← the board · drewhoover.com · 2024–2026
Syracuse's best defenders since 2024
Devin Grant leads with 80 tackles in 21 games at Syracuse; Antoine Deslauriers had 80.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Syracuse 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 Syracusetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devin Grant | 2024–2025 | 21 | 80 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | Antoine Deslauriers | 2025–2026 | 17 | 80 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Braheem Long Jr. | 2024–2026 | 21 | 76 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Gary Bryant III | 2025–2026 | 16 | 75 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Chris Peal | 2025–2026 | 18 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | 2025–2026 | 17 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | David Omopariola | 2024–2026 | 23 | 55 | 1.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Davien Kerr | 2024–2026 | 22 | 55 | 1.5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Cornell Perry | 2024–2026 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Fadil Diggs | 2024 | 10 | 45 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Chris D'Appolonia | 2026 | 6 | 44 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Clarence Lewis | 2024 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Dion Wilson Jr. | 2024–2025 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Maraad Watson | 2024 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | David Reese | 2025 | 11 | 29 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Zyian Moultrie-Goddard | 2024–2026 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Nissi Ogbebor | 2025–2026 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | James Heard Jr. | 2024–2025 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Tunmise Adeleye | 2026 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Keyshawn Johnson | 2026 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | George Rooks | 2025 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Isaiah Hastings | 2024–2025 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Kaylib Singleton | 2025 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Dillan Fontus | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Marcellus Barnes Jr. | 2024 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Josh Kubala | 2024–2026 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Nathan Nyandoro | 2025–2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Chris Thomas | 2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Jahide Lesaine Jr. | 2024–2025 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Davion Kerr | 2025–2026 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Duce Chestnut | 2021–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 32 | Justin Barron | 2021–2024 | 28 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 33 | Marlowe Wax | 2020–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 34 | Anwar Sparrow | 2021–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 35 | Ritchy Desir | 2011–2014 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | Kevin Jobity Jr. | 2022–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Denis Jaquez Jr. | 2022–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Derek McDonald | 2022–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 39 | Alijah Clark | 2022–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 40 | Rashard Perry | 2023–2026 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 41 | Berry Buxton III | 2023–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Elijah Fuentes-Cundiff | 2021–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Caleb Okechukwu | 2020–2023 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Jason Simmons Jr. | 2021–2023 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 45 | Jayden Bellamy | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 46 | Andre Cisco | 2018–2020 | 14 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 47 | Jaeden Gould | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Kevon Darton | 2021–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Chase Simmons | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Mikel Jones | 2019–2022 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Stefon Thompson | 2020–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Greg Delaine | 2023–2025 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Isaiah Johnson | 2013–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 54 | Ja'Had Carter | 2020–2022 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 55 | Christopher Fredrick | 2016–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 56 | Josh Black | 2018–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Leon Lowery Jr. | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Terry Lockett Jr. | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Andrew Armstrong | 2017–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 60 | Antwan Cordy | 2014–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 61 | Garrett Williams | 2020–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 62 | Kingsley Jonathan | 2018–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Cody Roscoe | 2020–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Durell Eskridge | 2012–2014 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 65 | Evan Foster | 2017–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 66 | Kenneth Ruff | 2017–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | McKinley Williams | 2018–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Trill Williams | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 69 | Curtis Harper | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Eric Coley | 2019–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Geoffrey Cantin-Arku | 2020–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Ifeatu Melifonwu | 2018–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | Rob Hanna | 2020–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 74 | Tyrell Richards | 2018–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 75 | Adrian Cole | 2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Cordell Hudson | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 77 | Jalil Martin | 2023–2025 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | Jerry Wilson | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 79 | Kadin Bailey | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Kielan Whitner | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 81 | Shyheim Cullen | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 82 | Steve Linton | 2020–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Syracuse: 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.