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TCU's best defenders since 2024
Kaleb Elarms-Orr leads with 184 tackles in 26 games at TCU; Devean Deal had 99.
Every defender with 5 or more games at TCU 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.
70 defenders with 5+ games at TCUtackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaleb Elarms-Orr | 2024–2025 | 26 | 184 | 6 | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Devean Deal | 2024–2025 | 25 | 99 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Zach Chapman | 2024–2026 | 24 | 56 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Austin Jordan | 2024–2025 | 20 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Ansel Din-Mbuh | 2025–2026 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Hudson Hooper | 2024–2026 | 13 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | NaNa Osafo-Mensah | 2024 | 12 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | JaTravis Broughton | 2024 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kylin Jackson | 2025–2026 | 16 | 36 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Jordan Lester | 2024–2026 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | LaMareon James | 2024 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Jevon McIver Jr. | 2024–2025 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Kaden McFadden | 2024–2026 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Julius Simms | 2025–2026 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Cooper McDonald | 2024 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Travis Jackson | 2024–2025 | 17 | 24 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Gil Jackson Jr. | 2025–2026 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Cam Smith | 2024 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Tristan Johnson | 2025–2026 | 10 | 20 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jonathan Bax | 2024–2025 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Devyn Hidrogo | 2024–2026 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Teason Jr. | 2025–2026 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | John Schobel | 2026 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Connor Lingren | 2024–2025 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jaise Oliver | 2024 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Perry Cole Jr. | 2025 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Devondre McGee | 2025 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Hakeem Ajijolaiya | 2024 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | CJ Woodfork | 2025–2026 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Bud Clark | 2022–2025 | 37 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 31 | Jamel Johnson | 2023–2026 | 35 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 32 | Namdi Obiazor | 2023–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 33 | Max Carroll | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 34 | Channing Canada | 2023–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 35 | Markis Deal | 2023–2026 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 36 | Paul Oyewale | 2023–2026 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Abe Camara | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 38 | Vernon Glover Jr. | 2023–2026 | 19 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 39 | Caleb Fox | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Shad Banks Jr. | 2021–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 41 | Millard Bradford | 2019–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 42 | Johnny Hodges | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Tymon Mitchell | 2022–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Chris Hackett | 2012–2014 | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 45 | Josh Newton | 2022–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 46 | Jamoi Hodge | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 47 | Sam Carter | 2012–2014 | 11 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 48 | Tre'von Moehrig | 2018–2020 | 11 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 49 | La'Kendrick Van Zandt | 2018–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 50 | Nick Orr | 2014–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 51 | Avery Helm | 2023–2025 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Marcel Brooks | 2021–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Soni Misi | 2020–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Zach Marcheselli | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 55 | Damonic Williams | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Dee Winters | 2020–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 57 | Derrick Kindred | 2013–2015 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 58 | Josh Foster | 2020–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 59 | Mark Perry | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Micheal Ibukun-Okeyode | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Tre Tomlinson | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 62 | Kevin White | 2012–2014 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 63 | Ranthony Texada | 2014–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | Tico Brown | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Ar'Darius Washington | 2019–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | C.J. Ceasar II | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 67 | Jeff Gladney | 2017–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 68 | Paul Dawson | 2013–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 69 | Rick D'Abreu | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Robert Henson | 2006–2008 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
Also at TCU: 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.