Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
Fabo Chaney is a defensive back at Georgia Southern who has played in 1 of Georgia Southern's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 5.
Georgia Southern is 4-4.
Second year in the Georgia Southern secondary. One game to point at: 1 tackle against Charleston Southern — Week 1, 2026.
1 tackle · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 27 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 28 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 31-0
1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Clay Helton — 11-10 over that span.
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Georgia Southern4-4HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 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
Clay Helton
Pass share
59.2%
327 pass / 225 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
1 tackle in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #27 of 30 Sun Belt DBs
How the All-Sun Belt base rate is computed
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%).
Two seasons at Georgia Southern
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Georgia Southern HeltonYear 2 · 1 game
- 2025 Georgia Southern HeltonYear 1 · 9 games
- High school Upson-LeeThomaston, GA · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 1,436 in the 2025 class. Signed with Georgia Southern.Also from Upson-Lee: T.J. Searcy (Texas A&M) and Malachi Character (UAB).
2025 9 games
- Signed with Georgia SouthernThree-star, out of Upson-Lee