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Tennessee's best defenders since 2024
Edwin Spillman leads with 110 tackles in 24 games at Tennessee; Edrees Farooq had 89.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Tennessee 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.
83 defenders with 5+ games at Tennesseetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin Spillman | 2024–2026 | 24 | 110 | 4.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Edrees Farooq | 2024–2025 | 18 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ty Redmond | 2025–2026 | 20 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Jalen McMurray | 2024–2025 | 24 | 70 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Boo Carter | 2024–2025 | 22 | 63 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Colton Hood | 2025 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Amare Campbell | 2026 | 7 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Jermod McCoy | 2024 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Tyree Weathersby | 2024–2026 | 20 | 43 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | TJ Metcalf | 2026 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Keenan Pili | 2024 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Kaleb Beasley | 2024–2025 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Dejuan Lane | 2026 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | Jaxson Moi | 2024–2025 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Jordan Ross | 2024–2025 | 13 | 26 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Nathan Robinson | 2024–2026 | 17 | 25 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Qua Moss | 2026 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Xavier Gilliam | 2026 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Jakobe Thomas | 2024 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Jadon Perlotte | 2025–2026 | 9 | 22 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Christian Harrison | 2024 | 9 | 20 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Jaedon Harmon | 2025 | 7 | 19 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Mariyon Dye | 2025–2026 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | Carson Gentle | 2024–2026 | 10 | 17 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Tre Poteat III | 2025–2026 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Kayin Lee | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Jordan Norman | 2026 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Jordan Burns | 2024–2026 | 8 | 10 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ryan Scott | 2024–2026 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Sidney Walton | 2025–2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ethan Utley | 2025–2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Isaiah Campbell | 2025–2026 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Jeremiah Telander | 2023–2026 | 37 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 34 | Bryson Eason | 2022–2025 | 33 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 35 | Arion Carter | 2023–2026 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | Dominic Bailey | 2022–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Joshua Josephs | 2022–2025 | 31 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 38 | Cameron Sutton | 2013–2016 | 30 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 39 | Andre Turrentine | 2023–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 40 | Daevin Hobbs | 2023–2026 | 28 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Evan Berry | 2014–2017 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Tyre West | 2022–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Omari Thomas | 2021–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Dee Williams | 2022–2023 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | James Pearce Jr. | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Will Brooks | 2022–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 47 | Caleb Herring | 2023–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Kalib Perry | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Omarr Norman-Lott | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Elijah Simmons | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Rickey Gibson III | 2023–2025 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Ben Bolton | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Aaron Beasley | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 54 | Christian Charles | 2021–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Jalen Smith | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Jaylen McCollough | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 57 | Tamarion McDonald | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 58 | Jeremy Banks | 2018–2022 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | Micah Abernathy | 2015–2018 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 60 | William Wright | 2022–2025 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 61 | Doneiko Slaughter | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | Tyler Baron | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Alexander Johnson | 2012–2014 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 64 | Bryce Thompson | 2018–2020 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 65 | Trevon Flowers | 2019–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | Elijah Herring | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Gabe Jeudy-Lally | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 68 | Kamal Hadden | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 69 | Kurott Garland | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Malik Foreman | 2013–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 71 | Nigel Warrior | 2017–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 72 | Todd Kelly Jr. | 2014–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 73 | Wesley Walker | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 74 | Brian Randolph | 2013–2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 75 | Jayson Jenkins | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Roman Harrison | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Warren Burrell | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | John Slaughter | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 79 | Quavaris Crouch | 2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Theo Jackson | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 81 | Brandon Turnage | 2022–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 82 | Justin Coleman | 2013–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 83 | LaDarrell McNeil | 2013–2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Also at Tennessee: 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.