Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Baylor
Chance Waz
S • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Pflugerville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chance Waz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Chance Waz built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a safety from Pflugerville, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Chance Waz's career was his defensive production: 67...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Chance Waz, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Baylor. Chance Waz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 67
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Chance Waz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · S
- Career Tackles
- 67
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Baylor
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Archer
- High school pipeline
- Archer · 19 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · S 236th (top 57%) · Big 12 173rd (top 41%) · National 2,278th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Baylor | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 11 | 49 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.5 |
Related Context
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Chance Waz played S for Baylor. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chance Waz recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Baylor paired 3 primary output with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Baylor
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
22.4
Usage
3
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 0. Rice: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Iowa State: 0. Kansas: 0. Texas: 0. TCU: 1. Oklahoma: 0. Kansas State: 0. Texas Tech: 1. West Virginia: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. Rice: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 8 by 33.3. Iowa State: 5 by 20.8. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 6 by 25. TCU: 11 by 55.8. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Texas Tech: 8 by 43.3. West Virginia: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | vs Boise State | W 31-12 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ West Virginia | L 21-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Texas Tech | L 35-54 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Kansas State | L 21-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Oklahoma | L 24-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs TCU10+ tackles | L 22-62 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Texas | L 34-35 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Kansas | W 49-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Iowa State | W 45-42 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Oklahoma State | W 35-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Rice | W 38-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chance Waz story
Chance Waz built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a safety from Pflugerville, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Chance Waz's career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 3 passes defended across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Baylor. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Chance Waz's production has multiple signals. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor.
The arc is straightforward: Chance Waz moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Baylor
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Baylor | 3 | 22.4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 3 | 22.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 1 | 10.4 | 2.1 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 10 · L 22-62 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas Tech
Week 13 · L 35-54 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Liberty
Week 1 · L 45-48
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#4
@ West Virginia
Week 14 · L 21-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Oklahoma State
Week 4 · W 35-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
22.5 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 22.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Baylor
3 primary output · 22.4 efficiency · 3 usage
39.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Baylor
39.2
3 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Baylor
16.5
1 primary · 10.4 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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