Player Dossier

2019-2023

Florida

Chester Kimbrough

DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chester Kimbrough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.6

Efficiency

20.7

Consistency

40.2

Season Value

19.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Florida • Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

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.

Chester Kimbrough, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Michigan State. Chester Kimbrough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 4.5 primary output with 20.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida, Michigan State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Loss 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

20.7

Usage

6.6

Consistency

40.2

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Unknown: 0. Iowa: 2. Michigan: 0.5. Ohio State: 1. Indiana: 1. Penn State: 0

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. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 3 by 17.5. Ohio State: 4 by 26.7. Indiana: 7 by 39.2. Penn State: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=4 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=4 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

39.2 vs Indiana

Result
Sat 11/25vs Penn StateL 0-4232000
Sat 11/18@ IndianaW 24-2177001
Sun 11/12@ Ohio StateL 3-3844001
Sat 10/21vs MichiganL 0-49300.5000
Sat 9/30@ IowaL 16-2622110
Sat 9/9vs Unknown11000
Fri 9/1vs Central MichiganW 31-741000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Florida

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Michigan State

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonFlorida210.71.4
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida210.71.40
2020 Regular SeasonFlorida16.60.8-1
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan State824.75.17
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan State721.93.6-1
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State4.520.76.6-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Western Michigan

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.3 takeover score.

#3

Iowa

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.

#4

Akron

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.

#5

Tennessee

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Michigan State

4.5 primary output · 20.7 efficiency · 6.6 usage

19.6

#2

2021 Regular Season · Michigan State

17.4

8 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Michigan State

13

7 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8875

IMG Academy · Bradenton, FL

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

99

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Chester Kimbrough quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
99