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West Virginia's best defenders since 2024
Reid Carrico leads with 123 tackles in 24 games at West Virginia; Josiah Trotter had 93.
Every defender with 5 or more games at West Virginia 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.
83 defenders with 5+ games at West Virginiatackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reid Carrico | 2024–2025 | 24 | 123 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Josiah Trotter | 2024 | 12 | 93 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Fred Perry | 2025 | 12 | 78 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Kekoura Tarnue | 2024–2025 | 20 | 75 | 0.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Darrian Lewis | 2025 | 12 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Garnett Hollis Jr. | 2024 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Chase Wilson | 2025 | 11 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Isaiah Patterson | 2026 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Jason Chambers | 2025–2026 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Jaheem Joseph | 2024 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Israel Boyce | 2024–2025 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | T.J. Jackson | 2024 | 11 | 40 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Nate Gabriel | 2024–2026 | 21 | 39 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Ashton Woods | 2025–2026 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Ben Bogle | 2025 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Dontez Fagan | 2024 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kamari Wilson | 2026 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Jordan Scruggs | 2025 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Nick Taylor | 2025–2026 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Derek Carter Jr. | 2025 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Cam Torbor | 2025–2026 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Coats Jr. | 2025 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Corey McIntyre Jr. | 2025–2026 | 14 | 27 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Andrew Powdrell | 2026 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Matt Sieg | 2026 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Geimere Latimer II | 2026 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Keyshawn Robinson | 2024–2026 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Eddie Kelly Jr. | 2025 | 11 | 26 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Ayden Garnes | 2024 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Braden Siders | 2025 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Chams Diagne | 2026 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Curtis Jones Jr. | 2025 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ty French | 2024 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Zeke Durham-Campbell | 2026 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Devin Grant | 2025 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Harper Holloman | 2026 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | KJ Henson | 2026 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Marshon Oxley | 2025 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | David Afogho | 2026 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Chris Fileppo | 2025 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | John Lewis | 2025 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Jimmori Robinson | 2025 | 6 | 9 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Justin Harrington | 2025 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Zae Jennings | 2024–2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Ben Cutter | 2023–2026 | 39 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 46 | Sean Martin | 2021–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Anthony Wilson Jr. | 2023–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 48 | Asani Redwood | 2023–2025 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Hammond Russell IV | 2023–2025 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Edward Vesterinen | 2022–2025 | 21 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Tyrin Bradley Jr. | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 52 | Fatorma Mulbah | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Aubrey Burks | 2021–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 54 | Caden Biser | 2022–2025 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Malachi Ruffin | 2021–2023 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 56 | Trey Lathan | 2022–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Beanie Bishop | 2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 58 | Jared Bartlett | 2021–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 59 | Daryl Worley | 2013–2015 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 60 | Jacolby Spells | 2022–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 61 | K.J. Dillon | 2014–2015 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 62 | Lee Kpogba | 2022–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Hershey McLaurin | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 64 | Jalen Thornton | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 65 | Marcis Floyd | 2022–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 66 | Sean Mahone | 2018–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 67 | Keith Washington Jr. | 2018–2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 68 | Mike Lockhart | 2022–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 69 | Rasul Douglas | 2015–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 70 | Taurus Simmons | 2022–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | Karl Joseph | 2012–2015 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 72 | Tomiwa Durojaiye | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 73 | Al-Rasheed Benton | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 74 | Alonzo Addae | 2020–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 75 | Dante Stills | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 76 | Dravon Askew-Henry | 2015–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 77 | Josh Chandler-Semedo | 2019–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 78 | Kenny Robinson | 2017–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 79 | Kyzir White | 2016–2017 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 80 | Nick Kwiatkoski | 2013–2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 81 | Dylan Tonkery | 2017–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 82 | Exree Loe | 2018–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 83 | Lance Dixon | 2021–2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
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