Duston Chavis brings stout UT Martin depth with proven backfield disruption
In the 2025 season, Duston Chavis played in all 12 games for UT Martin and logged 18 total tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and a half-sack, a solid foundation for a redshirt junior interior defender[1][3]. At 6-3 and 260 pounds, he gives the Skyhawks a compact, physical DL body with proven production from his Bethel days, where he won Mid-South Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year and flashed real disruptive juice with 3.5 TFLs and 3 sacks[1][8]. He looks like a dependable rotational piece: active, tough, and experienced, though not yet a headline-grabbing pass-rush monster[1][3].
