Notre Dame’s best defenders since 2004
Xavier Watts has the most interceptions of the 165 defenders who played at Notre Dame since 2004, 13. Benjamin Morrison is 2nd with 9. Leonard Moore is 6th, with 7.
Notre Dame’s defenders this season
- Luke Talich6 at Notre Dame, tied for the 7th-most since 2004. 2 more puts him past Leonard Moore into a tie for 3rd.2interceptions
- Adon Shuler6 at Notre Dame, tied for the 7th-most since 2004.1interception
- Boubacar Traore2 at Notre Dame.1interception
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | interceptions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Watts2022 – 2024 | 13 |
| 2 | Benjamin Morrison2022 – 2024 | 9 |
| T3 | Matthias Farley2012 – 2015 | 8 |
| T3 | Cole Luke2014 – 2016 | 8 |
| T3 | Kyle Hamilton2019 – 2021 | 8 |
| 6 | Leonard Moore2024 – 2026 · still playing | 7 |
| T7 | Jalen Elliott2018 – 2019 | 6 |
| T7 | Adon Shuler2023 – 2026 · still playing | 6 |
| +1 this season | ||
| T7 | Christian Gray2023 – 2026 · still playing | 6 |
| T7 | Luke Talich2023 – 2026 · still playing | 6 |
| +2 this season · passes Leonard Moore for 6th in 7 games at his pace | ||
| T11 | KeiVarae Russell2012 – 2015 | 5 |
| T11 | Julian Love2016 – 2018 | 5 |
| T11 | Shaun Crawford2016 – 2020 | 5 |
| T14 | Troy Pride Jr.2016 – 2019 | 4 |
| T14 | DJ Brown2019 – 2023 | 4 |
| T14 | Jack Kiser2020 – 2024 | 4 |
| T14 | Brauntae Johnson2024 – 2026 · still playing | 4 |
| T18 | Austin Collinsworth2010 – 2013 | 3 |
| T18 | Joe Schmidt2014 – 2015 | 3 |
| T18 | Drue Tranquill2014 – 2018 | 3 |
| T18 | Alohi Gilman2018 – 2019 | 3 |
| T18 | Clarence Lewis2020 – 2023 | 3 |
| T18 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa2024 – 2026 · still playing | 3 |
| +1 this season | ||
| T24 | Elijah Shumate2014 – 2015 | 2 |
| T24 | Max Redfield2014 – 2015 | 2 |
interceptions by decade
2020s
- Xavier Watts2022 – 202413
- Benjamin Morrison2022 – 20249
- › Leonard Moore2024 – 20267
- › Adon Shuler2023 – 20266
- › Christian Gray2023 – 20266
2010s
- Matthias Farley2012 – 20158
- Cole Luke2014 – 20168
- Jalen Elliott2018 – 20196
- KeiVarae Russell2012 – 20155
- Julian Love2016 – 20185
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Method
- Every defender who played at Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his interceptions at Notre Dame in its seasons.