Sounds like we traded Gould straight up for Chestnut. Good trade on our part, it seems.
Duce Chestnut (this was apparently written going into this past season):
Career Overview: Breakout rookie corner who made an immediate impact and was one of the country’s top freshman in 2021 ... Named a Freshman All-American by a number of national publications and was the runner-up for ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year in voting ... Also selected to the All-ACC team as a rookie in 2021 ... Enters 2022 with 43 career tackles, 3.5 tackes for loss, 3 interceptions, 11 passes defended and eight pass breakups.
Freshman Year (2021): Named a Freshman All-American by ESPN, FWAA, Pro Football Focus and 247 Sports ... Third Team All-ACC ... Runner-up in voting for ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... Shaun Alexander Award Watch List ... Started all-12 games at corner ... Had the second-most passes defended in the ACC ... Led the Orange with three interceptions ... Became the third Orange true freshman DB and first corner in the last 40 years to earn a week 1 starting job out of camp, joining Andre Cisco (2018) and Markus Paul (1985), who both went on to be drafted in the first four rounds of the NFL Draft ... Had 43 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions and eight pass breakups in his freshman season ... Had eight tackles, an interception and 0.5 tackles for loss in his collegiate debut at Ohio (9/4) ... Was named ACC Rookie of the Week and Pro Football Focus and 247 Sports True Freshman of the Week for his play vs. the Bobcats ... Made five tackles against Rutgers (9/11) ... Had a pass breakup and a tackle vs. UAlbany (9/18) ... Tied his career high with five solo tackles against Liberty (9/24) and also had a pass breakup ... Had three tackles and a highlight-reel interception at Florida State (10/2) ... Made five tackles against Wake Forest (10/9) ... Had a solo tackle and a pass breakup vs. Clemson (10/15) ... Made four solo tackles and had a PBU at Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Had four tackles and a tackle for loss against Boston College (10/30) ... Made two tackles at Louisville (11/20) ... Had a career-high two pass breakups at NC State (11/20) ... Made four tackles, a career-high two tackles for loss and had an interception in the end zone against Pittsburgh (11/27).
High School: Rated four stars by Rivals and ranked as one of the top-25 cornerbacks in the class … Had three interceptions in his senior season and had 13 career special teams touchdowns … Two-Time USA Today Network All-New Jersey selection, including first-team honors in 2020 … Two-time team captain at Camden High School … Three-sport athlete, also competing in basketball and track... Goes by ‘Duce’ ... Was teammates with fellow Orange defensive back Alijah Clark in high school.