Andre Chachere | San Jose State, DB – 2018 NFL Draft

2017: Started in 11 of the 13 games he played… Personal single-season bests of 39 solo and 46 overall tackles… Season-high seven tackles in the San Diego State contest (11/7)… Only interception of the season came vs. Utah State (9/23).

2016: First-team All-Mountain West… Starter in 11 of the 12 games he played… Finished fourth nationally in passes defended at 1.5 per game… Team leader with four interceptions and 14 pass break-ups… Tied for 34th nationally with his four interceptions… Two interceptions vs. Portland State and one each vs. Nevada (10/15) and Air Force (11/19)… Interception vs. Air Force and one vs. Portland State turned into San Jose State touchdowns… 11th nationally in interception return yardage with 117… Career long return of 63 yards with one of his two Portland State interceptions… One of three players to share the team lead with two forced fumbles… 36 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss… Named the team’s Most Valuable Player.

2015: Played in 13 games and was a starter in 10 contests… Started the last eight games of the season… Led the team with eight pass breakups… Had at least one tackle in 11 games… Then career high six tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss in the Fresno State win (9/26)… Came up with interceptions in two of the team’s final three games – wins at Hawai’i (11/21) and in the AutoNation Cure Bowl vs. Georgia State (12/19).

2014: Played in 11 of 12 games… Saw the bulk of his playing time as a special teams defender… His one tackle for the season came in the North Dakota win (8/28).

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Mike Parsons) and basketball at Clovis West High in Fresno, Calif. … A two-time, first-team All-Tri-River Athletic Conference defensive back… Named his team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior.

MORE ON ANDRE: A communication studies major… Enjoys watching action and sports movies… The Lion King, Glory Road and Scarface are three of his favorites… Derrick Chachere, his dad, played seven seasons in the Arena Football League including five with the San José SaberCats… He is a native of Fresno, California.

Chachere arrived at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl with the label as one of the top Mountain West defensive backs in the conference. He left Los Angeles with NFL Scouts craving more of the 6-foot-1 and 197 pound Spartans star with an invitation to the NFL Combine. Superb length and ability to break on the football, Chachere can bait quarterbacks into mistakes. A junior team captain, he possesses leadership qualities and swagger to bring a positive pulse to the secondary and defense overall.

There is a sense to play that much harder up front when you know the corners have the knack for the big play that can change the game. Chachere stats would be much larger if offense chose to throw his way, but in true shutdown corner fashion they elected to shy away from the likes of No. 21 when passing the football. He still managed 46 tackles, that ranked him seventh overall on the San Jose State defense. Good straight-line speed and chase speed to close.

He displays nice suddenness out of his breaks and quick hips for his size. Physical enough and has great range. Chachere has a long tall frame and range which make him a hot commodity. Mentally tough and is not wowed by the big stage.