Darian Chestnut is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Syracuse.
Chestnut erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Dino Babers, Brian Kelly and Fran Brown. One game to point at: 8 tackles against UConn — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-45vs No. 24 Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-20vs UConn | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 3-38vs Duke | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 18-31@ SMU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-30vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-41@ No. 7 Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38@ No. 18 Miami | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 12-34vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL35 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
48.6%
408 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
70.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
447 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #338 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #48 of 75 ACC DBs
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%).
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dino Babers, Brian Kelly and Fran Brown.
