Alfred Chea is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Ball State.
Chea carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 8 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 59 | 35 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2024 | UConn | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | UConn | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 73 | 42 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Purdue | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-42@ Auburn | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-29vs New Hampshire | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 25-31@ UConn | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-42@ Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-28vs Akron | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ Northern Illinois | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-13vs Kent State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-24vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-38@ Toledo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-45@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 35 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Week 3 · 2025
W 34-29
1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Edged out New Hampshire at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
8%5 pass breakups59 tackles · 3.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road7g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Pass share
38.2%
277 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
60.5
12 games
Team sack rate
15.5%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #334 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #31 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,058 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Lou Spanos, Jim Mora and Mike Uremovich.
