2016 Football Roster
Roster
Kelan Chairs
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Harvey, LA
- High School/Previous School:
- St. Augustine HS
CAREER: Backup linebacker who will be in the rotation in 2016 โฆ Appeared in 19 games with eight total tackles.
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Saw time in 12 games, including eight straight to start the season โฆ Recorded three tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and one quarterback hurry โฆ Made a season-high two tackles vs. Troy (10/10) โฆ Tallied the first tackle for loss of his career in the second quarter against Troy for a loss of two yards โฆ Opened that game with a kickoff return of 15 yards to the MSU 35-yard line โฆ Recorded the first quarterback hurry of his career in the final minutes of the Belk Bowl vs. NC State (12/30) โฆ Also made one tackle in the season finale.
2014 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in seven games and recorded statistics in two of them โฆ Tallied five tackles on the season, three solo โฆ Recorded his first collegiate tackle, unassisted, on a passing play against Southern Miss (8/30) in the gameโs final drive to keep the shutout enact โฆ Set a career-high for tackles in a game with four vs. UT Martin (11/8), all of which came in the final drive of the game โฆ Two of his four tackles against UT Martin came on passing plays, while the other two came on rushing plays โฆ Did not collect any other statistics in the final three games he appeared in.
2013 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: A walk-on linebacker who joined the team late in the year โฆ Did not see any game action, participating on the scout team โฆ Earned a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:ย A Louisiana Sports Writers Association Honorable Mention Class 4A All-State selection as a senior ... Earned a spot on the All-District 10-4A team at linebacker following final campaign ... As a junior, team advanced to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs before losing to rival McDonough 35 ... Helped 2011 squad to the first 10-4A district title since 1993 ... An All-District 10-4A pick as a lineman during junior year ... Played first three years under head coach David Johnson, before he left to become an assistant coach at Tulane ... As a senior was under the guidance of head coach Cyril Crutchfield ... Also a member of the basketball team at St. Augustine, helping the Purple Knights go 25-10 during senior year ... Played basketball for head coach Clifford Barthe.
PERSONAL: Born Kelan DeโJon Chairs on March 11, 1995, in New Orleans, La. โฆ Parents are Kelan Sr. and Joy Chairs โฆ Has one sibling, Kaci โฆ Majoring in kinesiology.
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CHAIRSโ CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 4, vs. UT Martin (11-8-14)
