Kent State’s best defenders since 2004

Demetrius Monday has the most interceptions of the 154 defenders who played at Kent State since 2004, 12. Jamal Parker is 2nd with 9.

Of the MAC’s best defenders since 2004, Demetrius Monday is tied for 2nd.

Kent State’s defenders this season

Norey Johnson2 at Kent State. 2 more puts him past Mandela Lawrence-Burke into a tie for 8th since 2004.2interceptions
Jaihien Roy1interception
Rafael Terrero Jr.1interception

By decade: 2020s · 2011–19

Compare with in · side by side

Kent State’s best defenders since 2004
Place	Player	interceptions
1	Demetrius Monday2014 – 2017	12
2	Jamal Parker2016 – 2019	9
T3	Elvis Hines2017 – 2021	6
T3	Keith Sherald Jr.2017 – 2021	6
T3	Montre Miller2021 – 2022	6
T6	Malcolm Pannell2013 – 2014	5
T6	Jordan Italiano2012 – 2015	5
T8	Jerrell Foster2014 – 2017	4
T8	Juantez McRae2015 – 2018	4
10	Mandela Lawrence-Burke2016 – 2021	3
T11	Elcee Refuge2015 – 2016	2
T11	Kevin Bourne2016	2
T11	Najee Murray2016	2
T11	Miles Daniel2017 – 2019	2
T11	Nico Bolden2021	2
T11	CJ Harris2022 – 2023	2
T11	Khali Saunders2022 – 2023	2
T11	Terrell Miller2024 – 2025	2
T11	Norey Johnson2026 · still playing	2
	+2 this season · passes Mandela Lawrence-Burke for 10th in 8 games at his pace
T20	Calvin Tiggle2012	1
T20	Richard Gray2011 – 2012	1
T20	Jontey Byrd2014	1
T20	Matt Dellinger2012 – 2014	1
T20	Marcus Elliott2015 – 2016	1
T20	Nate Holley2015 – 2016	1

Every defender who played at Kent State since 2004, ranked by interceptions over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
Tackles and sacks are only recorded since 2024, so the defenders are ranked by interceptions. A defender is in a box score only in a game he has a stat in, so his games aren’t counted.
The numbers here start in 2004, so a defender who played at Kent State before then isn't here.
A decade counts his interceptions at Kent State in its seasons.