Honors
- All-MVFC: 2024 (2nd team)
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2022, 2024
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2022, Fall 2024
2024
Second-team All-MVFC linebacker and team co-captain ... Led Bears in total tackles (88), including 41 solo stops and 7.0 tackles for loss … Finished 8th in the MVFC and 89th nationally in total tackles per game (7.3) ... Played in all 12 contests with 10 starts ... Earned Defensive Showtime award for home opener vs. Lindenwood (9/14/24) and at Northern Iowa (10/26/24) ... Presented with Defensive Grinder Award for wins over Youngstown State (9/28/24) and Indiana State (10/19/24) ... Posted season-high 13 tackles vs. Lindenwood (9/14) with 4 solos … Registered 9 stops in wins over SIU (11/2/24) and Indiana State with 5 solos and a TFL in each contest … Brought down 6 ball carriers vs. South Dakota State (11/23/24) ... 2024 Preseason All-MVFC selection ... Also named to Phil Steele MVFC third-team all-conference list ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll ... Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll status for Fall 2024 semester.
2023
Standout linebacker played in all 11 games with 9 starts in 2023 ... Brought down 54 ball carriers, which ranked 4th on the squad ... Had season-high 8 tackles in homecoming win over Murray State (10/21/23) with 5 solo tackles and a pass break-up ... Stopped 7 ball carriers vs. Illinois State (11/4/23) at home ... Logged season-high 6 solos in season-opener at Kansas (9/1/23) ... Also had 6 total stops in home win over Utah Tech (9/23/23) with a pair of solo tackles and a half TFL ... Recorded 4 solo tackles, 5 total stops and a TFL vs. No. 7 North Dakota State (10/7/23) at home ... Also brought down 5 ball carriers with 3 solos at eventual national-champion South Dakota State (11/18/23) in season finale.
2022
Played in all 11 games with 8 starts ... Finished 9th in MVFC in interceptions per game (0.2) ... Stood out in season opener at UCA (9/1/22) with 6 total stops, a sack and an interception in road win ... Also came up with an interception at No. 10 Arkansas (9/17/22) with 5 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Registered 6 total tackles with 2 solos and a pass break-up at UNI (10/22/22) ... Posted 5 tackles vs. No. 2 South Dakota St. (9/24/22) with 3 solos, a TFL and a pair of QB hurries ... Posted 3 solo tackles at North Dakota (10/1/22) and notched 3 total stops at South Dakota (11/5/22) ... Ended season with a pair of solo tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in win at Indiana State (11/19/22) ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll honors ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022 semester.
2021
Redshirted during the 2021 season in his second year with the Bears and did not play in any games.
2020-21
Appeared in all 10 games as a true freshman with one start ... Brought down 19 total ball carriers ... Had 4 total tackles in wins vs. South Dakota (3/13/21), Northern Iowa (3/20/21) and Youngstown State (4/10/21), with 3 solo stops in each game and a start vs. YSU ... Recorded his first career sack in win at No. 21 South Dakota ... Stopped 3 ball carriers with 2 solo tackles in debut game at Oklahoma (9/12/20).
High School
Was a four-year starter at Grace Prep Academy in Arlington, Texas … Brought down 65 ball carriers in 2019, including 43 solo stops, while scoring 11 touchdowns as a receiver … Coach David Reese’s Lions were 5-6 his senior year while he earned team MVP honors ... Earned first-team all-district honors at safety in 2018 and 2019 while earning all-district distinction at wide receiver three years and quarterback one year.
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Personal
Tahj Chambers was born 4/9/00 in New Orleans, La. … Son of Troy and Jill Chambers of Arlington, Texas … Has three brothers, Troy Jr., Tyron and Trenton … Majoring in Communication Studies.
