Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021USC
Chris Steele
CB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Bellflower, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Steele shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Chris Steele built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a cornerback from Bellflower, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Chris Steele's career was his defensive production: 94...
Read the storyChris Steele, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · USC. Chris Steele shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Chris Steele quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · CB
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · USC
- Top game
- BYU
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · CB 84th (top 22%) · Pac-12 114th (top 21%) · National 1,242nd (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 26 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 46.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 33 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 48.4 |
Related Context
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Chris Steele played CB for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Chris Steele recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
USC paired 8 primary output with 19.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · USC
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
19.8
Usage
7.4
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San José State: 0. Stanford: 0. Washington State: 0. Oregon State: 0. Colorado: 0. Utah: 1. Notre Dame: 3. Arizona: 0. Arizona State: 0. UCLA: 1. BYU: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San José State: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 4 by 16.7. Washington State: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 4 by 16.7. Colorado: 2 by 8.3. Utah: 1 by 14.2. Notre Dame: 2 by 38.3. Arizona: 5 by 20.8. Arizona State: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 5 by 30.8. BYU: 3 by 42.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · +1.1 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
BYU
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs BYUSplash game | L 31-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs UCLA | L 33-62 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | @ Arizona State | L 16-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Arizona | W 41-34 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Notre DameSplash game | L 16-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | vs Utah | L 26-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Colorado | W 37-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Oregon State | L 27-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Washington State | W 45-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Stanford | L 28-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs San José State | W 30-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Steele story
Chris Steele built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a cornerback from Bellflower, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Chris Steele's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Chris Steele's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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USC
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | USC | 6 | 17.2 | 2.6 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 17.2 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | USC | 5 | 26.4 | 7.2 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | USC | 8 | 19.8 | 7.4 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs BYU
Week 13 · L 31-35
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Notre Dame
Week 8 · L 16-31
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ UCLA
Week 15 · W 43-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Oregon
Week 10 · L 24-56 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Utah
Week 12 · W 33-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · USC
8 primary output · 19.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage
48.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · USC
46.4
5 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · USC
40.9
6 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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