Sean Chester, Dartmouth LB: the 2026 season story
Sean Chester is a junior linebacker for Dartmouth (Ivy). He ranks 625th of 930 linebackers in Division I by the Player Index, which judges every linebacker on the measures that matter at the position, adjusted for the opponents he faced.
Scouting report
Why it matters. Knowing the one or two things a player does best, and where he is ordinary, says more than any single total. Sean Chester's strongest measure is passes defended per game at 0.27, 75th of 459 (the average is 0.13). His weakest is sacks per game at 0.00, 281st of 459 (the average is 0.13).
Season production
Why it matters. Totals reward staying healthy and getting the ball; per-game numbers show how much he really carries each week. His tackles per game, 2.0, ranks 460th among 459 ranked linebackers.
Against every linebacker
Why it matters. Splitting the measures into how much, how well and how many big plays shows what kind of linebacker he is. Among ranked linebackers he sits, on average, in the 1st percentile for volume and 47th for impact.
The season, game by game
Why it matters. A season average can hide a player who is great one week and absent the next; game by game shows how dependable he is. Over 8 games, Sean Chester's best came in week 9 against Harvard and his quietest in week 10 at Princeton.
Where he does his damage
Why it matters. Where and how a player makes his plays shows how his team uses him and what a defense has to take away.
National and conference
Why it matters. A national rank shows how a player stacks up beyond his own league, where the competition can be very different. Sean Chester is 271st of 471 FCS linebackers and 19th of 24 in the Ivy. Next up nationally is Eric Brantley Jr. of Mercer, 0.00 ahead on the index.
Linebackers like him
Why it matters. Comparing a player with his closest statistical matches puts his season in context beyond the rankings. His closest match this season is Derek McCrum of Pennsylvania.
