#8

Chris Steele

CB · USC · So. · #8

USC 2021 alumnus
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Chris Steele

CB · USC · So · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
USC
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021USC33192.01.032--
Career33192.01.032--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2021

W 41–34

vs Arizona

5 SOLO  ·  5 TOT

Edged out Arizona at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Cover Corner

Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to DJ James’s 2021 season.

DJ James

73%match

Oregon · 2021

#2

Kenneth Major

Middle Tennessee · 2020

73%
#3

Martin Emerson

Mississippi State · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 4
60%
#4
59%
#5

Ahmad Gardner

Cincinnati · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 4
54%

Matches DJ on

Class year
PD rate

Differs from DJ on

Weight (higher)
Tackle volume (lower)
Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Todd's sophomore season at Kansas (2025).

Jalen Todd

92%match

Kansas · 2025

#2

DJ James

Oregon · 2021

84%
#3

Jones Thomas

Wyoming · 2025

84%
#4

Keydrain Calligan

UL Monroe · 2022

84%
#5

Vicari Swain

South Carolina · 2024

83%

Matches Jalen on

Class year
Height
PD rate