Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
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Nehemiah Chandler
Sophomore defensive back for Florida State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 183 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Wakulla
CFB Index 83 · #30 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred South Alabama → Florida State 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.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 PBU · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 tackles, vs SMU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back for Florida State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2024.
- Transferred from South Alabama to Florida State in 2026.
Nehemiah Chandler
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Major Applewhite and Mike Norvell. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 3 tackles against New Mexico State — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2024
- Signed with Georgia Tech3-star out of Wakulla
202511 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Sun Beltfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2025)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida State
2025South Alabama
2026Florida State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026Florida State1-1HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 31 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 35 | 25 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–17
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
With A. Daniels — 202 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · S. Singleton — 42 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zemaiah Vaughn’s 2022 season.
65%match
Matches Zemaiah on
Weight
PD rate
Height
Differs from Zemaiah on
Class year (lower)
Tackle volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Quandarius Keyes's freshman season at UNLV (2025).
69%match
Matches Quandarius on
PD rate
Weight
Height
Differs from Quandarius on
Class year (lower)
Tackle volume (higher)
Background
BEFORE FSU: Played 11 games with 10 starts at cornerback for South Alabama in 2025…totaled 32 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and 13 pass breakups…pass breakups total tied South Alabama single-season record, led Sun Belt Conference and ranked second nationally…ranked third nation...
The secondary · Florida State
- #7Ashlynd Barker48 tackles · 2025
- #6Ja'Bril Rawls40 tackles · 2025
- #14Ma'Khi Jones34 tackles · 2025
- #24K.J. Kirkland31 tackles · 2025
- #12Nehemiah Chandler31 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Florida State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology