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Stanford's best defenders since 2024
Jahsiah Galvan leads with 97 tackles in 21 games at Stanford; Jay Green had 97.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Stanford 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.
81 defenders with 5+ games at Stanfordtackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jahsiah Galvan | 2024–2026 | 21 | 97 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Jay Green | 2024–2026 | 20 | 97 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Sam Mattingly | 2024–2026 | 20 | 68 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Brandon Nicholson | 2024–2026 | 20 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Charlie Eckhardt | 2025–2026 | 16 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Darrius Davis | 2024–2026 | 20 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Zach Johnson | 2025–2026 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Omar Staples | 2024–2026 | 21 | 43 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Clay Patterson | 2024–2025 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Cam Richardson | 2024–2026 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Hunter Barth | 2025 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Braden Marceau-Olayinka | 2024–2026 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Gabe Kaminski | 2025–2026 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Leroy Bryant | 2026 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lonnie McAllister III | 2025–2026 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Jaylen'Dai Sumlin | 2024–2026 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Kole Briehler | 2025–2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Connor Bachhuber | 2025–2026 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Jordan Washington | 2025 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tre Williams | 2025–2026 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Anson Pulsipher | 2024–2025 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sam Neely III | 2025–2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Bo Tate | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tevarua Tafiti | 2023–2026 | 36 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 25 | Mitch Leigber | 2022–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 26 | Scotty Edwards | 2023–2026 | 34 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 27 | Ernest Cooper | 2023–2026 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 28 | Matt Rose | 2023–2026 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Zach Rowell | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30 | Collin Wright | 2023–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 31 | Tristan Sinclair | 2021–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 32 | Anthony Franklin | 2021–2025 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 33 | Wilfredo Aybar | 2023–2025 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 34 | Gaethan Bernadel | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 35 | Tobin Phillips | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | David Bailey | 2022–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Ese Dubre | 2021–2025 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Zach Buckey | 2023–2025 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Aaron Morris | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Dallas Lloyd | 2013–2016 | 14 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 41 | Kodi Whitfield | 2012–2015 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Che Ojarikre | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Zahran Manley | 2021–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Alaka'i Gilman | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 45 | Kendall Williamson | 2019–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Lance Keneley | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Levani Damuni | 2020–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 48 | Jonathan McGill | 2019–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 49 | Jordan Fox | 2017–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Jshawn Frausto-Ramos | 2023–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Kyu Blu Kelly | 2019–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 52 | Quenton Meeks | 2015–2017 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 53 | Spencer Jorgensen | 2019–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 54 | Thomas Booker IV | 2018–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 55 | Dalyn Wade-Perry | 2020–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Jordan Richards | 2012–2014 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 57 | Justin Reid | 2015–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 58 | Ricky Miezan | 2021–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Frank Buncom | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 60 | Gabe Reid | 2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | Jaden Slocum | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Stephen Herron | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Alameen Murphy | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Ben Edwards | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 65 | Jacob Mangum-Farrar | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Kevin Palma | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 67 | Noor Davis | 2014–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Paulson Adebo | 2018–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 69 | Sean Barton | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 70 | A.J. Tarpley | 2011–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 71 | Alex Carter | 2012–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 72 | Bobby Okereke | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Curtis Robinson | 2016–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 74 | Jaxson Moi | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Jimmy Wyrick | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Joey Alfieri | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 77 | Nic Toomer | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Noah Williams | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Omari Porter | 2022–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 80 | Ryan Johnson | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Terrence Alexander | 2014–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Stanford: 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.