Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Chris Peal
Junior defensive back on Syracuse's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Charlotte, NC · Providence Day School
CFB Index 43 · #221 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Syracuse for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 184 nationally · Signed with Georgia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Syracuse's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2023.
- Transferred from Georgia to Syracuse in 2025.
Chris Peal
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Kirby Smart and Fran Brown. One game to point at: 5 tackles against New Hampshire — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of Providence Day School
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse
Coaching transition mid-career: Nunzio Campanile → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Syracuse3-9HC: Fran Brown · Balanced
2026Syracuse1-1HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
43 · #221 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #221 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #49 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–3
5 TOT · 4 SOLO
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 42 AVG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Syracuse
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Syracuse
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (19 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #35
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Xavier Lucas’s 2025 season.
82%match
Matches Xavier on
PD rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Xavier on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Montana Warren's junior season at Arizona State (2025).
Matches Montana on
Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Chris Peal
Background
Career Overview: Appeared in 17 games over three seasons with Syracuse and Georgia ... Transferred to 'Cuse from the Bulldogs in January, 2025 and was part of the 2024 College Football Playoff qualifiers and SEC Champion squad ... Has 49 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and a fo...
The secondary · Syracuse
- Braheem Long Jr.42 tackles · 2025
- #12Chris Peal39 tackles · 2025
- #19Cornell Perry37 tackles · 2025
- #1Demetres Samuel Jr.37 tackles · 2025
- #7Nazir Ward35 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Syracuse team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology