Chauncey Golston: DL · Iowa · #57.
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Chauncey Golston
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fifth year in the Iowa defensive front. The first career honor came in 2020: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wisconsin — Week 15, 2020.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 8.5 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.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 20-24@ Purdue | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-21vs Northwestern | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-7vs Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-7@ Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-21@ Penn State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-20vs Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-21@ Illinois | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 28-7vs No. 25 Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 45 | 24 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%8 TFLSack rate
12%6 sacksHurry rate
7%3 hurries45 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 41-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+8g | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
46.3%
247 pass / 287 run
Plays / game
66.8
8 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Iowa, 12 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #84 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 6th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 6th NFL season
