Utah’s best defenders since 2004
Marcus Williams has the most interceptions of the 143 defenders who played at Utah since 2004, 11. Brian Blechen is tied for 2nd with 9. Jackson Bennee is tied for 7th, with 6; 2 more passes Jaylon Johnson for 6th.
Of the Pac-12’s best defenders since 2004, Marcus Williams is tied for 3rd, Julian Blackmon tied for 9th and Clark Phillips III tied for 9th.
Utah’s defenders this season
- Jackson Bennee6 at Utah, tied for the 7th-most since 2004. 2 more puts him past Jaylon Johnson into a tie for 5th.2interceptions
- James Chenault Jr.2interceptions
- Rabbit Evans2interceptions
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | interceptions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Williams2014 – 2016 | 11 |
| T2 | Brian Blechen2010 – 2014 | 9 |
| T2 | Julian Blackmon2016 – 2019 | 9 |
| T2 | Clark Phillips III2020 – 2022 | 9 |
| 5 | Gionni Paul2014 – 2015 | 8 |
| 6 | Jaylon Johnson2017 – 2019 | 7 |
| T7 | Dominique Hatfield2013 – 2016 | 6 |
| T7 | Chase Hansen2015 – 2018 | 6 |
| T7 | Jackson Bennee2024 – 2026 · still playing | 6 |
| +2 this season · passes Jaylon Johnson for 6th in 8 games at his pace | ||
| T10 | Brian Allen2015 – 2016 | 5 |
| T10 | Devin Lloyd2019 – 2021 | 5 |
| T10 | Lander Barton2022 – 2025 | 5 |
| T10 | Elijah Davis2023 – 2026 · still playing | 5 |
| +1 this season | ||
| T14 | Tevin Carter2014 – 2015 | 4 |
| T14 | Smith Snowden2023 – 2025 | 4 |
| T16 | Eric Rowe2011 – 2014 | 3 |
| T16 | Justin Thomas2015 | 3 |
| T16 | Cory Butler-Byrd2015 – 2016 | 3 |
| T16 | Sunia Tauteoli2016 – 2017 | 3 |
| T16 | Corrion Ballard2017 – 2018 | 3 |
| T16 | Francis Bernard2018 – 2019 | 3 |
| T16 | Javelin Guidry2017 – 2019 | 3 |
| T16 | Nephi Sewell2020 – 2021 | 3 |
| T16 | Vonte Davis2020 – 2021 | 3 |
| T16 | R.J. Hubert2022 | 3 |
interceptions by decade
2020s
- Clark Phillips III2020 – 20229
- › Jackson Bennee2024 – 20266
- Lander Barton2022 – 20255
- › Elijah Davis2023 – 20265
- Devin Lloyd20214
2010s
- Marcus Williams2014 – 201611
- Brian Blechen2010 – 20149
- Julian Blackmon2016 – 20199
- Gionni Paul2014 – 20158
- Jaylon Johnson2017 – 20197
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Method
- Every defender who played at Utah 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 Utah before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his interceptions at Utah in its seasons.