Usage / Role
7%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2019-2024South Florida
DL • 6'2" • 290 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Rashad Cheney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.
Usage / Role
7%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a defensive lineman
Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · South Florida
Snapshot
Player Story
Rashad Cheney built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 99, spending time with Minnesota and South Florida. The clearest part of Rashad Cheney's career was...
Read the storyRashad Cheney, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · South Florida. Rashad Cheney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Florida | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | South Florida | 12 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Florida | 12 | 39 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.2 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 21.2 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 2022 | Minnesota to South Florida | P4 to G5/FCS | 77.2 | Nov 22, 2021 |
Rashad Cheney played DL for Minnesota and South Florida. Across 6 tracked seasons, Rashad Cheney recorded 74 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with South Florida.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
South Florida paired 11 primary output with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.3 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Minnesota, South Florida.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
12.3
Usage
2.9
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 0. Southern Miss: 1. Miami: 0. UAB: 1
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 2 by 18.3. Miami: 3 by 12.5. UAB: 1 by 14.2
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Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Southern Miss
Player Story
Rashad Cheney built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 99, spending time with Minnesota and South Florida. The clearest part of Rashad Cheney's career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Rashad Cheney's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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Minnesota
2019-2021
Opening stop
South Florida
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 11.3 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | -2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Florida | 4 | 21.3 | 6.6 | 4 |
| 2023 Postseason | South Florida | 11 | 23.8 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Florida | 11 | 23.8 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 2 | 12.3 | 2.9 | -9 |
#1 Featured game
vs East Carolina
Week 5 · L 28-48 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#2
@ UAB
Week 6 · L 35-56 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#3
@ UTSA
Week 12 · L 21-49 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Wisconsin
Week 16 · L 17-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Southern Miss
Week 3 · W 49-24
1
Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · South Florida
11 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 6.5 usage
54.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · South Florida
54.5
11 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
39
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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