2007
Earned second-team, All-SEC by the league's coaches...Played in all 13 games for MSU during his junior campaign, earning 12 starts at the middle linebacker position...Led the Bulldogs with 89 total tackles, including three and one-half for loss (minus 5 yards)...Tied for 15th in the SEC in tackles per game (6.8)...Was also credited with four pass deflections...Led or tied for the team lead in tackles in five games...He posted two double-digit tackle games on the season...Made a spring-time move from outside linebacker inside to the middle and opened his junior season at that spot.
2006
Opened his sophomore season at the top of the depth chart at weak-side linebacker...Played in all 12 games, starting 11 times at outside linebacker...Finished third on the club with 66 total tackles, including seven and one-half for loss (minus 27 yards), two and one-half of which were quarterback sacks (minus 17 yards)...Also credited with a forced fumble.
2005
Played in all 11 games during his true freshman season, earning three starting calls at weakside linebacker to close the campaign...Made 31 total tackles on the season...Saw immediate action in the linebacker rotation from the outset of his true freshman season, making 14 tackles over the season's first four weeks.
High School
Set his high school career record with 31 quarterback sacks...Made 65 tackles and 10 quarterback sacks in just six games played during his hurricane-reduced senior campaign at linebacker at West Centennial (FL) HS...Added eight pass receptions for 150 yards and three touchdowns at tight end during his final season at the prep level...Earned Class AAAA third-team, all-state honors following his senior year...Tallied 120 tackles with six sacks, a school-record 22 tackles for loss and five caused fumbles as a defensive end as a junior..Also returned one interception for a touchdown...Had three receiving touchdowns as a tight end on offense as a junior...Ranked #43 among all players in the Southeast on the Scout.com regional top 100, the seventh-best linebacker...Was first among all linebackers at TheInsiders/MSL Combine in Gainesville, FL, in the vertical jump (34.5 in) and the broad jump (10 ft., 5 in) prior to his senior season...Also ran a 4.56 in the 40-yard dash at that camp...Selected to play in the Florida-California High School All-Star game...Played basketball at the high school level as well...Other top scholarship offers: Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina State, Maryland, South Carolina, Iowa and West Virginia.
Personal
Born Jamar Antwon Chaney, 10-11-86, in Fort Pierce, FL...Son of Mr. Gary and Ms. Alice Chaney...Majoring in fitness management.
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