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2007: Appeared in all 11 games for the Rams, making 10 starts, missing a start in WSSU's loss at Coastal Carolina on Sept. 8...Started the Rams' final nine games of the season...Placed 14th on the WSSU roster with 30 total tackles...Recorded 23 solo tackles and seven tackle assists...Recorded one tackle for loss...Intercepted one pass which he returned for 44 yards...Broke up seven passes on the season...Recorded a tackle or tackle assist in all but two of WSSU's games...Turned in a season-high eight total tackles in WSSU's loss to Delaware State on Nov. 2 including a season-high six solo tackles...Recorded his lone interception in the Rams' win at Morgan State on Sept. 15.
2006: Appeared in nine games with just one start...Recorded 27 total tackles (17 solo)...Added an assisted tackle for a loss (-5 yards)...Finished second on the team in interceptions with a pair, which he returned for five yards...He also added three pass break-ups and recovered a fumble...Had a career-high seven tackles against Coastal Carolina...Had interceptions against Howard and Norfolk State.
2005: Spent the 2005 season as a redshirt...Did not dress for, nor appear, in any of the Rams' games...Spent the season as a member of the practice squad.
Personal: Chandler rejoins the Rams football program for his third season in 2008 after successful 2006 and 2007 seasons...Spent the 2005 season as a redshirt...A native of Kingstree, S.C., he is a 2005 graduate of Kingstree High School where he was a four-year letterman on the Jaguars' football team...Was a member of Kingstree High School's football, basketball and track and field teams...An All-State selection in both football and basketball at Kingstree H.S., Chandler is expected to again make an impact in the Rams' secondary in 2008...The son of Samuel, Sr., and Rutheen Chandler...An accounting major...Born in Kingstree, S.C. on Aug. 29, 1987...Nicknamed "Alex."
Chandler's Statistics: Year G/GS UT AT Total TFL Int. PBU FF/FR 2007 11/10 23 7 30 1/3 1 7 0/0 2006 9/1 17 10 27 0.5/5 2 3 1/1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20/11 40 17 57 1.5/8 3 10 1/1
