Click here for linkThe big man in the middle is valued for clogging running lanes. When Chapman draws double-team blocks, an inside linebacker such as Hightower, Nico Johnson or C.J. Mosley is freed to make tackles. Chapman is double-teamed just as often as Cody was.
"There's not a lot of teams that play the 3-4 in college football," Hightower said. "It's because the nose guard has to be dominant. He has to demand a double-team on every play, and Chapman does a really great job of that. ... I'm able to shoot through the gap."
Chapman seems to get his feelings hurt if he doesn't demand a double-team of a center and guard.
"That's one thing I love to do," he said. "Once you've got two guys on you, and I know that when I've got Hightower or Nico or C.J. behind me, those guys are going to step up and make plays fast.
"Their job is to take the double-team off of me. Half the time, I don't want the double-team taken off of me."
"The Boss" might not be as colorful as "Mount Cody," but Chapman is respected by his teammates.
"Everybody calls Chap 'The Boss' because what he says goes," Hightower said. "When we're messing up in practice, he'll say, 'Come on, I'm tired of doing these extra reps,' because he's getting so tired."