Senior cornerback on James Madison's 2025 roster.
6′1″ · 194 lb · Upper Marlboro, MD
The story
4 cornerback on James Madison's roster.
Chantz Harley
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Chantz Harley arrived at James Madison from Maryland. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Penn State, Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Mike Locksley — 20-18 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 27-13@ Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-20vs Villanova | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-42@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-37vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-48@ Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-29vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-44@ Penn State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · James Madison
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #80
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to John Blunt Jr.’s 2023 season.
Matches John on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ade Willie's junior season at Michigan State (2025).
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Player DNA