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Troy's best defenders since 2024
Devin Lafayette leads with 164 tackles in 24 games at Troy; Brendan Jackson had 77.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Troy 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.
84 defenders with 5+ games at Troytackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devin Lafayette | 2024–2025 | 24 | 164 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Brendan Jackson | 2024 | 12 | 77 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | Jah-Mal Williams | 2024–2025 | 23 | 76 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Donnie Smith | 2025–2026 | 20 | 70 | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | Jaquez White | 2025 | 14 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Luke Hodge | 2024–2026 | 24 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Kam Curry | 2024–2026 | 26 | 54 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Ian Conerly-Goodly | 2024 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Jordan Perry | 2024–2026 | 15 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | David Daniel-Sisavanh | 2025 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Kaleno Levine | 2025 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Elijah Davis | 2025 | 14 | 44 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Jamel Fils-Aime | 2024–2025 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Keno Jones | 2026 | 6 | 41 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Taleeq Robbins | 2025 | 12 | 36 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Joe Lott | 2024–2026 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | LJ Green | 2024 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Cecil Powell | 2024 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Trent Henry | 2024–2025 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Jamarion Keyes | 2026 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | DJ Jackson Jr. | 2025 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Jabari Strait | 2024–2026 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Shemar Welch | 2024–2026 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Doug Nelson | 2026 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jabril McNeill | 2024–2025 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Bryce Steele | 2026 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Ty Clemons | 2026 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Keyshawn Campbell | 2024–2026 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Rondell Carter | 2024–2025 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Jermaine Paramore | 2024–2025 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Cheick Kaba | 2024 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Kavion Henderson | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Miquon Merriweather | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Tai Terrell | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | RaKeem Davis | 2026 | 5 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Jordan Stringer | 2022–2025 | 37 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 37 | Justin Powe | 2023–2026 | 32 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 38 | Cedarius Rookard | 2016–2018 | 28 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 39 | Luis Medina | 2021–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Julian Peterson | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Marcus Jones | 2017–2018 | 24 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 42 | Steven Cattledge | 2023–2025 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | TJ Thompson | 2023–2026 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Reddy Steward | 2019–2023 | 20 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 45 | Raymond Cutts | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Terry Thomas | 2022–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 47 | Dell Pettus | 2019–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Javon Solomon | 2021–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 49 | Buddha Jones | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Phillip Lee | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Richard Jibunor | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 52 | Blace Brown | 2016–2018 | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 53 | O'shai Fletcher | 2019–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 54 | T.J. Jackson | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Caleb Ransaw | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 56 | Damaje Yancey | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Jayden McDonald | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Markeis Colvin | 2021–2022 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 59 | Carlton Martial | 2018–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 60 | Keyshawn Swanson | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | Terence Dunlap | 2017–2020 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 62 | TJ Harris | 2019–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 63 | Antonio Showers | 2019–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Orlando Lacey | 2019–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | Craig Slocum Jr. | 2019–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 66 | Don Callis | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Irshaad Davis | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | KJ Robertson | 2019–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 69 | Chris Rodgers | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Montres Kitchens | 2014–2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 71 | Will Choloh | 2019–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | AJ Pierce | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Darrell Starling | 2020–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Hunter Reese | 2017–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 75 | Jalen Harris | 2014–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Justin Lucas | 2015–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 77 | Kris Weatherspoon | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 78 | Tyler Murray | 2017–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 79 | Dorion Jackson | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Eric Shaw | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Kamryn Melton | 2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 82 | Kyle Nixon | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 83 | Will Sunderland | 2018–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 84 | Zach Edwards | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Troy: 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.