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SMU's best defenders since 2024
Brandon Booker leads with 102 tackles in 25 games at SMU; Deuce Harmon had 65.
Every defender with 5 or more games at SMU 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.
84 defenders with 5+ games at SMUtackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Booker | 2024–2026 | 25 | 102 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | Deuce Harmon | 2024–2025 | 27 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Tyren Polley Jr. | 2025–2026 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | William Nettles | 2024–2026 | 16 | 47 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Terry Webb | 2025 | 13 | 46 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Marcellus Barnes Jr. | 2025–2026 | 17 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Jared Harrison-Hunte | 2024 | 14 | 42 | 6.5 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | Jeffrey M'ba | 2025 | 10 | 42 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Kyron Chambers | 2024–2025 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Jahfari Harvey | 2024 | 14 | 31 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Jahkai Lang | 2025–2026 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Justin Medlock | 2024–2025 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Zakye Barker | 2025 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jimmy Wyrick | 2026 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaden Milliner-Jones | 2024–2026 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mike Lockhart | 2024 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Jarvis Lee | 2026 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Jonathan Jefferson | 2024–2026 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | La'Modrick Spencer | 2025–2026 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Kevin Allen | 2024–2026 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Marques White | 2026 | 6 | 18 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Woo Spencer | 2025–2026 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Tank Booker | 2024 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Jamal Anderson | 2026 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Sael Reyes | 2025–2026 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Jaylen Moses | 2025–2026 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Billy Walton III | 2024–2025 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Davaughn Celestine | 2024 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Aakil Washington | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Keveion'ta Spears | 2025 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Christian Davis | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Jayvon Thomas | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Javion Holiday | 2025–2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DJ Warner | 2025 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Blake Burris | 2024–2025 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Trey Wilson | 2025–2026 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Alexander Kilgore | 2023–2026 | 38 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 39 | Isaiah Nwokobia | 2021–2025 | 36 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 40 | Ahmaad Moses | 2022–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 41 | Isaiah Smith | 2022–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Brandon Miyazono | 2023–2026 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Cameron Robertson | 2023–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Brandon Crossley | 2020–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 45 | Bryan Massey | 2020–2023 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Jaelyn Davis-Robinson | 2023–2026 | 24 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 47 | Kobe Wilson | 2023–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 48 | Jonathan McGill | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 49 | Ahmad Walker | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 50 | Kevin Johnson | 2015–2018 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 51 | Kori Roberson Jr. | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 52 | Cale Sanders Jr. | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Elijah Roberts | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Trevor Denbow | 2018–2021 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 55 | Elijah Chatman | 2019–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Jordan Wyatt | 2015–2018 | 13 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 57 | Jahari Rogers | 2021–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 58 | Nelson Paul | 2019–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Abdul Muhammad | 2023–2026 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Delano Robinson | 2017–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 61 | Rodney Clemons | 2016–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 62 | Horace Richardson | 2012–2016 | 9 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 63 | DeVere Levelston | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Kyran Mitchell | 2015–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 65 | Mike Sandjo | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Will Benton IV | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Chace Cromartie | 2019–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 68 | Charles Woods | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Chris Adimora | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 70 | Demerick Gary | 2017–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Gary Wiley | 2019–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Isaac Slade-Matautia | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | Patrick Nelson | 2018–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 74 | Stone Eby | 2023–2025 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | AJ Davis | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Chris Megginson | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Collin LaGasse | 2013 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Darrion Millines | 2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 79 | Derek Longoria | 2013–2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Jimmy Phillips Jr. | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 81 | Mikial Onu | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 82 | Rishaad Wimbley | 2011 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Shaine Hailey | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 84 | Turner Coxe | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
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