Usage Score
3.6
Player Dossier
2021-2025Syracuse
Darian Chestnut
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Camden, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darian Chestnut shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.
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
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Darian Chestnut, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse. Darian Chestnut shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.
Darian Chestnut played DB for Syracuse and LSU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darian Chestnut recorded 184 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Syracuse.
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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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses0.3 · Games = 7
First Half0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · Games = 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
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Syracuse
2021-2025
Opening stop
- 2
LSU
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
202120222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 14.5 | 27 | 6.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3.5 | 16.8 | 3.3 | -11 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 2 | 22.5 | 14.6 | -1.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Syracuse | 10.5 | 27.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10.5 | 27.3 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3 | 22 | 3.6 | -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.