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Western Kentucky's best defenders since 2024
Jaylen Wester leads with 135 tackles in 18 games at Western Kentucky; Jaylen Lewis had 132.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Western Kentucky 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.
89 defenders with 5+ games at Western Kentuckytackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylen Wester | 2025–2026 | 18 | 135 | 1.5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | Jaylen Lewis | 2025–2026 | 20 | 132 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Devonte' Mathews | 2024 | 14 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Dave Herard | 2024–2026 | 30 | 94 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Keyshawn Swanson | 2024 | 13 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Kent Robinson | 2024–2025 | 24 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Chandler Matthews | 2024 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Demarko Williams | 2024–2025 | 19 | 58 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Harper Holloman | 2024–2025 | 19 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Terreance Ellis | 2024 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Miller Malone | 2024–2025 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Westen Ard | 2026 | 6 | 41 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Mackavelli Malotumau | 2025–2026 | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Justin Brown | 2026 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Rylen Su'a-Filo | 2025–2026 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Dylan Flowers | 2025 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Jordan Donald | 2025–2026 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Al-Ma'hi Ali | 2025 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Jaavan Mack | 2025 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Xavion Griffin | 2024–2026 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Jai Eugene Jr. | 2024–2025 | 12 | 24 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Jakeem Fletcher | 2025–2026 | 11 | 24 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Dominic Oliver | 2025 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Elin Jones | 2025–2026 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Avarion Cole | 2025 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Braxton Myers | 2025–2026 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jaden Hardy | 2025 | 10 | 20 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Latrevion Thompson | 2026 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Jalen Emery | 2025 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Venson Sneed | 2025–2026 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jayden Gray | 2025 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Newsome Jr. | 2026 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Robby Harrison | 2025 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Keondre Williams | 2024 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Josaiah Knight | 2025–2026 | 9 | 13 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Christian White | 2026 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Zsacari Minnis | 2026 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Zach Edwards | 2024 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Zach Smith | 2025–2026 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Jacob Cosby-Mosley | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Sekou Peters | 2025–2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Lataj Wright | 2025–2026 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Anthony Brackenridge | 2022–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 44 | Gaej Walker | 2018–2020 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45 | Terrion Thompson | 2021–2024 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Deante McCray | 2023–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Hosea Wheeler | 2023–2024 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Upton Stout | 2022–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 49 | Kylan Guidry | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Sebastian Benjamin | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 51 | Dallas Walker IV | 2023–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 52 | Nazir Ward | 2023–2025 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 53 | Rico Brown | 2011–2012 | 17 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Darius Thomas | 2022–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 55 | Devon Lynch | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Koron Hayward | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Anthony Johnson Jr. | 2023–2024 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 58 | Beanie Bishop | 2018–2021 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | JaQues Evans | 2020–2023 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Marcus Patterson | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 61 | Davion Williams | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 62 | Drell Greene | 2016–2018 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 63 | Kendrick Simpkins | 2021–2023 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 64 | Cam Thomas | 2011–2014 | 10 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 65 | Jayden Loving | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Joe Brown | 2014–2017 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 67 | Roger Cray | 2018–2020 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 68 | Virgil Marshall | 2023–2024 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 69 | Aaron Key | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 70 | Alexander Ford | 2023–2024 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 71 | Antwon Kincade | 2017–2021 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 72 | Devon Key | 2017–2020 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 73 | Ta'Corian Darden | 2016–2019 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 74 | Talique Allen | 2022–2023 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 75 | AJ Brathwaite Jr. | 2019–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 76 | Desmyn Baker | 2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 77 | Dionte Ruffin | 2017–2020 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 78 | Kaleb Oliver | 2021–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 79 | Niko Cooper | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 80 | Jeremy Darvin | 2018–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 81 | Juwuan Jones | 2020–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 82 | Kahlef Hailassie | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 83 | Rome Weber | 2022–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 84 | Kenyonte Davis | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 85 | Kyle Bailey | 2017–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 86 | Omari Alexander | 2020–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 87 | Prince Charles Iworah | 2014–2015 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 88 | Rashion Hodge | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 89 | Will Ignont | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Western Kentucky: 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.