Alfred Chea
Alfred Chea
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Alfred Chea has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against Northern Illinois, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 59 | 35 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UConn | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UConn | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 42 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 34–29
vs New Hampshire
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out New Hampshire at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Ball State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #115 · 2026 recruiting class #113
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamal Morris’s 2023 season.
Matches Jamal on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dean Clark's graduate season at Fresno State (2024).
Matches Dean on