Watch: Duke CB Chandler Rivers | 2025 Players To Watch

Duke cornerback Chandler Rivers put together a sensational campaign in 2024 that saw him named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press and a first-team All-ACC recipient. Rivers started all 13 games for Duke and finished with 54.0 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and picked off 3 passes. His advanced metrics tied for the highest Pro Football Focus grade among Power Four cornerbacks (90.7). Rivers also had the second-highest coverage grade (89.8) among cornerbacks nationally. Head coach Manny Diaz uses Rivers' versatility to play him at cornerback, nickleback and blitz him at will which gives his squad a myriad of ways to be able to attack offenses. Diaz, defensive lineman Wesley Williams, ACC Digital Network's Wes Bryant, quarterback Darian Mensah and Rivers describe what makes this Blue Devils one of the ACC's elite players to watch in 2025.