2021 Football Roster
Chalmers, Jayden
Jersey Number 14
Jayden Chalmers
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 159
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sanford
- High School:
- Lee County
- Prev School:
- Fork Union Military
- Major:
- Sport Studies
Bio
Verbally committed to East Carolina on Dec. 9, 2020 ... Officially enrolled early at ECU (January, 2021) and is expected to participate with the Pirates in spring drills … Originally signed with North Carolina on Dec. 18, 2019.
Prep School: Listed on Fork Union Military's post-graduate roster as a cornerback and wide receiver in 2020 ... Blue Devils compiled a 5-1 record during the fall, opening the campaign with a 28-21 loss to Jireh Prep before rolling off five wins in a row to close season (Steel City Prep/20-19, Myrtle Beach Prep/32-0 & 46-8, Georgia Prep/26-6, Ahop Christian Academy/34-9).
High School: Booked a combined 63 stops, a tackle for lost yardage, six interceptions, 35 pass breakups and a pair of fumble recoveries during his last two prep campaigns for coach Steve Burdeau at Lee County ... Earned second-team all-state honors by MaxPreps.com as a senior after helping lead the Yellow Jackets to a 15-1 record and a spot in the state title game ... Tallied 41 tackles, four picks, 20 pass breakups and a fumble recovery on defense, while making 23 receptions for 445 yards and nine touchdowns offensively as a senior in 2019 ... Played key role for a LCHS program that rolled to an 11-1 mark, captured a conference championship and made a state playoff appearance as a junior ... Collected 22 stops, two interceptions, 15 batted passes and a fumble scoop in 2018 ... Also caught eight passes for 133 yards and two scores, while averaging 29.3 yards per kickoff return during junior year ... A three-star prospect who was rated as the No. 56 player in North Carolina according to 247Sports Composite ... Was also tabbed as the state's No. 40 overall player per ESPN.com ... Earned additional varsity letters as a track & field standout ... Also recruited by Air Force, Appalachian State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Liberty and Tulane as a prep prospect.
Personal: Son of Jerry and Trista Chalmers ... A sport studies major
Prep School: Listed on Fork Union Military's post-graduate roster as a cornerback and wide receiver in 2020 ... Blue Devils compiled a 5-1 record during the fall, opening the campaign with a 28-21 loss to Jireh Prep before rolling off five wins in a row to close season (Steel City Prep/20-19, Myrtle Beach Prep/32-0 & 46-8, Georgia Prep/26-6, Ahop Christian Academy/34-9).
High School: Booked a combined 63 stops, a tackle for lost yardage, six interceptions, 35 pass breakups and a pair of fumble recoveries during his last two prep campaigns for coach Steve Burdeau at Lee County ... Earned second-team all-state honors by MaxPreps.com as a senior after helping lead the Yellow Jackets to a 15-1 record and a spot in the state title game ... Tallied 41 tackles, four picks, 20 pass breakups and a fumble recovery on defense, while making 23 receptions for 445 yards and nine touchdowns offensively as a senior in 2019 ... Played key role for a LCHS program that rolled to an 11-1 mark, captured a conference championship and made a state playoff appearance as a junior ... Collected 22 stops, two interceptions, 15 batted passes and a fumble scoop in 2018 ... Also caught eight passes for 133 yards and two scores, while averaging 29.3 yards per kickoff return during junior year ... A three-star prospect who was rated as the No. 56 player in North Carolina according to 247Sports Composite ... Was also tabbed as the state's No. 40 overall player per ESPN.com ... Earned additional varsity letters as a track & field standout ... Also recruited by Air Force, Appalachian State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Liberty and Tulane as a prep prospect.
Personal: Son of Jerry and Trista Chalmers ... A sport studies major
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