Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Fabo Chaney
Sophomore defensive back on Georgia Southern's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 180 lb · Thomaston, GA · Upson-Lee
CFB Index 26 · #471 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Georgia Southern for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1436 nationally · Signed with Georgia Southern
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Georgia Southern's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Southern in 2025.
Fabo Chaney
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Georgia Southern secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Charleston Southern — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Georgia Southern3-star out of Upson-Lee
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia Southern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clay Helton — 8-7 over that span.
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Georgia Southern1-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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: 1.0 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
Clay Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
26 · #471 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #471 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #27 of 30 Sun Belt DBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 27 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40 AVG · 42 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Southern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Georgia Southern
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (17 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Southern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #89
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Preston EstoEsta’s 2025 season.
80%match
Matches Preston on
Class year
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Preston on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Preston EstoEsta's freshman season at Bowling Green (2025).
93%match
Matches Preston on
Class year
TFL rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Fabo Chaney
Background
2025-26: Played in 11 games, starting four … Saw action on 352 plays (276 defense, 76 special teams) … Tallied 27 tackles, including 1.0 for loss, and a pass breakup, a quarterback hurry, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the season … Played seven snaps on special teams at Fresno State … H...
The secondary · Georgia Southern
- #12Tracy Hill Jr.41 tackles · 2025
- #19Fabo Chaney27 tackles · 2025
- #29Devin Collier24 tackles · 2025
- #20Jaquari Brown16 tackles · 2025
- #31Chance Gamble16 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Georgia Southern team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology