Isiah Chala
Sacramento State Hornets
44
Depth

Isiah Chala

Sacramento State HornetsRebuilding
DEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Fresno State
3rd String

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Isiah Chala is listed 3rd string at DE for Sacramento State Hornets.

Isiah Chala is listed DE #3 for Sacramento State at 44 OVR.

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Depth at DE · Sacramento State Hornets

  1. 14554Xavier WilliamsStarter
  2. 29050Austin Chambers
  3. 35244Isiah ChalaYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Archbishop Riordan, ranked #1,820 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 2 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 44 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,820 NatlTeam Share3%
San Francisco, CA
Jersey
#52
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
275 lbs
Transfer
Fresno State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8356
National Rank
#1820
High School
Archbishop Riordan
Hometown
San Francisco, CA

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 14th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.81 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 44.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 14% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 33% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 27LMASSTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-6

Sep 20LNDSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-10

Sep 13LFRESTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-3

Aug 29LEMUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-17

Isiah Chala's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement75%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.