Clemson · W 20-16
6 tackles, 2 for loss
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Noah Chambers
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Virginia Tech. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Boston College — Week 4, 2026.
37 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
Fans first named Noah Chambers vs VMI.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 37 | 25 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 43 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 80 | 42 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 8): 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-26@ Maryland | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-14@ Boston College | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 33-35vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-25@ California | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-24vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-16@ Clemson | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 25 | 8.0 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
Oct. 24 · W 20-16 at Clemson, play by play
6 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Virginia Tech’s defense played that day
Clemson’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 11.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss. Second quarter, up 31-3.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Week 8 · 2026
W 20-16
at Clemson
2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
22%8 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups37 tackles · 8 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
48.9%
277 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
70.8
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #262 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #49 of 74 ACC LBs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brent Pry, Philip Montgomery, and James Franklin. Multi-era developmental context.
