Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Denzel Chavis
Junior cornerback on Temple's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Union City, NJ · Union City
Returning to Temple for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1836 nationally · Signed with Temple
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Temple's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2024.
Denzel Chavis
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. This is his second year in the same secondary at Temple. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Penn State, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Temple3-star out of Union City
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under K.C. Keeler — 6-8 over that span.
2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Temple1-1HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Temple
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Temple
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (23 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #68
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chasen Johnson’s 2024 season.
89%match
Matches Chasen on
PD rate
Weight
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cam Robinson's freshman season at Navy (2025).
99%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 2
Matches Cam on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Denzel Chavis
Background
2026 (Redshirt Sophomore, Temple): Will compete at the cornerback position. 2025 (Redshirt Freshman, Temple): Appeared in every game during the season ... has saw a significant number of snaps at cornerback behind starters Ben Osueke and Jaylen Castleberry ... named special teams player of the ga...
The secondary · Temple
- #29Avery Powell54 tackles · 2025
- #16Pooh Lawton23 tackles · 2025
- #24Saboor Karriem21 tackles · 2025
- #13Denzel Chavis10 tackles · 2025
- #23Zyil Powell9 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Temple team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology