Vanderbilt’s best defenders since 2004

Martel Hight has the most interceptions of the 142 defenders who played at Vanderbilt since 2004, 8. He is still playing. De'Rickey Wright is 2nd with 6.

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Vanderbilt’s defenders this season

Bryce Cowan2 at Vanderbilt.1interception
Cayden Daniels1interception
CJ Heard2 at Vanderbilt.1interception

By decade: 2020s · 2012–19

Compare with in · side by side

Vanderbilt’s best defenders since 2004
Place	Player	interceptions
1	Martel Hight2023 – 2026 · still playing	8
	+1 this season
2	De'Rickey Wright2020 – 2024	6
T3	Oren Burks2015 – 2017	5
T3	CJ Taylor2022 – 2024	5
T5	Jahmel McIntosh2013 – 2015	4
T5	Taurean Ferguson2014 – 2017	4
T5	Joejuan Williams2017 – 2018	4
T5	Jaylen Mahoney2019 – 2023	4
T9	Paris Head2013	3
T9	Torren McGaster2013 – 2016	3
T9	Ryan White2014 – 2017	3
T9	Frank Coppet2017 – 2018	3
T9	Tae Daley2019	3
T9	Randall Haynie2018 – 2020	3
T9	Dashaun Jerkins2019 – 2021	3
T9	Ethan Barr2020 – 2023	3
T17	Andrew Williamson2012 – 2013	2
T17	Darreon Herring2012 – 2014	2
T17	Tre Herndon2014 – 2017	2
T17	LaDarius Wiley2016 – 2018	2
T17	Allan George2018 – 2021	2
T17	Gabe Jeudy-Lally2020 – 2021	2
T17	Maxwell Worship2018 – 2022	2
T17	Bryan Longwell2023 – 2026 · still playing	2
T17	Bryce Cowan2023 – 2026 · still playing	2
	+1 this season

interceptions by decade

2020s

› Martel Hight2023 – 20268
De'Rickey Wright2020 – 20246
CJ Taylor2022 – 20245
Dashaun Jerkins2020 – 20213
Ethan Barr2020 – 20233

2012–19

Oren Burks2015 – 20175
Jahmel McIntosh2013 – 20154
Taurean Ferguson2014 – 20174
Joejuan Williams2017 – 20184
Paris Head20133

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Method

Every defender who played at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt before then isn't here.
A decade counts his interceptions at Vanderbilt in its seasons.