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Texas A&M's best defenders since 2024
Marcus Ratcliffe leads with 142 tackles in 33 games at Texas A&M; Will Lee III had 92.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Texas A&M 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 Texas A&Mtackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Ratcliffe | 2024–2026 | 33 | 142 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | Will Lee III | 2024–2025 | 23 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Cashius Howell | 2024–2025 | 26 | 71 | 15.5 | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | Scooby Williams | 2024–2025 | 17 | 62 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | T.J. Searcy | 2025–2026 | 19 | 54 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Dezz Ricks | 2024–2026 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Tyler Onyedim | 2025 | 13 | 48 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Noah Mikhail | 2025–2026 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Jordan Shaw | 2025–2026 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Nic Scourton | 2024 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Ray Coney | 2026 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Marco Jones | 2025–2026 | 15 | 36 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Jordan Lockhart | 2024–2026 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | BJ Mayes | 2024 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Julio Humphrey | 2025–2026 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Jaydon Hill | 2024 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Landon Rink | 2025–2026 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Myles Davis | 2024–2026 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Tawfiq Byard | 2026 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Solomon DeShields | 2024 | 9 | 23 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Trey Jones III | 2024 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Dayon Hayes | 2025 | 12 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DJ Sanders | 2025–2026 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Rodas Johnson | 2024 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | CJ Mims | 2026 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Brandon Davis-Swain | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Solomon Williams | 2024–2025 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Tamarion Watkins | 2026 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Anto Saka | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Nana Boadi-Owusu | 2024–2026 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Ryan Henderson | 2026 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Dealyn Evans | 2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Sam M'Pemba | 2025–2026 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Dalton Brooks | 2023–2026 | 35 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 35 | Taurean York | 2023–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | Albert Regis | 2023–2025 | 30 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Daymion Sanford | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 38 | DJ Hicks | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Rylan Kennedy | 2023–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Bryce Anderson | 2022–2025 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 41 | Shemar Turner | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Tyreek Chappell | 2021–2025 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 43 | Shemar Stewart | 2022–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Bravion Rogers | 2023–2026 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Armani Watts | 2014–2017 | 14 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 46 | Demani Richardson | 2019–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 47 | Jarred Kerr | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Jayvon Thomas | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 49 | Chris Russell | 2020–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 50 | Cullen Gillaspia | 2016–2018 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Edgerrin Cooper | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 52 | Justin Evans | 2015–2016 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 53 | De'Vante Harris | 2012–2015 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 54 | Donovan Wilson | 2015–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 55 | Tyrel Dodson | 2016–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 56 | McKinnley Jackson | 2020–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Nick Harvey | 2014–2016 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Leon O'Neal Jr. | 2018–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 59 | Malick Sylla | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Aaron Hansford | 2017–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Charles Oliver | 2017–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | Deshawn Capers-Smith | 2017–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | Deuce Harmon | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Fadil Diggs | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Jacoby Mathews | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 66 | Keldrick Carper | 2017–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 67 | Kingsley Keke | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Myles Jones | 2017–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 69 | Walter Nolen III | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Buddy Johnson | 2017–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Jaylon Jones | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 72 | Larry Pryor | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 73 | Tanner Schorp | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Andre White | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 75 | Deshazor Everett | 2012–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 76 | Isaiah Raikes | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Josh DeBerry | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 78 | LT Overton | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Myles Garrett | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 80 | Otaro Alaka | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Sam Mathews | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 82 | Tyree Johnson | 2018–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Texas A&M: 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.