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Washington State's best defenders since 2024
Parker McKenna leads with 122 tackles in 25 games at Washington State; Caleb Francl had 82.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Washington State 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 Washington Statetackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker McKenna | 2024–2025 | 25 | 122 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Caleb Francl | 2025 | 13 | 82 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Keith Brown | 2024–2026 | 19 | 77 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Tucker Large | 2025 | 13 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Anthony Palano | 2025 | 11 | 65 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Matthew Durrance | 2025 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Colby Humphrey | 2025 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Tyson Durant | 2024 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Sullivan Schlimgen | 2025 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Bryson Lamb | 2024–2025 | 21 | 43 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Cale Reeder | 2025 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Syrus Webster | 2024 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Ethan O'Connor | 2024 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Isaiah Hung | 2026 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Linus Zunk | 2026 | 7 | 31 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Jaylen Thomas | 2026 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | DJ Warner | 2026 | 7 | 29 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Jamarey Smith | 2025–2026 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jeremiah Bernard | 2026 | 7 | 26 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Khamari Terrell | 2026 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Kaden Beatty | 2025–2026 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Matyus McLain | 2026 | 7 | 25 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Ansel Din-Mbuh | 2024 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | Kenny Worthy | 2025 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jackquintin Bal | 2026 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Buddha Peleti | 2025 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | Darrion Dalton | 2025 | 11 | 22 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Jirah Leaupepetele | 2026 | 7 | 22 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Malaki Ta'ase | 2025 | 11 | 17 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Gage Jones | 2025–2026 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jack Ellison | 2025–2026 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Kai Rapolla | 2025–2026 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | CJ Solis-Lumar | 2026 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Michael Hughes | 2024–2026 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Soni Finau | 2025 | 8 | 12 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Damarjhe Lewis | 2026 | 6 | 12 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Gavin Barthiel | 2025 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Kyle Peterson | 2025–2026 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Wesley Steiner | 2024 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Donovan Fitzmaurice | 2025 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Jack Janikowski | 2024–2025 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Ben Beatty | 2024–2026 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Trey Ridley | 2025–2026 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Carsten Reynolds | 2025–2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Kayo Patu | 2025–2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Josh Wedel | 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Paul Hutson III | 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Jamorri Colson | 2023–2025 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 49 | Kyle Thornton | 2022–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 50 | Raam Stevenson | 2022–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Kapena Gushiken | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 52 | Andrew Edson | 2021–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Robert Taylor | 2016–2017 | 19 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 54 | Taariq Al-Uqdah | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 55 | Jackson Lataimua | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 56 | Isaac Terrell | 2023–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | David Gusta | 2022–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Stephen Hall | 2023–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 59 | Tanner Moku | 2022–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Nusi Malani | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Adrian Wilson | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 62 | Khalil Laufau | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Quinn Roff | 2022–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Ron Stone Jr. | 2019–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Sam Lockett III | 2022–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 66 | Brennan Jackson | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 67 | Jaden Hicks | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 68 | Chau Smith-Wade | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 69 | Jalen Thompson | 2016–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 70 | Cam Lampkin | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Jahad Woods | 2017–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 72 | Marcus Strong | 2017–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 73 | Skyler Thomas | 2018–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 74 | Devin Richardson | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Jaylen Watson | 2020–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 76 | Marcellus Pippins | 2015–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 77 | Na'im Rodman | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 78 | Peyton Pelluer | 2015–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 79 | Shalom Luani | 2015–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 80 | Derrick Langford | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 81 | Frankie Luvu | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 82 | Justus Rogers | 2017–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
Also at Washington State: 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.