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Washington's best defenders since 2024
Alex McLaughlin leads with 142 tackles in 20 games at Washington; Ephesians Prysock had 93.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Washington 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.
81 defenders with 5+ games at Washingtontackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McLaughlin | 2025–2026 | 20 | 142 | 2.5 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | Ephesians Prysock | 2024–2025 | 23 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Xe'ree Alexander | 2025–2026 | 19 | 89 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Rylon Dillard-Allen | 2025–2026 | 20 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Deven Bryant | 2024–2025 | 13 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Jacob Manu | 2025–2026 | 12 | 62 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Isaiah Ward | 2024–2026 | 27 | 55 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Elinneus Davis | 2024–2026 | 21 | 54 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Zach Durfee | 2024–2025 | 15 | 53 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Zaydrius Rainey-Sale | 2025–2026 | 15 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Sebastian Valdez | 2024 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Dylan Robinson | 2025–2026 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Deshawn Lynch | 2024–2025 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Rahshawn Clark | 2025–2026 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Jordan Shaw | 2024 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Taariq Al-Uqdah | 2025–2026 | 9 | 34 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Khmori House | 2024 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Cameron Broussard | 2024 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Anterio Thompson | 2025 | 12 | 30 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Bryce Butler | 2024–2025 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Tacario Davis | 2025 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei | 2025 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Jeron Jones | 2026 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Darin Conley | 2026 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Dyson McCutcheon | 2024 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ramzak Fruean | 2026 | 6 | 13 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Bryun Parham | 2024 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DeSean Watts | 2026 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Logan Sagapolu | 2024–2025 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Vincent Holmes | 2024–2025 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Derek Colman-Brusa | 2026 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Devin Hyde | 2025–2026 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Russell Davis II | 2024–2026 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Logan George | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Armon Parker | 2025 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Simote Pepa | 2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Hayden Moore | 2024–2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Jayden Wayne | 2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jacob Lane | 2023–2026 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 40 | Makell Esteen | 2022–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 41 | Carson Bruener | 2021–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 42 | Kamren Fabiculanan | 2021–2024 | 24 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 43 | Alphonzo Tuputala | 2022–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Thaddeus Dixon | 2023–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 45 | Voi Tunuufi | 2021–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Jacob Bandes | 2021–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 47 | Elijah Jackson | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Drew Fowler | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Dominique Hampton | 2021–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 50 | Edefuan Ulofoshio | 2020–2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 51 | Leroy Bryant | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 52 | Mishael Powell | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 53 | Asa Turner | 2019–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 54 | Bralen Trice | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Jabbar Muhammad | 2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 56 | Trent McDuffie | 2019–2021 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 57 | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | 2020–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Faatui Tuitele | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Marcus Peters | 2012–2014 | 9 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 60 | Ralen Goforth | 2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Tuli Letuligasenoa | 2021–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 62 | Budda Baker | 2014–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 63 | John Timu | 2011–2014 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 64 | Keishawn Bierria | 2016–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Lance Holtzclaw | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Sidney Jones IV | 2014–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 67 | Austin Joyner | 2016–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 68 | Ben Burr-Kirven | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 69 | Elijah Molden | 2018–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 70 | Taylor Rapp | 2016–2018 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 71 | Tristan Dunn | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Ulumoo Ale | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Evan Hudson | 2011–2012 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Jordan Miller | 2015–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 75 | Kevin King | 2014–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 76 | Myles Bryant | 2017–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 77 | Byron Murphy Jr. | 2017–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 78 | Darren Gardenhire | 2015–2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 79 | Jackson Sirmon | 2019–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 80 | Jay Green | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 81 | Sekai Asoau-Afoa | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Washington: 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.