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Defensive line, Iowa, 2016–20
Chauncey Golston
Lettered 2018–20 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 57
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI
- Born
- Feb 10, 1998, in Detroit, Michigan
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Chauncey Golston played defensive line at Iowa (2016–20). The Dallas Cowboys took Golston in round 3, No. 84 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Wisconsin, 2020Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa | 57 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Iowa | 57 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Iowa | 57 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Iowa | 57 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Iowa | 57 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′5″ | 270 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2020 Iowa 8 games, 45 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at Purdue | L 20–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Northwestern | L 20–21 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Michigan State | W 49–7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Minnesota | W 35–7 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Penn State | W 41–21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Nebraska | W 26–20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at Illinois | W 35–21 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. Wisconsin | W 28–7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Iowa 13 games, 47 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 38–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Rutgers | W 30–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Iowa State | W 18–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 48–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Michigan | L 3–10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Penn State | L 12–17 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Purdue | W 26–20 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atNorthwestern | W 20–0 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atWisconsin | L 22–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Minnesota | W 23–19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Illinois | W 19–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | atNebraska | W 27–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. USC | W 49–24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Iowa 13 games, 33 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 33–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Iowa State | W 13–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 38–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Wisconsin | L 17–28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atMinnesota | W 48–31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Indiana | W 42–16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Maryland | W 23–0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atPenn State | L 24–30 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atPurdue | L 36–38 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Northwestern | L 10–14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atIllinois | W 63–0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Nebraska | W 31–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 27–22 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2017 Iowa 2 games, 2 tackles
2016 Iowa 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | atRutgers | W 14–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 24–27).
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¾″ |
| Weight | 269 lb |
| Arm length | 34¾″ |
| Hand size | 10⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 84¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.83 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.47 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.59 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 66 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 24 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 54 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 66 | 156 | 10 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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