Chandler Rivers: CB · Duke.
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Chandler Rivers
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. The four seasons at Duke span three head coaches: Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor and Manny Diaz. All-ACC in 2025 was the third season with an honor. On tape: 8 tackles against Virginia, Week 15, 2025.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-17vs Elon | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-45vs No. 11 Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Tulane | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-33vs NC State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-3@ Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-21@ California | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-27vs No. 12 Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 46-45@ Clemson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37@ UConn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-34vs No. 20 Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-25@ North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-32vs Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | W 27-20vs No. 16 Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 59 | 37 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this season59 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
53.3%
506 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
67.9
14 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
495 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #59 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Duke, 206 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #162 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Elko → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore Ravens2026 NFL rookie season
Baltimore Ravens2026 NFL rookie season
