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Texas's best defenders since 2024
Colin Simmons leads with 115 tackles in 32 games at Texas; Ty'Anthony Smith had 75.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Texas 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.
68 defenders with 5+ games at Texastackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Simmons | 2024–2026 | 32 | 115 | 31 | 49 | 1 |
| 2 | Ty'Anthony Smith | 2024–2025 | 19 | 75 | 2.5 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Trey Moore | 2024–2025 | 28 | 70 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Andrew Mukuba | 2024 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Graceson Littleton | 2025–2026 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Kade Phillips | 2025–2026 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Rasheem Biles | 2026 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Hero Kanu | 2025–2026 | 17 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Kobe Black | 2024–2026 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Maraad Watson | 2025–2026 | 15 | 39 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Justin Cryer | 2026 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Jermayne Lole | 2024 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Warren Roberson | 2024–2026 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Brad Spence | 2025–2026 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Alex January | 2024–2026 | 17 | 30 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Lance Jackson | 2025–2026 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Zina Umeozulu | 2025–2026 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Xavier Filsaime | 2024–2025 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jordon Johnson-Rubell | 2024–2026 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cole Brevard | 2025 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Colton Vasek | 2024–2026 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Jonah Williams | 2025–2026 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Bill Norton | 2024 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Ian Geffrard | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Marshall Landwehr | 2024–2025 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Travis Shaw | 2025 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Bo Mascoe | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Justus Terry | 2025–2026 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Wardell Mack | 2024–2025 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Richard Wesley | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jonathan Cunningham | 2025–2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | D'Shawn Jamison | 2018–2022 | 43 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 33 | Michael Taaffe | 2023–2025 | 36 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 34 | Anthony Hill Jr. | 2023–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 35 | Malik Muhammad | 2023–2025 | 35 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 36 | Ethan Burke | 2023–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 37 | Jelani McDonald | 2023–2026 | 32 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 38 | Liona Lefau | 2023–2025 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 39 | Jahdae Barron | 2020–2024 | 31 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 40 | Jaylon Guilbeau | 2023–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 41 | Quandre Diggs | 2011–2014 | 28 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 42 | Alfred Collins | 2020–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Barryn Sorrell | 2021–2024 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Derek Williams Jr. | 2023–2026 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45 | David Gbenda | 2020–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 46 | Morice Blackwell Jr. | 2021–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Vernon Broughton | 2021–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Brandon Jones | 2016–2019 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 49 | Jaylan Ford | 2021–2023 | 17 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 50 | Kris Boyd | 2015–2018 | 17 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Jerrin Thompson | 2020–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 52 | Duke Thomas | 2013–2015 | 13 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 53 | Gavin Holmes | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | T'Vondre Sweat | 2019–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Byron Murphy II | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Dylan Haines | 2014–2016 | 11 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 57 | Justice Finkley | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Terrance Brooks | 2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | B.J. Foster | 2018–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 60 | DeShon Elliott | 2015–2017 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 61 | Jett Bush | 2019–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | DeMarvion Overshown | 2019–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 63 | Ryan Watts | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 64 | Kitan Crawford | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | Chris Brown | 2018–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 66 | Jaray Bledsoe | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Sydir Mitchell | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Trill Carter | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Texas: 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.