Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Chauncey Rivers was born June 12, 1997, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He is a defensive end in the NFL.

After his 2016 campaign at EMCC, Rivers was often considered to be among the top Junior College defensive ends in the country. This allowed him to get consideration once again from Division I colleges. After enrolling at Mississippi State University (MSU), Rivers received an academic redshirt for the 2017 season.

During his 2018 season, as a redshirt Junior, Rivers would play in all 13 games the team played, totaling 339 snaps. Rivers would make 24 tackles and miss just 1 tackle on the season. Despite not being a starter, Rivers finished fifth on the team in tackles for loss with 7 and had 2.5 sacks as well as 19 pressures.

Rivers was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft. He was elevated to the active roster on December 2 for the team's week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.