2015 Football Roster
Chauncey Lanier
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Davie, Fla.
- HS:
- Nova HS
- Prev School:
- Nova HS
Career
Has played in 33 games, making eight starts ... Has 44 total tackles (32 solo/12 assists) ... Has 10 multi-tackle games ... Also has five pass break-ups, two TFL, one sack and one forced fumble ... Began career seeing time mostly on special teams before moving to a starting cornerback position in 2015.
2015 (Junior)
Played in all 13 games in the secondary ... Made all nine starts at defensive back ... Team’s eighth-leading tackler with 43 total stops (32 solo/11 assists) ... His 32 unassisted tackles ranked in the squad’s top-10 ... Posted 10 multi-tackle games ... Tied for second on the team with five pass break-ups ... Also had two TFL (7 yards), one sack (1 yard) and one forced fumble ... Received first collegiate start at defensive back in a road win at Kansas ... Had a career-best five solo hits vs. the Jayhawks ... The following week in a road victory at Bowling Green, registered four solo stops and a career-high three pass break-ups ... First pass break-up was in the third quarter with Bowling Green holding a 27-20 lead and driving deep into Memphis territory ... On a 2nd-and-10 play from the Tigers 23, broke up a pass to force a third down ... The Falcons QB was sacked on the third down, and Bowling Green’s FG attempt on fourth down missed ... Memphis scored on the ensuing possession to tie the game at 27-all ... Next pass break-up was early in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 41-all ... Broke up a pass attempt on a 2nd-and-10 deep in Falcons territory, and two plays later, Bowling Green was forced to punt ... On the following possession, Memphis kicked a FG to take a 44-41 lead ... His third pass break-up came on Bowling Green’s next drive, forcing the Falcons into a 3-and-out ... Had multi-tackle performances in wins over Cincinnati (3-0-3), USF (2-1-3) and Tulsa (2-0-2) ... Recorded first collegiate TFL and sack in a home win over Tulane ... The TFL/sack was part of a five-tackle game (4-1) ... Had three tackles (2-1) and one pass break-up in a road setback at Houston ... Posted career highs for total tackles (7) and assisted tackles (5) vs. Temple ... Registered his first collegiate forced fumble in the regular-season home finale vs. SMU ... Also had four total tackles (3-1), including a TFL, in the win over the Mustangs ... The TFL yardage (6 yards) was a career high ... Posted five total stops (3-2) vs. Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl.
2014 (Sophomore)
Played in 12 games on special teams ... Had one assisted tackle ... Recorded first collegiate tackle in the season-opening win over Austin Peay ... Member of the Tigers team that won 10 games (10-3 record) and earned a shared of the American Athletic Conference regular-season championship ... Team posted the program’s first 10-win campaign since 1938 and won the first conference championship since 1971 … Squad also won the Miami Beach Bowl, a thrilling 55-48 double-overtime victory over BYU.
2013 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in eight games ... Game action came primarily on special teams.
2012 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Prepped for head coach William Hobbs at Nova High School in Davie, Fla. ... The Titans competed in the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 7A classification ... As a senior in 2011, posted 30 total tackles, 25 pass break-ups and one forced fumble at defensive back ... A 2011 Titans team captain ... Helped the Titans to a 40-0 shutout victory over Coral Springs Charter his senior season ... Competed for the South Team in the 2011 Broward County Athletic Association (BCAA) All-Star Game ... Also participated in the 2011 Miami Dolphins/Under Armour Dade vs. Broward All-Star Game ... Named to the 2011 Sun Sentinel’s Top-50 Broward County Players To Watch (No. 37) ... Also competed at guard for the Titans basketball team.
Personal
Born in Miami, Fla. … Birthday is September 17 ... Son of Ross and Ramona Lanier ... A sport and leisure management major.
