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Louisville Football Career Tackles Leaders

Doug Buffone holds Louisville's career tackles record with 495 tackles (1962–1965). Mark Sander (488) and Otis Wilson (484) round out the top three. 4 of the top 20 played since 2000; the most recent is C.J. Avery (2017–2021), No. 10 on the list.

Louisville CardinalsUpdated Oct 6, 2026

Louisville Cardinals career tackles leaders
Rank	Player	Years	Tackles
1	Doug Buffone	1962–1965	495
2	Mark Sander	1987–1990	488
3	Otis Wilson	1977–1979	484
4	Eddie Johnson	1977–1980	457
5	Ricky Skiles	1975–1979	415
6	Jeff Henry	1976–1979	408
7	Tyrus McCloud	1994–1996	403
8	Pat Fitzgerald	1987–1990	385
9	Tom Jackson	1970–1972	373
10	C.J. Avery	2017–2021	349
11	Rashad Harris	1997–2000	346
12	Curry Burns	1999–2002	345
13	Tom Abood	1974–1977	333
14	Robert McCune	2001–2004	320
15	Keith Kelsey	2013–2016	311
16	Terry Rice-Locket	1994–1997	308
17	Don Harold	1974–1977	307
18	Michael Brown	1999–2002	303
19	Preston Brown	2010–2013	301
20	Matt Battaglia	1983–1986	228

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Sources & notes

CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
Career totals cover a player’s games at Louisville only.

Last updated Oct 6, 2026.