Player Career

Duce Chestnut Career Story

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Player Story

Duce Chestnut story

Duce Chestnut built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from Camden, NJ wearing No. 2, spending time with LSU and Syracuse. The clearest part of Duce Chestnut's career was his defensive production: 184 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 6 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Syracuse. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Duce Chestnut's production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU and Syracuse.

The arc is straightforward: Duce Chestnut moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

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 Value Progression

202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonSyracuse14.5275.2
2022 Regular SeasonSyracuse3.516.83.2-11
2023 Regular SeasonLSU222.58.4-1.5
2024 PostseasonSyracuse11.528.17.99.5
2024 Regular SeasonSyracuse11.528.17.90
2025 Regular SeasonSyracuse3223.6-8.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Pittsburgh

Week 9 · L 13-41 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#2

vs Pittsburgh

Week 13 · L 14-31 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#3

vs UConn

Week 13 · W 31-24

3

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#4

@ Ohio

Week 1 · W 29-9

2.5

Havoc Plays

80.5 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Florida State

Week 1 · L 24-45

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Syracuse

14.5 primary output · 27 efficiency · 5.2 usage

58.8

#2

2024 Postseason · Syracuse

51.8

11.5 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Syracuse

51.8

11.5 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games