Don Chapman: DB · North Carolina · #2.
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Don Chapman
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Five seasons in the North Carolina secondary to date. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Clemson — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 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.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Carolina | 64 | 43 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 30 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 28 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 48 | 40 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 30 | 22 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 200 | 140 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 10 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs South Carolina | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 40-34vs App State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-13vs Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-24@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-7vs Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-31vs No. 25 Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-31vs Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 42-46@ Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-7vs Campbell | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 47-45vs Duke | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-31@ Clemson | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 20-39@ NC State | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-30vs West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 43 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
Week 2 · 2023
W 40-34
vs App State
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
Edged out App State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL64 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Mack Brown — 38-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mack Brown
Pass share
48.5%
460 pass / 489 run
Plays / game
73.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
503 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
64 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #126 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at North Carolina, 200 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mack Brown.
