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NC State Football Career Tackles Leaders
Levar Fisher holds NC State's career tackles record with 492 tackles (1998). Dantonio Burnette (476) and Damien Covington (457) round out the top three. 7 of the top 20 played since 2000; the most recent is Payton Wilson (2018), No. 5 on the list.
NC State WolfpackUpdated Oct 6, 2026
| Rank | Player | Years | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levar Fisher | 1998 | 492 |
| 2 | Dantonio Burnette | 1999 | 476 |
| 3 | Damien Covington | 1991 | 457 |
| 4 | Robert Abraham | 1978 | 407 |
| 5 | Payton Wilson | 2018 | 403 |
| 6 | Earl Wolff | 2009 | 400 |
| 7 | Vaughan Johnson | 1980 | 384 |
| 8 | Bill Cowher | 1975 | 371 |
| 9 | Billy Ray Haynes | 1988 | 364 |
| 10 | Kyle Wescoe | 1975 | 348 |
| 11 | Oliver Hoyte | 2002 | 342 |
| 12 | Andre Maddox | 2001 | 341 |
| 12 | Isaiah Moore | 2018 | 341 |
| 14 | Patrick Thomas | 2001 | 334 |
| 15 | Morocco Brown | 1994 | 332 |
| 16 | David Merritt | 1989 | 328 |
| 16 | Pat Teague | 1983 | 328 |
| 18 | Audie Cole | 2008 | 318 |
| 19 | Mark Franklin | 1982 | 315 |
| 19 | Terrence Holt | 1999 | 315 |
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Sources & notes
- CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
- Career totals cover a player’s games at NC State only.
Last updated Oct 6, 2026.