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Western Michigan's best defenders since 2024
Jarvarius Sims leads with 96 tackles in 21 games at Western Michigan; Domanick Moon had 85.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Western Michigan 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.
79 defenders with 5+ games at Western Michigantackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarvarius Sims | 2025–2026 | 21 | 96 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Domanick Moon | 2024–2026 | 25 | 85 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | James Camden | 2025 | 14 | 84 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Sefa Saipaia Jr. | 2025 | 14 | 77 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Micah Davis | 2025–2026 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Rodney McGraw | 2024–2025 | 26 | 64 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Nadame Tucker | 2025 | 13 | 55 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 8 | Justyce Betts | 2026 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Mustafi Al-Garawi | 2025 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Anterio Thompson | 2024 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Nyquann Washington | 2024 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Brenden Anes | 2026 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Daeh McCullough | 2026 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Kershawn Fisher | 2025 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Scoop Gardner Jr. | 2026 | 7 | 23 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Austin Alexander | 2026 | 6 | 23 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Gabe Welch | 2025–2026 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Jaden Lyles | 2025 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Amarian Louis | 2025–2026 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ahmed Tounkara | 2026 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Armani-Eli Adams | 2024 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Dalton Gustwiller | 2024–2026 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Popeye Williams | 2024–2025 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Zavian Tibbs | 2026 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Dakari Frazier | 2025–2026 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | John Peters | 2025 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Race Stewart | 2025 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Kouri Crump | 2026 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Isaiah Paul | 2024–2025 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Jori Benson | 2025–2026 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Andrew Baker | 2025–2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jordon Thomas | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Braden Steely | 2025–2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Darius Phillips | 2014–2017 | 51 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 35 | Aaron Wofford | 2021–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 36 | Tate Hallock | 2023–2025 | 34 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 37 | Joshua Franklin | 2023–2026 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 38 | DaShon Bussell | 2019–2024 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 39 | Joey Pope | 2023–2026 | 26 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 40 | Tyson Lee | 2022–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 41 | Dillon Moore | 2023–2026 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 42 | Marcel Tyler | 2023–2025 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 43 | Bilhal Kone | 2023–2024 | 21 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Damari Roberson | 2022–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45 | Donald Willis | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Jacob Wahlberg | 2023–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 47 | Mason Nelson | 2022–2024 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 48 | Isaiah Green | 2023–2024 | 19 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Corey Walker | 2023–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 50 | Donald Celiscar | 2011–2014 | 17 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 51 | Boone Bonnema | 2021–2024 | 16 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Keni-H Lovely | 2021–2023 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 53 | Marshawn Kneeland | 2020–2023 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 54 | Jayden Childers | 2023–2024 | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Justin Currie | 2011–2014 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 56 | Zaire Barnes | 2021–2022 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 57 | Asantay Brown | 2015–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 58 | Harrison Taylor | 2018–2022 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 59 | Quinton Cannon | 2021–2023 | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Robert Spillane | 2016–2017 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 61 | Ronald Zamort | 2012–2015 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 62 | Ali Fayad | 2017–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 63 | Caleb Bailey | 2016–2017 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 64 | Drake Spears | 2017–2019 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 65 | Jelani Willis | 2023–2024 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 66 | Joshua Nobles | 2022–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 67 | Ryan Selig | 2019–2022 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 68 | Alex Grace | 2016–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 69 | Braden Fiske | 2019–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Dorian Jackson | 2021–2022 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 71 | Nate Norris | 2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 72 | Patrick Lupro | 2018–2019 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | A.J. Thomas | 2017–2021 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 74 | Corvin Moment | 2021–2022 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 75 | Justin Ferguson | 2016 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 76 | Justin Tranquill | 2016–2019 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 77 | Obbie Jackson | 2016–2017 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 78 | SaVeon Brown | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 79 | Stefan Claiborne | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 0 |
Also at Western Michigan: 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.