Two sport sophomore Steele Chambers will camp at Stanford

When 2019 Georgia athlete Steele Chambers visits Stanford for the June 20 football camp he may make the short walk over to Sunken Diamond to check out the home of Stanford baseball. That's because the running back/linebacker also plays center field at Blessed Trinity in Roswell and he doesn't plan to stop playing America's pastime.

He has been playing both sports since he was six years old.

"Whenever you're passionate about both you find a way to make time for both of them," he said. "During a football workout I'll be able to incorporate something that will help me with me baseball skills."

He found time to develop his skills in both sports while achieving a 4.0 GPA his sophomore year. The numbers he produced on the football field are just as impressive. (There are no updated baseball statistics available.)

Chambers was the Blessed Trinity's leading rusher with 1,486 yards and 21 touchdowns on 213 carries. He was third on the team with 74 total tackles from his safety position and was credited with four interceptions and six passes deflected.

He expects to practice as a running back at Stanford's camp.

Chambers doesn't have an offer from Stanford and hasn't had much contact with the Cardinal coaches beyond his invitation to the camp. But after his recent visit to Vanderbilt he described what made that top-tier university appealing to him, and it may sound familiar to Stanford alumni and fans as well.

"It's cool like you're walking around and everyone is important," he said of Vanderbilt. "There is not a big emphasis on just playing football. The education is amazing there. You can be walking around and there is a bunch of future CEO's around. You have great connections for after college."

Chambers is teammates and friends with linebacker JD Bertrand and also is friends with Christopher Hinton of Greater Atlanta Christian. Bertrand and Hinton -- who is a five star defensive end with a Stanford offer -- visited The Farm this spring and talked to Chambers about the experience.

"They said it was a different environment compared to the other schools," he said. "You just feel that there is a bigger priority besides football."

So, it is understandable why Chambers is interested in Stanford even though it's a long way from home. He said distance won't be a factor

And neither will be which position he's recruited to play. He said so far it's split among college coaches -- he reports offers from Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and others-- about what position they're targeting Chambers to play. He'll transition to more of a linebacker role this season, but he said he doesn't have a preference for where he lines up in college.

And he is still two years away from stepping onto the campus of whichever university he chooses. Until then Stanford fans of two different sports have reasons to take notice of Chambers.