Chief Borders is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UNLV.
Borders fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and four programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Hawai'i — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 29 | 12 | 5.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Florida | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 53 | 18 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Idaho State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Sam Houston | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-23vs UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-17@ Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-48vs Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-56@ Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-40vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-26vs Utah State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10vs Hawai'i | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-17@ Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-38@ Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-17vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 5.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 29-26
vs Utah State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups29 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
46.5%
423 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
65.0
14 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #340 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #21 of 45 Mountain West LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Dan Mullen, Billy Napier, Matt Rhule and Pat Narduzzi.
