AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: Completed four seasons with the Spartans... Played in 49 games with 32 starts... A three-year starter at cornerback... Became the first Spartan since 2012 with at least 100 yards of interception returns with his 117 in 2016... Also played as a nickel back, safety and a linebacker during his career... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in February 2014... Accepted an invitation to play in the 2018 NFLPA All-Star Game.
2017: Started in 11 of the 13 games he played... Personal single-season bests of 39 solo and 46 overall tackles... Season-high seven tackles in the San Diego State contest (11/7)... Only interception of the season came vs. Utah State (9/23).
2016: First-team All-Mountain West... Starter in 11 of the 12 games he played... Finished fourth nationally in passes defended at 1.5 per game... Team leader with four interceptions and 14 pass break-ups... Tied for 34th nationally with his four interceptions... Two interceptions vs. Portland State and one each vs. Nevada (10/15) and Air Force (11/19)... Interception vs. Air Force and one vs. Portland State turned into San Jose State touchdowns... 11th nationally in interception return yardage with 117... Career long return of 63 yards with one of his two Portland State interceptions... One of three players to share the team lead with two forced fumbles... 36 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss... Named the team’s Most Valuable Player.
2015: Played in 13 games and was a starter in 10 contests... Started the last eight games of the season... Led the team with eight pass breakups... Had at least one tackle in 11 games... Then career high six tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss in the Fresno State win (9/26)... Came up with interceptions in two of the team's final three games - wins at Hawai'i (11/21) and in the AutoNation Cure Bowl vs. Georgia State (12/19).
2014: Played in 11 of 12 games... Saw the bulk of his playing time as a special teams defender... His one tackle for the season came in the North Dakota win (8/28).
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Mike Parsons) and basketball at Clovis West High in Fresno, Calif. ... A two-time, first-team All-Tri-River Athletic Conference defensive back... Named his team's Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior.
MORE ON ANDRE: A communication studies major... Enjoys watching action and sports movies... The Lion King, Glory Road and Scarface are three of his favorites... Derrick Chachere, his dad, played seven seasons in the Arena Football League including five with the San José SaberCats... He is a native of Fresno, Calif.
CAREER STATISTICS
Season | G | UT | AT | Total | TFL/Yds. | SK | FF | INT | Yds. | DEF |
2014...FR | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015...SO | 13 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 2.0/11 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 |
2016...JR | 12 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 0.5/1 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 14 |
2017...SR | 13 | 39 | 7 | 46 | 2.0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
CAREER | 49 | 93 | 29 | 122 | 4.5/14 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 | 169 | 27 |