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UCLA's best defenders since 2024
Isaiah Chisom leads with 84 tackles in 12 games at UCLA; Cole Martin had 71.
Every defender with 5 or more games at UCLA 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.
78 defenders with 5+ games at UCLAtackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Chisom | 2025 | 12 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Cole Martin | 2025–2026 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Key Lawrence | 2025 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Scooter Jackson | 2025–2026 | 18 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | K.J. Wallace | 2024 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Rodrick Pleasant | 2025–2026 | 15 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Sammy Omosigho | 2026 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Bryan Addison | 2024 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Siale Taupaki | 2024–2025 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Kaylin Moore | 2024 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Ramon Henderson | 2024 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Ta'Shawn James | 2026 | 6 | 33 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Devin Aupiu | 2024–2025 | 15 | 30 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Jacob Busic | 2024–2025 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Scott Taylor | 2025–2026 | 13 | 26 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Donavyn Pellot | 2025–2026 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Kechaun Bennett | 2025 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Malik Hartford | 2026 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | A.J. Fuimaono | 2024–2026 | 15 | 21 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Sahir West | 2026 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Anthony Jones Jr. | 2025 | 9 | 20 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Andre Jordan Jr. | 2025 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Robert Stafford III | 2025 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Aiden Gobaira | 2026 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Anthony Sacca | 2026 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Trent Hendrick | 2026 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Darold DeNgohe | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Ty Lee | 2024–2026 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Aaron Williams | 2025 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jamir Benjamin | 2025 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Tyson Ford | 2026 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Joseph Vaughn | 2024 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Wyatt Mosier | 2024–2025 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jewelous Walls | 2025–2026 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Osiris Gilbert | 2026 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Ishmael Adams | 2013–2016 | 37 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 37 | Jalen Woods | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 38 | JonJon Vaughns | 2021–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 39 | Devin Kirkwood | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 40 | Jaylin Davies | 2022–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 41 | Kain Medrano | 2021–2024 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 42 | Darnay Holmes | 2017–2019 | 22 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 43 | Adarius Pickett | 2015–2018 | 21 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 44 | Jay Toia | 2022–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Keanu Williams | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Myles Jack | 2013–2015 | 19 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 47 | Randall Goforth | 2012–2016 | 19 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 48 | Carson Schwesinger | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 49 | Gary Smith III | 2023–2025 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Carl Jones | 2021–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 51 | Darius Muasau | 2022–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 52 | Alex Johnson | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 53 | Ale Kaho | 2021–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Kenny Churchwell III | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 55 | Croix Stewart | 2023–2025 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Gabriel Murphy | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Kanye Clark | 2023–2025 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Laiatu Latu | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 59 | Grayson Murphy | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Jay Shaw | 2019–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 61 | John Humphrey | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 62 | Morrell Osling III | 2017–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | Jayon Brown | 2014–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 64 | Quentin Lake | 2018–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 65 | Eric Kendricks | 2012–2014 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | Jadyn Marshall | 2022–2025 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Jordan Anderson | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 68 | Kamari Ramsey | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Stephan Blaylock | 2019–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 70 | Eddie Vanderdoes | 2013–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Jaleel Wadood | 2014–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 72 | Jordan Genmark Heath | 2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 73 | Kenny Young | 2015–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 74 | Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi | 2022–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | William Nimmo Jr. | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Bo Calvert | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | Caleb Johnson | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 78 | Jake Heimlicher | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at UCLA: 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.