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Tulane's best defenders since 2024
Jack Tchienchou leads with 170 tackles in 33 games at Tulane; Chris Rodgers had 113.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Tulane 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 Tulanetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Tchienchou | 2024–2026 | 33 | 170 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Chris Rodgers | 2024–2026 | 27 | 113 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | Sam Howard | 2024–2025 | 24 | 113 | 6.5 | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | Javion White | 2024–2025 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | E'zaiah Shine | 2025–2026 | 19 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Joker Johnson | 2024–2025 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Gerrod Henderson | 2024–2026 | 18 | 43 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | TJ Smith | 2025–2026 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Harvey Dyson III | 2025 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Tre'Von McAlpine | 2025 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Jalen Geiger | 2024 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Micah Robinson | 2024 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Geordan Guidry | 2024–2026 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Caleb Ransaw | 2024 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Adin Huntington | 2024 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Santana Hopper | 2025 | 13 | 29 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Jah'rie Garner | 2025–2026 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Jordan Norman | 2025 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Anthony Rogers | 2026 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Johnathan Edwards | 2024 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Terrell Allen | 2024 | 11 | 22 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Ed Smith IV | 2026 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | LJ Green | 2025–2026 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Warren Roberts Jr. | 2026 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Isaiah Wadsworth | 2025 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Chase Green | 2024–2026 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Armondous Cooley | 2025–2026 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Eliyt Nairne | 2025 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Lu Tillery | 2024 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mo Westmoreland | 2025 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 31 | Deshaun Batiste | 2024 | 7 | 10 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Josh Lewis | 2025–2026 | 6 | 10 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Derrick Shepard Jr. | 2025–2026 | 8 | 8 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Jayden Lewis | 2024–2025 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Macho Stevenson | 2026 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Kajuan Banks | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jordyn Crites | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Javon Carter | 2024 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Bailey Despanie | 2023–2025 | 37 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 40 | Kameron Hamilton | 2023–2026 | 35 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Kevin Adams III | 2023–2026 | 35 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 42 | Makai Williams | 2023–2026 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Dickson Agu | 2023–2026 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Patrick Jenkins | 2022–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Tyler Grubbs | 2023–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 46 | Joshua Moore | 2023–2026 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Parry Nickerson | 2014–2017 | 18 | — | — | — | 16 |
| 48 | Eric Hicks Jr. | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Darion Monroe | 2012–2015 | 15 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 50 | Lorenzo Doss | 2012–2014 | 13 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 51 | Rayshawn Pleasant | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 52 | Elijah Champaigne | 2023–2025 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Jarius Monroe | 2022–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 54 | Keith Cooper Jr. | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Lance Robinson | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 56 | Matthew Fobbs-White | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Parker Petersen | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | DJ Douglas | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 59 | Adonis Friloux | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 60 | Devean Deal | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | 2016–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 62 | Jesus Machado | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | Larry Brooks | 2019–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 64 | Macon Clark | 2019–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 65 | Shi'Keem Laister | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Kam Pedescleaux | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 67 | Mandel Eugene Jr. | 2021–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Brandon LeBeau | 2011 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Darius Hodges | 2020–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Jared Small | 2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Kentrell Webb | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | A.J. Hampton Jr. | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Jarrod Franklin | 2013–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 74 | Angelo Anderson | 2021–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Chase Kuerschen | 2017–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 76 | Jadon Canady | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 77 | Kiland Harrison | 2021–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Mike Lunz | 2023–2024 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Nico Marley | 2013–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 80 | Richard Carthon | 2012 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Sam Scofield | 2012–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 82 | Taris Shenall | 2015–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
Also at Tulane: 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.