Usage / Role
7%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2021-2025Syracuse
DB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Camden, NJ, USA
Duce Chestnut shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.
Usage / Role
7%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a defensive back
Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
Snapshot
Player 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...
Read the storyDuce Chestnut, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse. Duce Chestnut shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 43 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 40 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 19.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39 |
| 2024 Postseason | Syracuse | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 13 | 55 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Syracuse | 8 | 35 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 21.2 |
Related Context
Duce Chestnut played DB for Syracuse and LSU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Duce Chestnut recorded 184 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Syracuse.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 14.5 primary output with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.5 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: Florida State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
22.5
Usage
8.4
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 2. Arkansas: 0
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Florida State
Player 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.
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Syracuse
2021-2025
Opening stop
LSU
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 14.5 | 27 | 5.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3.5 | 16.8 | 3.2 | -11 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 2 | 22.5 | 8.4 | -1.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Syracuse | 11.5 | 28.1 | 7.9 | 9.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11.5 | 28.1 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3 | 22 | 3.6 | -8.5 |
#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.
#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
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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