Chris Chukwuneke: S · James Madison · #34.
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Chris Chukwuneke
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at James Madison: Curt Cignetti and Damian Wroblewski. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Marshall — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Madison | 36 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | James Madison | 35 | 16 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 71 | 32 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-3vs Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-35@ Virginia | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-14@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-23vs South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-13vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-9@ Marshall | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-14@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-6vs UConn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-26vs App State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-14@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%3 TFL36 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Curt Cignetti — 19-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Damian Wroblewski
Pass share
49.9%
429 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
66.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at James Madison, 71 tackles — the college career is complete.
