Chris Steele: CB · USC · #8.
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Chris Steele
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The three seasons at USC span two head coaches: Clay Helton and Donte Williams. The first one came in 2020: All-Pac-12. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Arizona — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7vs San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-42vs Stanford | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14@ Washington State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-45vs Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-14@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-42vs Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-31@ No. 13 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-34vs Arizona | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 16-31@ Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-62vs UCLA | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35vs No. 13 BYU | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this season33 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Donte Williams
Pass share
51.5%
593 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
95.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
553 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at USC, 94 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Pac-12 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Clay Helton → Donte Williams. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
