An in depth and complete scouting report and draft prospect profile of Ohio State Linebacker Steele Chambers for the NFL Draft.

Prospect: Steele Chambers

School: Ohio State

Age: ?

Steele Chambers Measurables:

• Height: 6’1” (NFL Combine)
• Weight: 226 (NFL Combine)

• Vertical Jump: 33.5” (NFL Combine)- T-7/17
• Broad Jump: 9’4” (NFL Combine)- 9/17
• 3 Cone Drill: 7.13 (NFL Combine)- T-1/3
• 20 Yard Shuttle: 4.23 (NFL Combine)- 1/5
• Other Notes:
  • 6 lbs lighter at Combine than listed on ESPN
  • Chambers not running is a big disappointment, we had high hopes for him.
  • With the exception of the slip, Chambers looked as good in his first drill rep as we would’ve thought
  • Chambers explosiveness in the jumps were a little underwhelming, but his times in the agility drills aren’t surprising in the slightest

Tape Watched: 2022: Michigan; 2023: Notre Dame x2, Penn State, Maryland

Prospect Grade: 56% with upside

Projected Draft Day: Rounds 4-5

Player Comparison: Terrel Bernard

Steele Chambers Player Summary:

The  Positives

• Looks fast on tape
• Very twitchy 
• Very fluid mover, loose/smooth hips
• Good in space
• Pretty good coverage skills
• Raw
• Plays aggressively, especially down hill and in the box
• Good awareness of leaking backs and tight ends
• Playing off blocks much better in Maryland film

The Negatives

• Struggles to shed blocks
  • Linemen more or less have their way with Steele in the run game once they get hands on
• Tackling is okay, can be spotty at times
  • Tackles high
• Run game vision and awareness needs work
  • Sometimes he misses the gap and runs into the back of his own lineman
  • Sometimes he runs himself into blocks
  • Sometimes he gives up his leverage by taking bad angles
• In 2023 tape, it looked like Chambers shared his reps, not an every down backer
• Dropped an easy pick in the Maryland game

Steele Chambers is raw, there’s no way around it. We will say though, we can tell by his film that he’s going to be a prospect teams fall in love with in Indy. The way he can move and his play speed are going to shine in the combine drills, and he will jump up draft boards. Buyer beware though, you have work to do. Chambers should be able to contribute as a 3rd down backer early, but needs time to develop his ability to play the box. We like the upside though. 

Updated 3/8/24:

• Combine numbers and rank added to measurable portion of profile
• Grade changed from “51%” to “56% with upside”
• Projection changed from “Day 3, Fringe 2 on upside” to “Rounds 4-5”
• Positives Added:
  • Good awareness of leaking backs and tight ends
  • Playing off blocks much better in Maryland film
• Negatives Added:
  • Dropped an easy pick in the Maryland game
• Other Notes:
  • Chambers looked a bit more disruptive in our rescout. Despite not being around the ball at the end of the play all the time, he is usually near the ball at some point most plays, close to making a play or disrupting flow.