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CHANDLER RIVERS, DUKE, Defensive BackPreseason All-America Second Team (Associated Press, Athlon Sports, CBS Sports, ESPN, Phil Steele, Sporting News, Sports Info Solutions & The Athletic)Preseason All-America Third Team (Pick Six Previews)Preseason All-ACC (ACC media, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews & Sports Info Solutions)Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch ListBronko Nagurski Trophy Watch ListChuck Bednarik Award Watch ListJim Thorpe Award Watch ListLott IMPACT Trophy Watch ListCandidate for the Allstate AFCA Good Works TeamPanini Senior Bowl Watch ListEast-West Shrine Bowl Watch List 2025: Returning All-America and First Team All-ACC cornerback ... received All-America accolades from four publications in 2024 ... an Associated Press, Athlon Sports, CBS Sports, ESPN, Phil Steele, Sporting News, Sports Info Solutions and The Athletic 2025 Preseason All-America Second Team selection ... named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Jim Thorpe Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy and Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch Lists ... named to the 2025 All-ACC Preseason Team as selected by credentialed media members at the ACC Football Kickoff ... tabbed by Pro Football Focus as the No. 5 returning cornerback and No. 33 player nationally heading into 2025 ... earned a place on the 2025 CBSSports.com top-150 players list (No. 135) ... ranked No. 22 on the 2025 Pro Football and Sports Network top-100 players list ... the No. 7 defensive back, and No. 32 player, nationally entering the fall, according to ESPN.com ... candidate for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes college football players who are making a difference in their communities ... in 39 career games (32 starts), has registered 164 tackles, 12.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, five INTs, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery, 21 PBUs, six QB pressures and one blocked kick … posted 32 games with 3+ tackles and five contests with 7+ tackles with a career-high 11 against Clemson in 2023 … has posted one INT in contests with UCF (2022), Florida State (2023), Florida State (2024), SMU (2024) and Miami (2024) … returned an INT 13 yards for a TD against the Seminoles in 2023 and 36 yards for a TD in 2024 … carded a career-best 2.0 TFL versus Troy in the 2023 Birmingham Bowl, Northwestern in 2024 and Virginia Tech in 2024 ... carded first solo sack against the Hokies in 2024 ... caused one fumble each against Connecticut and Virginia Tech in 2024 ... owns five games with 2+ PBUs ... credited with a personal-best three PBUs against Troy in the 2023 Birmingham Bowl and versus North Carolina in 2024 … blocked one punt against Pittsburgh in 2022 ... named the 2023 Birmingham Bowl MVP … Freshman All-America pick by College Football News in 2022 ... member of the 2025 ACC Football Student-Athlete Advisory Group ... has played 2,557 career snaps.2024: All-America selection by four publications: The Athletic (Second Team), College Football Network (Second Team), the Associated Press (Third Team) and Phil Steele (Fourth Team) ... First Team All-ACC honoree ... Academic All-ACC selection ... recipient of the team’s defensive most valuable player award … started all 13 games ... compiled 54 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, three INTs, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery, eight PBUs and three QB pressures ... graded by Pro Football Focus (PFF) as having the second-highest defense grade (90.7) among cornerbacks nationally Welcome to the North Carolina Sports Network!Your home for all things sports in the Bold North State — from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, PGA TOUR, and NASCAR to the heart of ACC and college athletics.🎥 Stories. 🎙️ Podcasts. 📊 Analysis.Covering the legends, the rising stars, and everything in between.👇 Subscribe & follow:🌐 ncsportsnetwork.com🎧 Podcasts: Spotify, Apple & more📲 @TheNCSportsNet on all platforms#NCsports #BoldNorthState