#34

Chris DeLaRosa

Linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2017: 56 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Georgia Southern · #34

6′1″ · 225 lb · Longwood, FL

Georgia Southern 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 linebacker for Georgia Southern. 2017: 56 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Georgia Southern in 2014.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 2624 nationally · Signed with Georgia Southern

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Georgia Southern, 89 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Signed with Georgia Southern2-star out of Lake Brantley

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2624 national

CFB

College

Georgia Southern

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Tyson Summers, all run-heavy offenses — 7-17 over that span.

2016Georgia Southern5-7HC: Tyson Summers · Run-heavy

2017Georgia Southern2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#544 / 2682 · 79th pct

Sacks#473 / 2682 · 79th pct

2.0

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Solo tackles#560 / 2682 · 78th pct

Interceptions#144 / 795 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#889 / 2682 · 65th pct

3.5

Passes defended#1090 / 2682 · 49th pct

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
Road7g	5.0	0.4	0.2	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	5.2	0.4	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	4.3	0.2	0.1	0.1

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Georgia Southern	56	33	3.5	2.0	1	2	--
2016	Georgia Southern	33	17	3.5	1.5	1	--	--
Career		89	50	7.0	3.5	2	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2017

W 52–0

vs South Alabama

1 TOT · 1 SOLO

Dominant 52-point win at home against South Alabama.

With S. Werts — 107 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.5 · 113 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · T. Bass — -4 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week