Chandler Martin

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
230
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Lithonia, Ga.
High School:
Arabia Mountain HS
Prev School:
East Tennessee State

Honors

• 2024 Honorable Mention All-America (Phil Steele)
• 2024 First-Team All-AAC
• 2024 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl Defensive MVP
• 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watchlist
• 2024 Bednarik Award Watchlist
• 2024 Butkus Award Preseason Watchlist
• 2024 Fourth-Team Preseason All-America (Phil Steele)
• 2023 First-Team All-AAC
• 2023 First-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2022 Freshman All-America honoree
• 2021 SoCon Honor Roll

2024 (Redshirt Junior)

• Honorable Mention All-America (Phil Steele)
• Earned First-Team All-AAC linebacker honors
• Named to Butkus Award Preseason Watchlist, Bednarik Award Watchlist and Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watchlist
• Fourth-Team Preseason All-America and First-Team Preseason All-AAC by Phil Steele
• Member of the 11-2 Tigers who defeated West Virginia in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl
• Led the Tigers in tackles for the second year in a row, totaling 111 stops with 16 tackles for loss and seven sacks while ranking second in the country with four fumble recoveries
• Martin's 111 tackles ranked 29^th in FBS while his 16 tackles for loss ranked top 15 nationally
• Tied a Memphis bowl game record with a career-high 17 tackles in the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl win over West Virginia to mark his fifth game of the season with double-digit tackles

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• One of nine players to start all 13 games on the season
• Led the team with 95 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles
• Also added two interceptions, two pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery
• Ranked 17th in the NCAA in tackles for loss and 18th in solo tackles (5.1)
• Finished second in the AAC in tackles for loss and sixth in tackles
• In win over Iowa State in AutoZone Liberty Bowl, totaled eight tackles, five tackles for loss and one sack
• His five TFLs were a Liberty Bowl and Memphis bowl game record
• Had a season-high 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Tulane
• Totaled nine tackles, two tackles for loss and returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown at Charlotte
• Recorded nine tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack against Boise State
• Posted nine tackles, one tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry against South Florida
• Also had nine stops and one tackle for loss against Navy

2021-22 (at East Tennessee State)

• Played 14 games in two seasons at East Tennessee State
• Led team with 99 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 2022 in 10 games
• In 2021, totaled three tackles and one tackle for loss in four games

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Started varsity for three seasons at Arabia Mountain HS, playing both linebacker and running back
• Finished with 108 tackles in 2019. Including 15 tackles for loss
• Named 2019 All-State by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association
• Recorded 12 or more tackles in nine game during senior year, while also leading the team in rushes and rushing touchdowns
• Twice named All-Dekalb County First Team (2018 & 2019) and was the 5AAAAA Runner Up Defensive Player of the Year in 2019
• Twice tabbed to the Region 5AAAAA First Team (LB) in 2018 and 2019
• 2019 Nike Opening Atlanta Region Combine MVP with a score of 122.97
• Competed in the 2018 Rising Seniors Bowl, starting at linebacker
• Led his team to the 2017 Region 5AAAAA championship and played in the 2017 Offense/Defense Bowl
• Honor Roll student each of his four years in high school