Montclair’s leading rusher, and perhaps their best zone corner, is back for more. Ja-khi Chance Ja-khi Chance 5'8" | 150 lbs | ATH Montclair | 2025 State NJ slashed 124/679/7 on the ground, 15/132/2 through the air, and defensively had 26 tackles (23 solo), 1 sack, 1 TFL, 2 FF, 1 FR and 1 Int on defense.

Since his highlights showed him on defense first, I will start there. Chance takes outstanding breaks on the ball. In doing so, he has a keen sense of when to undercut the pass or when to play over the top. This ability prevents Chance from either truly being out of position or taking a chance. He will extend his arm to break up or tip the pass throwing in his direction. With a running start and help near by, Chance will look to lower the boom on a call carrier headed in his direction. It seems that receivers have a hard time creating much, or meaningful, separation from him when route running.

When toting the rock, Chance is the type of player who can easily gain the edge and go for big gains; however, what is not lost is his subtle ability to know exactly how much yardage to gain in situation. In my opinion, Chance profiles as a one-cut runner who can make people miss, yet is extremely difficult to bring down with the first defender. A willing blocker, we see Chance both take the legs of defensive linemen out and try to light up his kick out assignment as a lead blocker.

Areas I can still see Chance grow, one for each side of the ball, would be to tackler lower and with correct leverage on defense and run with lower pad level on offense.