Player Dossier

2019-2023

North Carolina

Don Chapman

DB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Don Chapman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.3

Efficiency

27

Consistency

15.4

Season Value

16.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · North Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
North Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Don Chapman, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · North Carolina. Don Chapman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

North Carolina paired 8.5 primary output with 27 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 27 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: App State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · North Carolina

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

27

Usage

9.3

Consistency

15.4

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. South Carolina: 1. App State: 2. Minnesota: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Syracuse: 0. Miami: 0. Virginia: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Unknown: 0. Duke: 2. Clemson: 0. NC State: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 4 by 16.7. South Carolina: 6 by 35. App State: 8 by 53.3. Minnesota: 4 by 26.7. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 5 by 20.8. Miami: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 6 by 35. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Duke: 6 by 45. Clemson: 9 by 37.5. NC State: 6 by 40

Split Comparison

Wins0.9 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=7 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

App State

Best efficiency game

53.3 vs App State

Result
Wed 12/27@ West VirginiaL 10-3042000
Sun 11/26@ NC StateL 20-39641.5000
Sat 11/18@ ClemsonL 20-3195000
Sun 11/12vs DukeW 47-4566110
Sat 11/4vs Unknown44000
Sun 10/29@ Georgia TechL 42-46640010
Sat 10/21vs VirginiaL 27-3122000
Sat 10/14vs MiamiW 41-3120000
Sat 10/7vs SyracuseW 40-753000
Sun 9/24@ PittsburghW 41-2422000
Sat 9/16vs MinnesotaW 31-1343001
Sat 9/9vs App StateSplash gameW 40-34851010
Sat 9/2vs South CarolinaW 31-1763100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    North Carolina

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192019202020202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonNorth Carolina5.525.77.2
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina5.525.77.20
2020 PostseasonNorth Carolina926.47.93.5
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina926.47.90
2021 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina3.5193.3-5.5
2022 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina317.22.5-0.5
2023 PostseasonNorth Carolina8.5279.35.5
2023 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina8.5279.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

#2

Temple

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.6 takeover score.

#3

App State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.

#4

Duke

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

#5

Virginia

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · North Carolina

8.5 primary output · 27 efficiency · 9.3 usage

16.4

#2

2023 Regular Season · North Carolina

16.4

8.5 primary · 27 efficiency · 9.3 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · North Carolina

16.1

9 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8736

Central · Baton Rouge, LA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

200

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 48 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Don Chapman quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
200