Chauncey Scissum: DB · UNLV · #21.
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Chauncey Scissum
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Dino Babers and Tony Sanchez. On tape: 9 tackles against New Mexico, Week 12, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 0 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 40-43vs Howard | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-16@ Idaho | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-54@ No. 10 Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-13vs San José State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-41vs No. 19 San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-34@ Air Force | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-52vs Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-16@ Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-23vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-31vs BYU | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-35@ New Mexico | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 16-23@ Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Week 5 · 2017
W 41-13
1 interception · 8 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 28-point win at home against San José State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL57 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
36.4%
297 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
67.9
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
332 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
57 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Syracuse and UNLV, 58 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Shafer, Dino Babers and Tony Sanchez.
