Chance Graves

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
184
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Culpeper, Va.
High School:
Eastern View
Prev School:
Richmond
Major:
Child Life

Graduate student in the classroom ... Transfer from Richmond University who has one year of eligibility remaining … Three-year letterman for the Spiders (2021, 2023-24) … Appeared in 35 games making seven starts (all in 2024) … Tallied 52 tackles (42 solo) … Registered 2.0 TFLs (-9 yards) which includes a half sack (-7 yards) … Credited with seven pass breakups and three fumble recoveries … Helped Richmond to consecutive CAA titles (2023-24).

2024 (Richmond): Played in 11 games making seven starts (all to end the season) earning third varsity letter … Logged 39 tackles (33 solo) which included 2.0 TFLs (-9 yards) and a half sack (-7 yards) … Recovered two fumbles (N.C. A&T, Hampton) and credited with six pass breakups … Tallied a career-best nine tackles (7 solo) against N.C. A&T … Booked at least one stop in nine of 11 contests (multiple on nine occasions) … Recorded a TFL against Campbell (-1 yard) … Also had half TFLs against N.C. A&T (-1 yard), William & Mary (-7 yards/sack) … Credited with pass breakups against Delaware, Bryant, Towson (2), Campbell and Will & Mary … Tallied five or more tackles in a game four times (N.C. A&T/9, Towson/7, Hampton/5, William & Mary/5).

2023 (Richmond): Appeared in 11 games collecting his second varsity letter … Recorded eight tackles (six solo) with one fumble recovery and a pass breakup … Tallied at least one tackle in three of 11 contests (multiple twice) … Booked season-high four tackles (all solo) in season opener against Morgan State … Added three tackles (two solo) against Michigan State … Last stop of the campaign came against Elon (assisted) … Recovered fumble and credited with lone pass breakup against Albany.

2022 (Richmond): Played in three games during second year with the program …. Credited with one tackle (assisted) against Virginia … Other games played were against Lehigh and Sacramento State.

2021 (Richmond): Played in 10 games earning first varsity letter … Booked four tackles (three solo) … Credited with hits against Lehigh, Virginia Tech, James Madison and Towson.

2021 (Richmond/spring): Did not see any game action during redshirt season.

High School: Played at Eastern View … Named VHSL Class 4 Second-Team All-State as an all-purpose player following junior season.

Personal: Graduate in the fall of 2024 with BA iin rhetoric and communication studies from Richmond ... Currently pursuing a second degree in child life.