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Noah Chambers

LB · Virginia Tech · Fr. · #16

Returning to Virginia Tech for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Noah Chambers

LB · Virginia Tech · Fr · #16

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#842 national
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 23–21

at NC State

6 TOT  ·  3 SOLO  ·  1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Virginia Tech

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Virginia Tech

Returning around him

  • 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #30

DNA match

Player DNA

Coverage 'Backer

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Martell Hughes’s 2025 season.

Arizona State · 2025

#2

Nick Rattin

Northern Illinois · 2022

82%
#3

Frank Cusano

Wake Forest · 2025

82%
#4

Dickson Agu

Tulane · 2025

75%
#5

Maverick Baranowski

Minnesota · 2023

73%

Matches Martell on

Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Hurry rate

Differs from Martell on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Marshall's freshman season at Bowling Green (2025).

Bowling Green · 2025

#2

Sullivan Schlimgen

Washington State · 2025

78%
#3

Hudson Ball

Tulsa · 2025

78%
#4

Derrell Farrar

App State · 2023

78%
#5

Caleb Dozier

South Alabama · 2025

76%

Matches Caden on

Weight
Tackle volume
TFL rate

Differs from Caden on

Hurry rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #11186

Final rank
#11691
Avg #11558.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #11186 this season.