Chauncey Rivers
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-12) June 12, 1997
Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:Stephenson High School
(DeKalb County, Georgia)
College:Georgia (2015)
East Mississippi(2016)
Mississippi State (2017–2019)
Position:Outside linebacker
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-Team All-SEC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Total tackles:2
Sacks:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Chauncey Rivers (born June 12, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent.[1] Rivers was undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.

College career

University of Georgia

As a Freshman in 2015, Rivers played in 4 games totaling 4 tackles on the season. After being arrested on marijuana charges for the third time in seven months, Rivers was dismissed from the team.[1][2][3]

East Mississippi Community College

Rivers decided to transfer to East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) where he would play for Head Coach Buddy Stephens and was featured on the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U. After playing in 12 games for the Lions, Rivers totaled 25 solo tackles and 20 assists for a total of 45, along with 8 total sacks for a loss of 44 yards.[1][4]

Mississippi State University

After his 2016 campaign at EMCC, Rivers was often considered to be among the top Junior College defensive ends in the country. This allowed him to get consideration once again from Division I colleges. After enrolling at Mississippi State University (MSU), Rivers received an academic redshirt for the 2017 season.[1][5]

During his 2018 season, as a redshirt Junior, Rivers would play in all 13 games the team played, totalling 339 snaps. Rivers would make 24 tackles and miss just 1 tackle on the season. Despite not being a starter, Rivers finished fifth on the team in tackles for loss with 7 and had 2.5 sacks as well as 19 pressures.[1]

College statistics

College football statistics
College Year Class Position GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
SoloAstTotalLossSackIntYardsAvgTDPDFRYardsTDFF
2015FreshmanDE 23141.00.0000.0000000
2017JuniorDE Redshirt Redshirted
2018Redshirt JuniorDE 12816247.53.0000.0000000
Source: NFL.com

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 262 lb
(119 kg)		 32+7⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.97 s1.80 s2.93 s4.70 s7.33 s30.5 in
(0.77 m)		8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)		20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6][7]

Baltimore Ravens

Rivers was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft.[8] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[9][10] He was elevated to the active roster on December 2 for the team's week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[11] On January 18, 2021, Rivers signed a reserve/futures contract with the Ravens.[12] He was waived on August 4, 2021.

Green Bay Packers

On August 5, 2021, Rivers was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[13]

In August, Rivers made the Packers' initial 53-man roster.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on October 7, 2021, with a torn ACL.[15]

Houston Roughnecks

On November 17, 2022, Rivers was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL.[16] The Roughnecks brand was transferred to the Houston Gamblers when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[17]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2020BAL 100000000000000
2021GB 402200000000000
Total502200000000000
Source: NFL.com

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "MSU No. 5 Chauncey Rivers". hailstate.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Emerson, Seth. "Georgia dismisses Rivers after third marijuana arrest". dawgnation.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Georgia dismisses Chauncey Rivers after marijuana arrest". USA Today. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ "EMCC No. 90 Chauncey Rivers". emccathletics.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ Portnoy, Ben (August 7, 2019). "From 'Last Chance U' to one last chance: Rivers prepping for breakout year". cdispatch.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Chauncey Rivers Combine Profile". National Football League. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Chauncey Rivers College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Rumor Mill: Ravens Landing Undrafted Rookies". Baltimore Ravens. April 26, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ Mink, Ryan (September 5, 2020). "Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster Is Set". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  10. ↑ Brown, Clifton. "Ravens Announce 16-Man Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ Valente, Tom (December 2, 2020). "Press Release: Ravens Roster Moves". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  12. ↑ Mink, Ryan (January 18, 2021). "Ravens Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Future Deals, Waive Four Veterans". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  13. ↑ "Packers claim LB Chauncey Rivers". packers.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Packers sign LB Jaylon Smith". Packers.com. October 7, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". espn.com. January 1, 2024.
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