Chance Gamble
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived at Georgia Southern from Kennesaw State. All-Sun Belt in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Clemson, Week 2, 2026.
24 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
Fans first named Chance Gamble at Clemson.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 24 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 48 | 34 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 |
| Career | 88 | 61 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 17 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 pass breakups, 3 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs James Madison | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-15@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 19-3vs App State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 24 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 8 |
Oct. 31 · W 19-3 vs App State, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 interception, 3 passes broken up, tied for the most passes broken up in FBS that week. His interception ended App State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 16-3.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 19-3. Ended App State’s drive (int).
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 8 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Georgia Southern’s defense played that day
App State’s 9 drives: 8 stopped (3 takeaways) · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3. His interception came with Georgia Southern up 16.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
4 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. The fumble he forced on 3rd and 7 ended Coastal Carolina’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, up 17-3. Ended Coastal Carolina’s drive (fumble).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Second quarter, up 28-0.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
33%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%4 TFL24 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Clay Helton — 19-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
59.2%
327 pass / 225 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clay Helton.
