Johnny Chaney Jr. is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida International.
Chaney ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Deion Sanders and Willie Simmons. First career honor, 2025: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 16 tackles against Kennesaw State — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
107 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida International | 107 | 68 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 108 | 69 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-9vs Bethune-Cookman | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-34@ No. 2 Penn State | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-28vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-38vs Delaware | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-51@ UConn | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-6@ Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-45vs Kennesaw State | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 21-28@ Missouri State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 56-30@ Middle Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-27vs Liberty | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-21vs Jacksonville State | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-16vs Sam Houston | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-57vs UTSA | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 68 | 7.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
107tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%8 TFLSack rate
3%3 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups107 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
47.3%
428 pass / 476 run
Plays / game
69.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #106 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #5 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Deion Sanders and Willie Simmons.
