Steele Chambers
Chambers with the Memphis Showboats in 2025 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 24, 2000 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Georgia) |
| College | Ohio State (2019–2023) |
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Steele Chambers (born July 24, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Ohio State.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Chambers attended Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia. He played linebacker and running back in high school, where he was a 4-star recruit. He committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]Chambers played running back his first two years at Ohio State in 2019 and 2020, before switching to linebacker prior to the 2021 season.[2][3] As a running back he had 28 carries for 221 yards and one touchdown. In his first year as a linebacker, Chambers started four of 13 games and had 47 tackles, one sack and one interception.[4] He returned to Ohio State as a starter in 2022.[5][6]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
226 lb (103 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.77 s | 1.68 s | 2.76 s | 4.23 s | 7.10 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
19 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
[edit | edit source]On April 27, Chambers signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent following the 2024 NFL draft.[9][10] He was waived on June 10, 2024.[11]
New England Patriots
[edit | edit source]On June 11, 2024, Chambers was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.[12] He was released on August 26.[13]
Memphis Showboats
[edit | edit source]On February 17, 2025, Chambers signed with the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL).[14]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 4-star athlete Steele Chambers commits to Ohio State: Buckeyes football recruiting
- ^ How Steele Chambers’ seamless transition to defense made him one of Ohio State football’s best linebackers
- ^ Ohio State’s Steele Chambers Officially Moves From Running Back To Linebacker
- ^ Steele Chambers’ late transition to linebacker last offseason transformed him into impact player for Ohio State in 2022
- ^ Linebacker Steele Chambers' career day helps Ohio State football dominate Rutgers
- ^ 'We have learned a lot.' Ohio State's Steele Chambers excited about new Buckeyes defense
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2000 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Fulton County, Georgia
- American football linebackers
- American football running backs
- Ohio State Buckeyes football players
- Detroit Lions players
- New England Patriots players
- Memphis Showboats (2022) players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker stubs