
- Name
- Steele Chambers
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- TB, OLB
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 215
- Birthday
- 7/24/2000
- Hometown
- Roswell, GA
- High School
- Blessed Trinity Catholic
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Major: Grad (2023), Finance (2021-22), Business (2020)
Weight: 232 (2022-23), 220 (2020-21), 215 (2019)
2023 Media Guide: Steele is a three-year Varsity O letterwinner … he graduated in the spring of 2023 with his degree in finance and is one of six current Buckeyes who have graduated … has two seasons of eligibility remaining if he so chooses, including a COVID-19 2020 additional year … has played in 37 games: four and seven games at running back in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and 26 at linebacker the past two seasons.
2022: 2022 season stats included 6.5 TFLs and a third career interception (vs. Rutgers after recording interceptions vs. Nebraska and Purdue in 2021) … Recovered a fumble and scored from the 1 to clinch the 43-30 win over Maryland … Established a career-high with 11 tackles (and eight solo stops) vs. Rutgers and also had 10 vs. Indiana, nine vs. Penn State, and eight vs. both Northwestern and vs. Georgia in the CFP semifinals at the Peach Bowl.
2021: Played in all 13 games, started four times and was second among Ohio State linebackers with 423 defensive snaps … fifth on the team with 47 tackles … also recorded 5.0 tackles-for-loss, one sack, an interception vs. Nebraska, two pass break-ups, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble … set career-high with seven tackles vs. Maryland … won honorable mention all-Big Ten.
2021 Media Guide: Steele is a junior academically and a sophomore in eligibility … he is a finance major and is a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and was also named Academic All-Big Ten last season … switched positions from running back to linebacker in fall 2021 … has played in 11 games for the Buckeyes the past two seasons, including seven of eight contests in 2020.
2019: Played in four games as a true freshman before redshirting … carried a career-high nine times for 56 yards vs. Rutgers … had a career-high 63 yards and a touchdown on eight carries vs. Miami (Ohio).
High School: Steele Chambers was rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and among the top 20 athletes nationwide … a three-year starter for head coach Tim McFarlin … ran for 244 yards and three TDs while also throwing a touchdown pass to help Blessed Trinity Catholic advance to the Georgia 4A state title game … in the title game, ran for 98 yards and added five tackles on defense as Blessed Trinity won its second straight championship … over 1,500 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior … Georgia’s Region 7AAAA Player of the Year in 2017 for the state champion Titans … exceptional athlete who stood out as both a linebacker and running back … All-Georgia honoree as an athlete from the Atlanta Journal Constitution … Georgia Athletic Coaches Association all-state selection as a linebacker … rushed for 1,486 yards (6.9 yards per carry) as a sophomore and 1,301 as a junior … scored the go-ahead touchdown in the 2017 state title game … on defense, totaled 70 tackles (37 solo), six tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.
Personal: Parents are Stacy and Eric Chambers.
Offensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD | Lng | 2 Pt Conv | Fum | Lost | FR | KR | KR Yds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 19 | 135 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | Ohio State | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
2022 | Ohio State | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 37 | 17 | 28 | 221 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Defensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD | KR | KR Yds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | Ohio State | 13 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
2022 | Ohio State | 13 | 13 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 6.5 | 34 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 37 | 17 | 125 | 73 | 52 | 11.5 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |