University of South Alabama Athletics

As A Fourth-Year Junior (2021): Played in every game, making nine stops highlighted by 1½ behind the line of scrimmage ... Also was credited with one quarterback hurry ... Recorded a career-high three tackles — including one for a loss of three yards — at Texas State ... Posted a pair of stops at Tennessee ... Had an assisted tackle behind the line in win at Bowling Green ... Added assists in defeat of Arkansas State and at Sun Belt Conference East Division champion Appalachian State also.

As A Junior (2020 Covid season): Saw action in 10 of South’s 11 games ... Recorded a total of three assisted stops, with his first coming in the Jags’ home opener against Tulane ... Also credited with tackles at No. 15 Coastal Carolina and in a home match-up with Georgia State.

Junior College Highlights (2018-19): Earned three stars and was included among the top 25 junior-college recruits at defensive tackle by 247Sports.com ... Posted 35 total tackles with six behind the line of scrimmage his sophomore season at Pearl River (Miss.) CC, adding a fumble recovery ... Credited with a career-best seven stops against eventual NJCAA national champion Mississippi Gulf Coast CC ... Recorded six tackles, including one for loss, and recovered a fumble at No. 5 East Mississippi CC ... Made five stops both in a win over Southwest Mississippi CC and against 11th-ranked Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) CC ... Had four tackles with one behind the line in season-opening victory over as well as four stops including two for loss with a sack in defeat of Mississippi Delta CC in the finale ... Recorded 22 tackles as a freshman for the Wildcats, with four stops for loss including 2½ sacks ... Finished with a season-high five stops highlighted by two sacks against No. 19 MGCCC ... Credited with four stops in season-ending win over MDCC, which included an assist behind the line of scrimmage.

High School Highlights: Played all four years on the varsity at Lake High ... Posted 59 total stops including nine for loss with four sacks, adding a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries as a senior to help the Hornets go 8-3 after reaching the state 2A playoffs ... Credited with 72 tackles — 12 of those were for a loss — and four fumble recoveries his sophomore year as LHS advanced to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs en route to an 11-2 finish ... Was named first-team all-state, all-region and all-district as a linebacker that season ... Played basketball for three years and two seasons of baseball as well for the Hornets.

Personal: Full name is D’eZekius Dontrail Chapman ... Born Sept. 22, 1999, in Pearl, Miss. ... Son of Donald and Dorothy Chapman ... Favorite movies are the first three features from the “John Wick” series ... Favorite book is “Million-Dollar Throw” ... Favorite teams are the Seattle Seahawks, Houston Rockets and Boston Red Sox ... Favorite athletes are Bobby Wagner and Russell Wilson ... Favorite musical artists are J. Cole, Rod Wave and Kendrick Lamar ... Favorite food is pizza ... Favorite subjects are math and science ... Was also recruited by Troy and Southern Mississippi coming out of junior college ... Recruited by Louisiana and Southern Miss coming out of high school ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.