#22

Steele Chambers

Senior linebacker for Ohio State. 2023: 83 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Ohio State · Sr. · #22

6′1″ · 232 lb · Roswell, GA

CFB Index 53 · #262 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceOhio State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 236 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Ohio State. 2023: 83 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Ohio State, 201 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20193 games

Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Blessed Trinity Catholic

202313 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tenthird

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#236 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Ryan Day — 53-8 over that span.

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

2023Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

53Rotational starter #262 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (96th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#121 / 2842 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#206 / 2842 · 92nd pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Tackles for loss#1669 / 2842 · 38th pct

1.5

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	6.0	0.2	0.0	0.1
Road6g	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.3	0.1	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	6.5	0.1	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

53 · #262 of 577 LBs

Former four-star. Now #262 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Ohio State	83	41	1.5	0.0	1	1	--
2022	Ohio State	70	40	6.5	2.0	3	2	--
2021	Ohio State	47	27	5.0	1.0	2	1	--
2020	Ohio State	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	1
2019	Ohio State	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Career		201	109	13.0	3.0	6	4	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 20–12

vs Penn State

6 TOT · 1 SOLO

With J. Mirco — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 72 LONG · K. McCord — 286 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.2 · -10 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 23-3@ Indiana	6	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 35-7vs Youngstown State	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 63-10vs Western Kentucky	8	4	1.0	1	1
Wk 4	W 17-14@ Notre Dame	6	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 37-17vs Maryland	7	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 41-7@ Purdue	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 20-12vs Penn State	6	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 24-10@ Wisconsin	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 35-16@ Rutgers	7	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 38-3vs Michigan State	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 37-3vs Minnesota	5	4	0.5	—	0
Wk 13	L 24-30@ Michigan	13	5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Bowl	L 3-14vs Missouri	8	5	0.0	—	0
Total		83	41	1.5	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology