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Owen Chambliss

Owen Chambliss Season 2026

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PositionLB
Weight240 lbs
Height6-3
YearSenior
HometownCorona, Calif.
Owen Chambliss
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Honors & Awards
» First-Team All-Mountain West (2025 at San Diego State)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2026)

2026
Owen Chambliss missed the season opener due to injury but has returned to start each of the last seven games. He leads Nebraska with 53 tackles and has added 4.0 tackles for loss, a half sack and an interception.

Chambliss made four tackles against Bowling Green. Chambliss totaled six tackles and a half sack against North Dakota. He led Nebraska with eight tackles at Michigan State and added his second career interception, which set up a Husker field goal. Chambliss tied for the team lead with eight tackles against Maryland. He recorded five tackles with a three-yard TFL against No. 7 Indiana.

At Oregon, Chambliss had a career-high 15 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs. He was the first Husker to have 15 tackles in a game since 2022. Chambliss led Nebraska with seven tackles against Washington with a half tackle for loss.

Before Nebraska (Centennial HS/Utah/San Diego State)
Chambliss spent one season at Utah (2023) and two seasons at San Diego State (2024-25) before transferring to Nebraska. In his time at Utah and San Diego State, Chambliss played in 24 games with 20 starts, totaling 142 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks with five pass breakups, one interception and one fumble recovery.

In 2025, Chambliss started all 13 games for a San Diego State defense that ranked seventh nationally in scoring defense and 12th in total defense. He led the Aztecs with 110 tackles and ranked third with 9.5 tackles for loss while adding 4.0 sacks. Chambliss was a first-team All-Mountain West selection in 2025, the only underclassman on the first-team defense. 
 
As a redshirt freshman in 2024, Chambliss started seven games – missing five games due to injury – and recorded 31 tackles with one pass breakup. He began his career at Utah, playing in four games while redshirting in 2023, when he recorded one tackle.
 
Prior to Utah, Chambliss starred for Centennial High School in California. As a senior, Chambliss made 43 tackles with 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, five interceptions, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. A three-star prospect, Chambliss was a first-team All-CIF selection in addition to earning first-team all-section honors and league MVP. He was also a member of Centennial’s 2021 CIF championship team.
 
Personal
Owen is the son of Garey Chambliss and Leida Rodriguez. Owen is a child, youth and family studies major who is on track to graduate in December of 2026.