James Chenault Jr.
Utah Utes
91
Elite

James Chenault Jr.

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NBDefenseEliteTRANSFER · South Florida
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James Chenault Jr. is the projected starter at NB for Utah Utes.

James Chenault Jr. is the projected starting NB on a Contender Utah — 91 OVR.

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Jones, ranked #1,863 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 32 tackles, 2 INT, 4 PBU. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 86th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,863 NatlTeam Share6%Percentile86th
Orlando, FL
Jersey
#5
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
180 lbs
Transfer
South Florida

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
3224

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
0.8417
National Rank
#1863
High School
Jones
Hometown
Orlando, FL

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated defense; 86th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 86% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 19% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

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.

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Team Role

32 tkl · 4 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement67%

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