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Virginia Tech's best defenders since 2024
Kaleb Spencer leads with 130 tackles in 28 games at Virginia Tech; Noah Chambers had 74.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Virginia 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.
80 defenders with 5+ games at Virginia Techtackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaleb Spencer | 2024–2026 | 28 | 130 | 4.5 | 24 | 1 |
| 2 | Noah Chambers | 2025–2026 | 15 | 74 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Kemari Copeland | 2024–2026 | 20 | 70 | 5.5 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | Kelvin Gilliam Jr. | 2024–2025 | 24 | 69 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Tyson Flowers | 2025–2026 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Sam Brumfield | 2024 | 12 | 60 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Quentin Reddish | 2024–2026 | 19 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Thomas Williams | 2024–2026 | 27 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | 2025–2026 | 17 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Isaiah Cash | 2025 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Ben Bell | 2025 | 12 | 40 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Kody Huisman | 2025 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Elhadj Fall | 2025–2026 | 16 | 37 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Keon Wylie | 2026 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Aycen Stevens | 2024–2026 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | Jason Abbey | 2024–2026 | 20 | 34 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Aeneas Peebles | 2024 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Sheldon Robinson | 2025–2026 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Jordan Bass | 2025–2026 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Michael Short | 2025 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Jaquez White | 2026 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson | 2025–2026 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DQ Smith | 2026 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Joe Reddish | 2025 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Cortez Harris | 2026 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Curtis Jones Jr. | 2026 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Emmett Laws | 2024–2025 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Immanuel Hickman Sr. | 2025 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Antwone Santiago | 2025–2026 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Kenny Woseley Jr. | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Mylachi Williams | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Gerard Johnson III | 2025–2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Samuel Okunlola | 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Joshua Clarke | 2024–2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Greg Stroman Jr. | 2014–2017 | 48 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 36 | Jaden Keller | 2022–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 37 | Caleb Woodson | 2023–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 38 | Dorian Strong | 2020–2024 | 26 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 39 | Cole Nelson | 2022–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Keonta Jenkins | 2022–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 41 | Mansoor Delane | 2022–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 42 | Keyshawn Burgos | 2022–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Josh Fuga | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 44 | Keli Lawson | 2022–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 45 | Wilfried Pene | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Antwaun Powell-Ryland | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Mose Phillips III | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Der'Woun Greene | 2013–2016 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Dante Lovett | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 50 | Alan Tisdale | 2020–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | CJ McCray | 2021–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Kendall Fuller | 2013–2014 | 13 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 53 | Norell Pollard | 2019–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Jalen Stroman | 2021–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Caleb Farley | 2018–2019 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 56 | Dax Hollifield | 2018–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 57 | Nasir Peoples | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 58 | Terrell Edmunds | 2014–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 59 | Chamarri Conner | 2019–2022 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 60 | James Jennette | 2023–2025 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Divine Deablo | 2016–2020 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 62 | George Ballance | 2023–2026 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Jayden Jennings | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Mario Kendricks | 2020–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Adonis Alexander | 2015–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 66 | Andrew Motuapuaka | 2015–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 67 | Armani Chatman | 2020–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Derrick Canteen | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Devin Alves | 2023–2025 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Jaylen Griffin | 2019–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Pheldarius Payne | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Will Johnson | 2023–2025 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Brion Murray | 2019–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 74 | Jermaine Waller | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 75 | Jorden McDonald | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | TyJuan Garbutt | 2018–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 77 | DJ Harvey | 2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Jovonn Quillen | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Krystian Williams | 2023–2025 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Reggie Floyd | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Also at Virginia Tech: 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.