Chris Chancellor
Chris Chancellor

Player Profile
Class:
Graduate Student

Hometown:
Miami, FL

High School:
Miami Edison Senior

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 170

Position:
CB

Experience:
3VL

Major:
Sport Management

Overview: Started more games at cornerback than any other player in Clemson history... started 42 in a row and 44 overall...the previous record was 35...honorable mention All-ACC selection in 2009... nine career interceptions, sixth highest figure among active ACC players...played 2009 as a graduate student, he had his degree before this year began...wore number six in Clemson's win over Miami in honor of Jasper Howard, the UCONN player who was tragically killed on campus in October...Chancellor was a high school teammate of Howard...Chancellor attended funeral the day following Clemson's win in Miami...has played 2383 snaps in his career, 18th in Clemson history, and a record for all cornerbacks in Clemson history...had 168 career tackles in his 53 games, he never missed a game...tied Clemson record for total games played in Clemson history...had eight tackles for loss to go with his nine interceptions...had 41 career passes defensed, seventh best in Clemson history, one ahead of former first round draft pick Tye Hill and one behind former NFL player Dexter Davis... had four passes broken up against Auburn in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, tied for the Clemson record in a bowl game... starter in four bowl games, first Clemson cornerback to start four bowl games...had 43 tackles in 14 games and was a big reason Clemson was 7th in the nation in pass defense...had just one interception in 2009, it came in the opener against Middle Tennessee and he had a 37-yard return...had season high seven tackles at Miami when he helped Tigers to overtime win against nation's eighth ranked team...big win for Chancellor, who is from Miami...had three tackles against TCU and helped Clemson defense hold the Horned Frogs to 14 points, their season low...had nine PBUs for the season, including three in regular season finale against South Carolina...had nine career interceptions and three of the nine came against South Carolina...member of preseason watch list for the Thorpe Award in 2008 and 2009....finished his career with six tackles in Music City Bowl win over Kentucky... his brother Demerick played at Clemson in 2006.

Prior to 2009: Had two interceptions in Clemson's win over South Carolina in 2008...tied for second on the 2008 team in interceptions...had career high eight tackles in the win at Virginia, he also had three passes broken up...had one interception in four separate games in 2007, including the win at South Carolina...tied Banks McFadden's record for passes broken up in a bowl game with four against Auburn in Chick-fil-A Bowl...big reason Clemson ranked in top 10 in the nation I pass defense, total defense and scoring defense...big reason Maryland's Darrius Heyward-Bey failed to catch a pass against Tigers in 2007...honorable mention freshman All-American by Scout.com...started and played 58 snaps against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl...had 38 tackles as a freshman cornerback...red-shirted the 2005 season...had six interceptions and five touchdowns on returns as a senior at Miami Edison High School in 2004...had school record 24 interceptions, believed to be a record for the state of Florida...graduated from Clemson in August of 2009 with degree in sport management...born Dec. 22, 1986, so he will celebrate his birthday with his final career practice at the Clemson practice fields.

2008: Had two interceptions against South Carolina, the first Tiger with two against the Gamecocks since 2003; he was Clemson's co-defensive player-of-the-game...started against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl and had three tackles and a pass breakup...tied for second on the team in interceptions (4); he finished 11th in the ACC and 53rd in the nation...had 71 interception return yards, as all 71 came on one pick against N.C. State on the game's last play...had an interception against S.C. State...had a season-high seven tackles against Maryland...had six tackles and two pass breakups at #24 Florida State...had a career-high eight tackles and three pass breakups at Virginia.

2007: Had one interception apiece against N.C. State, Central Michigan, Wake Forest, and South Carolina...had three tackles for loss and nine pass breakups, including four pass breakups in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn to earn defensive player-of-the-game honors; that tied Banks McFadden's Clemson bowl record...had a team-high 13 passes defended...had 52 tackles, including 41 first hits...eighth on the team in tackles...big reason Clemson was in the top 10 in the nation in pass defense, pass efficiency defense, total defense, and scoring defense...had a season-high six tackles at South Carolina; he was named defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches...named Clemson's special teams player-of-the-game at N.C. State...had five tackles and a tackle for loss against #19 Florida State...had four tackles and a tackle for loss against Furman...had five tackles at Maryland; he was a big reason wideout Darrius Heyward-Bey did not have a catch...averaged 49 snaps per game.

2006: Honorable mention freshman All-American by Scout.com...started and played 58 snaps against Kentucky...had two pass breakups apiece against South Carolina and Kentucky...started four games...third in the ACC in special teams tackles (9)...defensive player-of-the-game against Temple; he had a team-tying-high seven tackles...had 38 tackles, including 27 first hits...had two pass breakups in 53 snaps against South Carolina...started against #9 Florida State and Louisiana Tech...played on defense in every game but one (Maryland)...had at least one tackle in every game...played 111 snaps against South Carolina and Kentucky combined after playing just 14 snaps in the previous four games.

2005: Red-shirted.

Before Clemson: Had 40 tackles, seven tackles for loss, six interceptions, and five touchdowns on returns (two interception, two kickoff, one punt) as a senior at Miami Edison High School...all-state, all-conference, and all-county as a senior...SuperPrep Dixie team member as the #55 player in Florida...#13 cornerback in the nation and #37 player in Florida by Rivals.com...#40 player in Florida by SuperPrep...had a school-record 24 career interceptions...first-team All-Dade County by Miami Herald...honorable mention all-state as a junior when he had 33 tackles, five interceptions, and 13 pass breakups...had nine interceptions as a sophomore...standout in track...brother of former Tiger Demerick Chancellor...coached by Corey Bell...chose Clemson over Auburn, Florida, Florida State, N.C. State, Oklahoma State, and Rutgers...born Dec. 22, 1986...graduated in August, 2009 with a degree in sport management.

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