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Defensive back, Syracuse and LSU, 2021–25
Darian Chestnut
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Camden, NJ
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Darian Chestnut played defensive back at Syracuse (2021–22), LSU (2023) and Syracuse (2024–25).
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. UConn, 2025Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Syracuse | 2 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Syracuse | 2 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | LSU | 2 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Syracuse | 2 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Syracuse | 2 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 195 |
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
2025 Syracuse 8 games, 35 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Tennessee | L 26–45 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. UConn | W 27–20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Duke | L 3–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at SMU | L 18–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 13–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Georgia Tech | L 16–41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Miami | L 10–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Boston College | L 12–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Syracuse 13 games, 60 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Ohio | W 38–22 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 31–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Stanford | L 24–26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Holy Cross | W 42–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at UNLV | W 44–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at NC State | W 24–17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atPittsburgh | L 13–41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 38–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atBoston College | L 31–37 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at California | W 33–25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.UConn | W 31–24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Miami | W 42–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Washington State | W 52–35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 LSU 2 games, 6 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Florida State | L 24–45 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Arkansas | W 34–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Syracuse 12 games, 40 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Louisville | W 31–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atUConn | W 48–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Purdue | W 32–29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Virginia | W 22–20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Wagner | W 59–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.NC State | W 24–9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Clemson | L 21–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Notre Dame | L 24–41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atPittsburgh | L 9–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Florida State | L 3–38 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Wake Forest | L 35–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atBoston College | W 32–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Syracuse 12 games, 43 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | atOhio | W 29–9 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Rutgers | L 7–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. UAlbany | W 62–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Liberty | W 24–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | atFlorida State | L 30–33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Wake Forest | L 37–40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Clemson | L 14–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | atVirginia Tech | W 41–36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Boston College | W 21–6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atLouisville | L 3–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | atNC State | L 17–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 14–31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅜″ |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 74¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.70 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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