Justin Stearns | 2023–2026 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 34 | Isiah Revis | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 35 | Taniela Latu | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | Jalen Bainer | 2023–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 37 | Jalen Apalit-Williams | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 38 | Michael Dansby | 2022–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 39 | Soane Toia | 2021–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jordan Cobbs | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 41 | Tre Jenkins | 2018–2023 | 18 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 42 | DJ Harvey | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 43 | Nehemiah Shelton | 2018–2022 | 14 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 44 | Jay Lenard | 2018–2021 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 45 | John Norwood | 2023–2026 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Kenyon Reed | 2020–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 47 | Brett Foley | 2018–2019 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Kyle Harmon | 2018–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 49 | Brandon Ezell | 2017–2019 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 50 | Cade Hall | 2020–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 51 | Matthew Tago | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 52 | Tysyn Parker | 2017–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Jimmy Pruitt | 2012–2015 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 54 | Alii Matau | 2018–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | Andre Chachere | 2015–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 56 | Bryun Parham | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Chase Williams | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 58 | Dakari Monroe | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 59 | Jay Kakiva | 2020–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Kejuan Bullard Jr. | 2023–2026 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Rico Tolefree | 2019–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 62 | Viliami Fehoko Jr. | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Jeremy Kelly | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Jesse Osuna | 2018–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 65 | Bobby Brown II | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 66 | Forrest Hightower | 2012–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 67 | Jackson Burrill | 2017–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Jay'Vion Cole | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 69 | Lando Grey | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Maurice McKnight | 2014–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 71 | Rahyme Johnson | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at San Jose 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.