Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Kent State
Chris Fairchild
DT • 6'2" • Oak Hill, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Fairchild shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Chris Fairchild built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Oak Hill, OH wearing No. 50, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Chris Fairchild's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Chris Fairchild, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State. Chris Fairchild shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 33
- TFL
- 1.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Chris Fairchild quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 33
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Oak Hill · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Oak Hill · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 50 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DT 60th (top 26%) · Mid-American 117th (top 23%) · National 1,283rd (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 33 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 41 |
Related Context
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Chris Fairchild played DT for Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Fairchild recorded 33 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Kent State paired 4.5 primary output with 15.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.2
Usage
4.5
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. North Carolina A&T: 0. Monmouth: 0. Alabama: 0. Akron: 0. Buffalo: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Ohio: 0.5. Central Michigan: 0. Western Michigan: 2. Bowling Green: 1. Northern Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina A&T: 5 by 20.8. Monmouth: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Akron: 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 5 by 30.8. Ohio: 5 by 25.8. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 3 by 32.5. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 9 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Northern Illinois | L 21-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/16 | @ Bowling Green | L 7-42 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/9 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | L 21-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Central Michigan | W 27-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Ohio | L 10-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Miami (OH) | L 14-18 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Buffalo | W 44-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Akron | L 27-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Alabama | L 0-48 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Monmouth | W 27-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina A&T | L 36-39 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Penn State | L 13-33 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Fairchild story
Chris Fairchild built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Oak Hill, OH wearing No. 50, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Chris Fairchild's career was his defensive production: 33 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Chris Fairchild's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 4.5 | 15.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 11 · L 21-37 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Miami (OH)
Week 7 · L 14-18 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Bowling Green
Week 12 · L 7-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 8 · L 10-14 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
42.5 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.
#5
vs North Carolina A&T
Week 2 · L 36-39
0
Havoc Plays
15.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 15.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
4.5 primary output · 15.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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