Player Dossier

2021-2025

Syracuse

Duce Chestnut

DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Camden, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Duce Chestnut shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.6

Efficiency

22

Consistency

12.5

Season Value

10.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Syracuse • LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

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.

Duce Chestnut, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse. Duce Chestnut shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Syracuse paired 14.5 primary output with 27 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Syracuse, LSU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Win with 1 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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2025 Regular Season · Syracuse

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

22

Usage

3.6

Consistency

12.5

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 1. UConn: 1. Duke: 0. SMU: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Miami: 0. Boston College: 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. Tennessee: 7 by 39.2. UConn: 8 by 43.3. Duke: 4 by 16.7. SMU: 3 by 12.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 7 by 39.2. Miami: 3 by 12.5. Boston College: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=7
First Half0.5 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=8

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UConn

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs UConn

Result
Sat 11/29vs Boston CollegeL 12-3411000
Sat 11/8@ MiamiL 10-3833000
Sat 10/25@ Georgia TechL 16-4173001
Sat 10/18vs PittsburghL 13-3021000
Sat 10/4@ SMUL 18-3133000
Sat 9/27vs DukeL 3-3843000
Sat 9/6vs UConnW 27-2087001
Sat 8/30@ TennesseeL 26-4575001

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Syracuse

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    LSU

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonSyracuse14.5276.6
2022 Regular SeasonSyracuse3.516.83.3-11
2023 Regular SeasonLSU222.514.6-1.5
2024 PostseasonSyracuse10.527.37.48.5
2024 Regular SeasonSyracuse10.527.37.40
2025 Regular SeasonSyracuse3223.6-7.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Pittsburgh

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#2

Pittsburgh

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#3

Florida State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

#4

Ohio

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.1 takeover score.

#5

UConn

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Syracuse

14.5 primary output · 27 efficiency · 6.6 usage

31.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · LSU

22.7

2 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 14.6 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Syracuse

22.4

10.5 primary · 27.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8889

Camden · Camden, NJ

Committed To
Syracuse
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

184

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 47 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
184