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South Carolina's best defenders since 2024
Justin Okoronkwo leads with 106 tackles in 18 games at South Carolina; Fred Johnson had 101.
Every defender with 5 or more games at South Carolina 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.
85 defenders with 5+ games at South Carolinatackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Okoronkwo | 2025–2026 | 18 | 106 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Fred Johnson | 2024–2026 | 22 | 101 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Peyton Williams | 2024–2026 | 26 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Demetrius Knight Jr. | 2024 | 13 | 82 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Shawn Murphy | 2025–2026 | 17 | 70 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Dylan Stewart | 2024–2026 | 24 | 62 | 12 | 26 | 0 |
| 7 | Vicari Swain | 2024–2026 | 26 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Monkell Goodwine | 2024–2025 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Gerald Kilgore | 2024–2026 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | David Bucey | 2024–2026 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kyle Kennard | 2024 | 11 | 28 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | Brandon Cisse | 2025 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Troy Pikes | 2025–2026 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | J'Zavien Currence | 2026 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy | 2025–2026 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Myles Norwood | 2025 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tomiwa Durojaiye | 2026 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Kelvin Hunter | 2024–2026 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DeAndre Jules | 2024 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Anthony Addison | 2025–2026 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Kelby Collins | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Damarcus Leach | 2025–2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Colin Bryant | 2024–2025 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jamian Risher Jr. | 2025–2026 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Caleb Herring | 2026 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Buddy Mack III | 2024–2025 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jaquel Holman | 2025–2026 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DQ Smith | 2022–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 29 | Jalon Kilgore | 2023–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 30 | Bryan Thomas Jr. | 2023–2025 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 31 | Judge Collier | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 32 | Tonka Hemingway | 2020–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 33 | Nick Barrett | 2022–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 34 | Nick Emmanwori | 2022–2024 | 26 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 35 | Bam Martin-Scott | 2022–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | Debo Williams | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Rashad Fenton | 2015–2018 | 25 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 38 | Alex Huntley | 2021–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | T.J. Sanders | 2021–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | O'Donnell Fortune | 2021–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 41 | Chris Lammons | 2015–2017 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 42 | Jatius Geer | 2023–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Desmond Umeozulu | 2023–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Marcellas Dial Jr. | 2021–2023 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 45 | Brad Johnson | 2017–2022 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 46 | Cam Smith | 2020–2022 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 47 | Jordan Strachan | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Sherrod Greene | 2017–2022 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 49 | Skai Moore | 2013–2017 | 12 | — | — | — | 14 |
| 50 | David Spaulding | 2021–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 51 | Darius Rush | 2019–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 52 | Stone Blanton | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Tyreek Johnson | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Damani Staley | 2018–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | JaMarcus King | 2016–2017 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 56 | Jammie Robinson | 2019–2020 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 57 | Jaylan Foster | 2020–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 58 | Jordan Burch | 2020–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 59 | R.J. Roderick | 2018–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 60 | Aaron Sterling | 2017–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Gilber Edmond | 2020–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Grayson Howard | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | M.J. Webb | 2020–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | T.J. Holloman | 2013–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 65 | Zacch Pickens | 2020–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Bryson Allen-Williams | 2015–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 67 | Ernest Jones IV | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Israel Mukuamu | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 69 | Jabari Ellis | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Jaron Willis | 2023–2025 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Ronnie Porter | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Sidney Rhodes | 2012–2014 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Steven Montac | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 74 | TJ Brunson | 2016–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 75 | Andrew Colasurdo | 2023–2025 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Brison Williams | 2012–2014 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 77 | D.J. Smith | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | DJ Wonnum | 2016–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 79 | Jamyest Williams | 2017–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 80 | Kajuan Banks | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Keisean Nixon | 2017–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 82 | King-Demenian Ford | 2021–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Kingsley Enagbare | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Javon Kinlaw | 2017–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | Mohamed Kaba | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at South Carolina: 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.