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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Central Michigan
Chris Kantzavelos
DL • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Bartlett, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Kantzavelos shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
59
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Chris Kantzavelos built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Bartlett, IL wearing No. 90, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Chris Kantzavelos' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Chris Kantzavelos, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Chris Kantzavelos shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 56
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Chris Kantzavelos quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 56
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bartlett · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Bartlett · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 111th (top 16%) · Mid-American 115th (top 22%) · National 1,207th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 34 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Chris Kantzavelos played DL for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Kantzavelos recorded 56 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 10.5 primary output with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
22.4
Usage
5.3
Consistency
57.7
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rhode Island: 1. Kansas: 0. Syracuse: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 1. Toledo: 0. Ball State: 2. Western Michigan: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Kent State: 2. Northern Illinois: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rhode Island: 4 by 26.7. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Syracuse: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 2 by 18.3. Toledo: 5 by 20.8. Ball State: 2 by 28.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Kent State: 2 by 28.3. Northern Illinois: 4 by 41.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 8 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 31-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | @ Kent StateSplash game | W 42-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 42-30 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | @ Western Michigan | W 35-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Ball StateSplash game | W 56-9 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Toledo | L 10-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Ohio | W 26-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Miami (OH) | L 14-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Syracuse | L 17-41 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Kansas | W 45-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Rhode Island | W 30-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Kantzavelos story
Chris Kantzavelos built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Bartlett, IL wearing No. 90, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Chris Kantzavelos' career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Chris Kantzavelos' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Central Michigan
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 9 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 9 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 10.5 | 22.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 12 · W 27-20 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 13 · W 31-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 13 · L 21-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Ball State
Week 8 · W 56-9 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
53 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
#5
@ Kent State
Week 12 · W 42-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Central Michigan
10.5 primary output · 22.4 efficiency · 5.3 usage
56.1
#2
2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
48.1
9 primary · 16.5 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Central Michigan
48.1
9 primary · 16.5 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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