Chief Borders
Chief Borders
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Chief Borders has played for four head coaches across five seasons and four programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Hawai'i — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UNLV | 29 | 12 | 5.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 18 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–31
vs Idaho State
2 QB HUR · 2 TOT
Edged out Idaho State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UNLV
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UNLV
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #51 · 2026 recruiting class #63
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Demetrius Hardamon’s 2021 season.
Matches Demetrius on
Differs from Demetrius on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Jones's senior season at UCLA (2025).
Matches Anthony on
Differs from Anthony on