Defensive end, Mississippi State (from Georgia), 2015–19
Chauncey Rivers
Lettered 2018–19 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 275 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Stone Mountain, GA
- Born
- Jun 12, 1997
Chauncey Rivers played defensive end at Georgia (2015) and Mississippi State (2016–19).
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 24 | 8 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 43 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Career | 67 | 32 | 15 | 7.5 | 3 | 9 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Georgia | 5 | DE | RS | ||
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 5 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 5 | DE | So. | ||
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 5 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 5 | DE | Sr. | 6′3″ | 275 |
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
2019 Mississippi State 13 games, 43 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Louisiana | W 38–28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Southern Miss | W 38–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kansas State | L 24–31 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Kentucky | W 28–13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Auburn | L 23–56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Tennessee | L 10–20 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. LSU | L 13–36 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Texas A&M | L 30–49 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Arkansas | W 54–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Alabama | L 7–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 45–7 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Ole Miss | W 21–20 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Louisville | L 28–38 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Mississippi State 12 games, 24 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 63–6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atKansas State | W 31–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Louisiana | W 56–10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atKentucky | L 7–28 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Florida | L 6–13 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Auburn | W 23–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atLSU | L 3–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 45–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atAlabama | L 0–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Arkansas | W 52–6 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | atOle Miss | W 35–3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Iowa | L 22–27 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 262 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.97 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.80 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′10″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.33 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.70 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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