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UMass Football Career Tackles for Loss Leaders

Valdamar Brower holds UMass's career tackles for loss record with 63 tackles for loss (2000–2003). Khari Samuel (54) and Jeremy Cain (44) round out the top three. 8 of the top 20 played since 2000; the most recent is Da'Sean Downey (2015–2017), No. 10 on the list.

UMass MinutemenUpdated Oct 6, 2026

UMass Minutemen career tackles for loss leaders
Rank	Player	Years	Tackles for Loss
1	Valdamar Brower	2000–2003	63
2	Khari Samuel	1995–1998	54
3	Jeremy Cain	1999–2003	44
4	Kole Ayi	1997–2000	43
4	David Burris	2003–2007	43
6	Matthew Tulley	1988–1991	42
7	Doran Davis	1999–2003	40
8	Mark Kimener	2000–2003	38.5
9	Brian Corcoran	1991–1994	37
10	Da'Sean Downey	2015–2017	34
11	Michael Hanson	2005–2009	33.5
12	Keron Williams	2002–2005	33
12	Chris Price	1996–1999	33
14	Joe Cullen	1986–1989	31
14	Corey Potter	1998–2002	31
16	Anton McKenzie	2000–2003	30.5
17	Matt Dawson	1996–1999	30
17	Dan Schneider	1997–2000	30
19	Mike Ziccardi	2001–2003	29
20	Justin Riemer	1993–1996	28.5

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Career totals cover a player’s games at UMass only.

Last updated Oct 6, 2026.