Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-7vs North Dakota | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#33
Owen Chambliss
Junior linebacker for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Corona, CA · Centennial / Utah / San Diego State
CFB Index 85 · #33 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred San Diego State → Nebraska 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.
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, vs North Dakota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2023.
- Transferred from San Diego State to Nebraska in 2026.
Owen Chambliss
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Owen Chambliss has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks against North Dakota — Week 3, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Utah3-star out of Corona Centennial
20247 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
202513 games
- All-Mountain Westfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Nebraska
Played his entire career under Matt Rhule.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Nebraska
2025San Diego State
2026Nebraska
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 90 | 59 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 32 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 133 | 80 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 34–7
vs North Dakota
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against North Dakota.
With A. Colandrea — 195 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.6 · 19 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · J. Rule — 119 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +6 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss, +0.5 sacks.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Utah8-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
2024San Diego State3-9HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026Nebraska3-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (8th 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 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
42.7%
90 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
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 Keaton Thomas’s 2025 season.
67%match
All-Big 12
Matches Keaton on
TFL rate
Differs from Keaton on
Class year (lower)
PD rate (higher)
Sack rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Mergott's junior season at Duke (2025).
74%match
Matches Luke on
TFL rate
PD rate
Sack rate
Differs from Luke on
Solo tackle rate (higher)
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Owen Chambliss
The linebacker corps · Nebraska
- #33Owen Chambliss90 tackles · 2025
- #9Vincent Shavers Jr.61 tackles · 2025
- #24Dexter Foster52 tackles · 2025
- #45Dylan Rogers11 tackles · 2025
- #54Jacob Bower8 tackles · 2025
9 more on the roster · Nebraska team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology