Bradley Chubb added another milestone to his NFL resume on Thursday night, logging his first sack as a member of the Buffalo Bills and helping push his place in former NC State history even higher.
The former Wolfpack standout finished Buffalo’s 41-31 win over the Detroit Lions with four tackles, 1.5 sacks, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hits. He started the game and was on the field for 42 of the Bills’ 65 defensive snaps.
For Chubb, it was his first sack since arriving in Buffalo this offseason, and it came with some historical weight attached. The Bills signed him to a three-year, $43.5 million deal in the opening hours of free agency in March after he was released by the Miami Dolphins, banking on the former No. 5 overall pick still having plenty left to give.
Thursday suggested they were right.
The 1.5-sack outing lifted Chubb’s career total to 49.5, moving him into second place all-time among former NC State players in the NFL. Mario Williams is the only former Wolfpack player ahead of him, finishing his career with 97.5 sacks.
Chubb also kept climbing NC State’s NFL tackle-for-loss chart. His stop for loss against Detroit brought his career total to 54, good for fifth among former NC State players in league history. He now sits four behind Manny Lawson and six behind Stephen Tulloch.
Before he became one of the NFL’s most productive defenders from Raleigh, Chubb arrived at NC State as a 3-star prospect from Georgia. What followed was a run that put him firmly in Wolfpack lore.
Chubb still owns NC State’s career records for sacks, with 26, and tackles for loss, with 60. His eight career forced fumbles rank third in school history.
His senior season in 2017 sealed the legacy. Chubb won the Hendricks Award as the nation’s top defensive end and the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player. He also earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors, was a unanimous First Team All-American and made First Team All-ACC.
He is one of only three players in NC State history to win ACC Defensive Player of the Year. NC State honored his No. 9 jersey on Nov. 8, 2018.
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