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Texas Tech's best defenders since 2024
John Curry leads with 139 tackles in 31 games at Texas Tech; Cole Wisniewski had 78.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Texas Tech 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.
73 defenders with 5+ games at Texas Techtackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Curry | 2024–2026 | 31 | 139 | 0.5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Cole Wisniewski | 2025 | 14 | 78 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Brice Pollock | 2025–2026 | 19 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | A.J. Holmes Jr. | 2025–2026 | 20 | 56 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | David Bailey | 2025 | 14 | 52 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | A.J. McCarty | 2024–2025 | 21 | 51 | 0.5 | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | Jayden Cofield | 2024–2026 | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Malik Esquerra | 2024–2026 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Lee Hunter | 2025 | 14 | 41 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Austin Romaine | 2026 | 6 | 41 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Romello Height | 2025 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Peyton Morgan | 2024–2026 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Amier Boyd | 2025–2026 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Macho Stevenson | 2024–2025 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Braylon Rigsby | 2024–2025 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Dontae Balfour | 2025 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Brock Golwas | 2025–2026 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Devynn Cromwell | 2024 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Amier Washington | 2024–2025 | 11 | 17 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Davin Martin | 2026 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | De'Braylon Carroll | 2024 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Skyler Gill-Howard | 2025 | 5 | 13 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Adam Trick | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Jamond Mathis | 2026 | 5 | 12 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Mateen Ibirogba | 2026 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Ansel Nedore | 2024–2026 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Marcus Ramon-Edwards | 2024–2026 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Wesley Smith | 2024–2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | LaDamion Guyton | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Trent Low | 2024–2025 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Charles Anderson Jr. | 2025–2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Ashton Hampton | 2024–2025 | 8 | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Oliver Miles III | 2025–2026 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ben Roberts | 2023–2026 | 39 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 35 | Brenden Jordan | 2023–2026 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | Jacob Rodriguez | 2023–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 37 | Bryce Ramirez | 2023–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 38 | Adrian Frye | 2018–2022 | 21 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 39 | Charles Esters III | 2023–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | C.J. Baskerville | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 41 | Mo Horn | 2023–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 42 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | 2019–2023 | 16 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 43 | Douglas Coleman III | 2016–2019 | 16 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 44 | E'Maurion Banks | 2023–2025 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Quincy Ledet Jr. | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 46 | Bralyn Lux | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 47 | Chapman Lewis | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 48 | Terrell Tilmon | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Isaac Smith | 2022–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | DaMarcus Fields | 2017–2021 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Miquel Dingle Jr. | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | D.J. Polite-Bray | 2013–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Malik Dunlap | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 54 | Tre'Von McAlpine | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Dakota Allen | 2015–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 56 | Harvey Dyson III | 2023–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Jaylon Hutchings | 2019–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Zech McPhearson | 2019–2020 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 59 | Justus Parker | 2017–2018 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 60 | Rayshad Williams | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | J.J. Gaines | 2013–2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 62 | Jah'Shawn Johnson | 2014–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 63 | Jordan Sanford | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Tony Bradford Jr. | 2021–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Jesiah Pierre | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Jordyn Brooks | 2017–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 67 | Tyrique Matthews | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 68 | Vaughnte Dorsey | 2017–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 69 | Eric Monroe | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 70 | Joseph Adedire | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Myles Cole | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Reggie Pearson | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | Riko Jeffers | 2017–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
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