Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Iowa
Chauncey Golston
DL • 6'5" • 270 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chauncey Golston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Chauncey Golston built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Detroit, MI wearing No. 57, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Chauncey Golston's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 84
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Chauncey Golston, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa. Chauncey Golston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 128
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Chauncey Golston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DL
- Career Tackles
- 128
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Michigan
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 21 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 57 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · DL 8th (top 1%) · Big Ten 30th (top 6%) · National 360th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 33 | 9 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 67.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 44 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 67.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 45 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 72.9 |
Related Context
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Chauncey Golston played DL for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chauncey Golston recorded 128 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Iowa paired 19 primary output with 47.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
24.8
Usage
9.1
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Iowa State: 0. Northern Iowa: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Minnesota: 2. Indiana: 2. Maryland: 1. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 1.5. Northwestern: 2. Illinois: 4. Nebraska: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Iowa State: 1 by 4.2. Northern Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 22.5. Minnesota: 3 by 32.5. Indiana: 2 by 28.3. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 3 by 27.5. Northwestern: 5 by 40.8. Illinois: 4 by 56.7. Nebraska: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 9 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 4 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | vs Mississippi State | W 27-22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 31-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 63-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | L 10-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Purdue | L 36-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Penn State | L 24-30 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Maryland | W 23-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 42-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | W 48-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Wisconsin | L 17-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Northern Iowa | W 38-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Iowa State | W 13-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Northern Illinois | W 33-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chauncey Golston story
Chauncey Golston built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Detroit, MI wearing No. 57, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Chauncey Golston's career was his defensive production: 128 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Iowa. 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 Chauncey Golston's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Chauncey Golston 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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Iowa
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 17.5 | 24.8 | 9.1 | 17.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 17.5 | 24.8 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 25.5 | 34.7 | 9.7 | 8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 25.5 | 34.7 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 19 | 47.2 | 13.2 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan
Week 6 · L 3-10 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Penn State
Week 12 · W 41-21 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 12 · W 63-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan State
Week 10 · W 49-7 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 8 · W 26-20 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Iowa
19 primary output · 47.2 efficiency · 13.2 usage
72.9
#2
2019 Postseason · Iowa
67.8
25.5 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
67.8
25.5 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 9.7 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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