Safety, New Mexico State (from Merrimack), 2023–26
R.J. Chapman
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Accokeek, MD
R.J. Chapman plays safety for New Mexico State, after Merrimack (2023–25). Last time out, at Hawai’i: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
5 tackles
Last game: 3 tackles at Hawai’i, L 19–29
Next game: at Sam Houston, Oct 21
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Merrimack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Merrimack | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Merrimack | 22 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Merrimack | 22 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 22 | S | Sr. | 6′0″ | 190 |
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
2026 New Mexico State 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Florida State | L 17–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Mercyhurst | W 51–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | at Hawai’i | L 19–29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Merrimack 5 games, 11 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Kent State | L 17–21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Kennesaw State | L 13–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Stony Brook | L 10–35 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. Robert Morris | W 24–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 18 | at Harvard | L 7–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 Merrimack 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | at Massachusetts | L 21–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 at Long Island University, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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