Ohio State 2019-2023 LB - Steele Chambers ('22 Honorable Mention All-BIG)

🚫▪️A great addition for @ToteNation‼️ Congratulations to @steelechambers for getting your stripe off‼️#GoBucks #ToughLove pic.twitter.com/6uzy0DdOEK

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) August 15, 2019

 

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Steele Chambers following blueprint for future Buckeyes success https://t.co/I2t6U953L7

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) December 20, 2019

 

Looking at the freshman season that RB Steele Chambers had and what is ahead for him this spring and beyond. https://t.co/tjuw7kgF21 via @TonyGerdeman

— Tony Gerdeman (@TonyGerdeman) January 22, 2020

 

RB STEELE CHAMBERS
2019 in review: Chambers was on the field for 33 snaps, playing running back in three games against Cincinnati, Miami (Ohio) and Rutgers. He also played special teams in the blowout victory versus Nebraska. He had 19 carries for 135 yards and a touchdown.

A look toward 2020: As Eleven Warriors’ own Dan Hope wrote on Tuesday, Chambers has a chance to secure carries – or even start – if he has a strong offseason. Without J.K. Dobbins, the Buckeyes have a gigantic question at running back. Master Teague, Marcus Crowley, Demario McCall and Miyan Williams will be in the mix. But none of them are sure things. Chambers, the No. 231 overall prospect in 2019, has a chance to break through in the next seven months.

Long-term outlook: Much of Chambers’ long-term outlook will be determined by his role in 2020. As a June enrollee, he’s getting his first full offseason as a Buckeye. Should he take advantage of that and either start or split carries, his college career would take off at a rapid pace. If not, he wouldn’t have to fret. Ohio State isn’t exactly teeming with depth at running back, meaning Chambers wouldn’t have to wait long for his time.

 

With J.K. Dobbins gone and Marcus Crowley recovering from injuries, Steele Chambers could have a big opportunity to push for playing time at running back for Ohio State this spring. https://t.co/CDC1eTSHnS pic.twitter.com/xD2FU9wNXR

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) January 29, 2020

 

Ohio State redshirt freshman running back Steele Chambers brings 'whatever they need me to' https://t.co/tjEVTz8Kwz pic.twitter.com/I8kEA0WLex

— Buckeye Sports Bulletin (@Buckeye_Sports) March 6, 2020

 

How Steele Chambers can provide depth for Buckeyes https://t.co/zhfamsDWSx

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) March 30, 2020

 

STEELE CHAMBERS (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
With Teague getting hurt the first practice of March, Crowley already on the mend, Williams not yet enrolled and Sermon not yet in the plans, Chambers expected to get a host of carries in the spring. Instead, the coronavirus pandemic sent everybody home prematurely.

Still, as the one returner without injury concerns, Chambers is an under-the-radar pick to ascend up the depth chart in the preseason. Once recruited by Clemson as a linebacker, he's a bit of a different type of athlete than those in the running back room with him. In his redshirt season, the Georgia native played 33 offensive snaps, rushing 19 times for 135 yards and a touchdown.

Chambers, provided he stays healthy, should get a chance to have a significant uptick in touches in 2020, potentially setting himself up well for the following year, too.

Ohio State's backup quarterback and running back competitions this fall will play a potentially significant role in who has the edge to start at each position in 2021. https://t.co/PzdiZ5SMX3

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) May 16, 2020

 

RB: STEELE CHAMBERS
Chambers isn’t as under-the-radar as he would have been before Master Teague got injured this spring, as that put the spotlight on him as Ohio State’s only healthy scholarship running back at the time. But Chambers lost his chance to really take advantage of that opportunity when the Buckeyes’ final 12 spring practices were canceled, and the spotlight quickly shifted to Trey Sermon when Sermon announced his transfer to Ohio State from Oklahoma.

Sermon will likely sit atop the Buckeyes’ running back depth chart when they return to the practice field, and Teague and Marcus Crowley could potentially be ahead of Chambers in the running back pecking order too if they have recovered from their injuries. But Sermon has never practiced in an Ohio State uniform, and Teague (Achilles) and Crowley (ACL) are both coming back from serious injuries. Chambers still has a very real chance to earn a substantial role in Ohio State’s running back rotation this season, and if he can do that, he could be a key contributor in the Buckeyes’ offense for years to come.

Fifth-year senior Demario McCall is also a sleeper candidate to make an impact at running back this year, potentially in a situational capacity as a passing-down back, but he began the spring practicing at slot receiver.

Potentially overlooked players at every position who could make an impact for Ohio State in 2020: https://t.co/HhxJ3u2t7m

— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) May 25, 2020

 

Pair of Ohio State tailbacks preparing for second-year leap https://t.co/DUGSzSQAES

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) June 9, 2020

 

A Buckeye Take from @nwbaird on Steele Chambers https://t.co/qoFLA2dbkV

— Doug Lesmerises (@DougLesmerises) June 17, 2020

 

Alford said Steele Chambers is developing in his maturity in the offense and the redshirt freshman running back has “grown up a lot."

— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) October 6, 2020

 

Ryan Day:

• Says Steele Chambers "ran with good pad level." He continues: "I thought he flashed a little bit."

 

Sure, why not? Fake punt to Steele Chambers goes for big yardage and Ohio State keeps the drive moving pic.twitter.com/wPJXSmHerw

— Buckeye Sports Bulletin (@Buckeye_Sports) November 8, 2020