Steele Chambers

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Steele Chambers
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Chambers with Ohio State in 2022
No. 51 – Detroit Lions
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2000-07-24) July 24, 2000 (age 23)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school: Blessed Trinity
(Roswell, Georgia)
College: Ohio State (2019–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards

Steele Chambers (born July 24, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Early life and high school career

Chambers attended Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia. He played linebacker and running back in high school, where he was a 4-star recruit. He committed to Ohio State University to play college football. [1]

College career

Chambers played running back his first two years at Ohio State in 2019 and 2020, before switching to linebacker prior to the 2021 season. [2] [3] As a running back he had 28 carries for 221 yards and one touchdown. In his first year as a linebacker, Chambers started four of 13 games and had 47 tackles, one sack and one interception. [4] He returned to Ohio State as a starter in 2022. [5] [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+3⁄4 in
(1.85 m)		226 lb
(103 kg)		30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.77 s1.68 s2.76 s4.23 s7.10 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		19 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [7] [8]

On April 27, Chambers signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent following the 2024 NFL draft. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ 4-star athlete Steele Chambers commits to Ohio State: Buckeyes football recruiting
  2. ↑ How Steele Chambers’ seamless transition to defense made him one of Ohio State football’s best linebackers
  3. ↑ Ohio State’s Steele Chambers Officially Moves From Running Back To Linebacker
  4. ↑ Steele Chambers’ late transition to linebacker last offseason transformed him into impact player for Ohio State in 2022
  5. ↑ Linebacker Steele Chambers' career day helps Ohio State football dominate Rutgers
  6. ↑ 'We have learned a lot.' Ohio State's Steele Chambers excited about new Buckeyes defense
  7. ↑ "Steele Chambers Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Steele Chambers College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Chambers signs with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent". The Lantern.
  10. ↑ Twentyman, Tim (May 10, 2024). "TWENTYMAN: A closer look at the Lions' undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.
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