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South Alabama's best defenders since 2024
Darius McKenzie leads with 143 tackles in 24 games at South Alabama; Jordan Scruggs had 70.
Every defender with 5 or more games at South Alabama 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.
82 defenders with 5+ games at South Alabamatackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius McKenzie | 2024–2025 | 24 | 143 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Jordan Scruggs | 2024 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Cole Blaylock | 2024–2026 | 21 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Tirrell Johnson | 2025 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Jayvon Henderson | 2025–2026 | 18 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Dallas Young | 2025–2026 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Parker Shattuck | 2024–2026 | 18 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Ty Goodwill | 2024–2025 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Amarion Fortenberry | 2024 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Aakil Washington | 2024 | 12 | 41 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Lardarius Webb Jr. | 2024 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Caleb Dozier | 2025 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Courtney McBride Jr. | 2024 | 13 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Tyler Thomas | 2024–2025 | 14 | 36 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Jordan Williams | 2025–2026 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Nehemiah Chandler | 2025 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Damyrion Darby | 2024–2026 | 16 | 28 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Stephen Johnson | 2025–2026 | 16 | 27 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Gavin Forsha | 2024 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | E'Mauri Smiley | 2025–2026 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Dominic Wiseman | 2025 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Reggie Neely | 2024 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Masey Lewis | 2026 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Chrystyile Caldwell | 2024–2025 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Nathan Jennings | 2024–2025 | 12 | 19 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Tre'Mon Henry | 2025–2026 | 9 | 19 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Jaylen Moson | 2026 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Emmanuel Waller | 2025 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Jalyn Durgan | 2024 | 8 | 13 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Xavious Anderson Jr. | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Achilles Woods | 2024–2025 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Tyler Carter | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | IBK Mafe | 2025 | 8 | 11 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | William Felton IV | 2025–2026 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Anthony Zaccaro | 2024–2025 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Wesley Miller | 2023–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 37 | Blayne Myrick | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 38 | Ed Smith IV | 2022–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Bubba Thomas | 2021–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jaden Voisin | 2022–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 41 | Maurice Strong Jr. | 2020–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Mike Harris | 2023–2025 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Dalton Hughes | 2022–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | RJ Moss Jr. | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Christopher Wallace Jr. | 2023–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Carlos Johnson Jr. | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Rickey Hyatt Jr. | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Yam Banks | 2021–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 49 | Devin Rockette | 2019–2021 | 13 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 50 | Jordan Norman | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Jalen Thompson | 2015–2019 | 12 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 52 | A.J. Phillips | 2020–2021 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Brian Dillard | 2023–2025 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Jeremy Reaves | 2015–2017 | 11 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 55 | Marquise Robinson | 2022–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 56 | Brock Higdon | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Charles Coleman III | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Jalen Jordan | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 59 | Jamie Sheriff | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Trey Kiser | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | A.J. DeShazor Jr. | 2018–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 62 | Dallas Gamble | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Devon Earl | 2014–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | James Miller | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Khalil Jacobs | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 66 | Quentin Wilfawn | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Ricky Fletcher | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Jamall Hickbottom | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Ke'Shun Brown | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Keith Gallmon Jr. | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 71 | Lamondre Brooks | 2022–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Roman Buchanan | 2013–2016 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 73 | Sean Grayer | 2015–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 74 | Bull Barge | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 75 | Darrell Songy | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Randy Allen | 2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Tyree Turner | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Darrell Luter Jr. | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 79 | Montell Garner | 2013–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 80 | Neiko Robinson | 2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Quinton Dent | 2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 82 | Zach Befort | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at South Alabama: 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.