NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Grayson Loftis JR | 6'3"/215 | 128/232 (55%), 1415 Yds, 8 TD / 8 INT | 47 Car, -86 Yds, (-1.8 YPC), 0 TD, 2 FUM | B- | F | #328 | 417 (63%) | DUKE ('25) | |
| #15 Conner Harrell SR | 6'2"/210 | 64/96 (67%), 737 Yds, 4 TD / 2 INT | 28 Car, 67 Yds, (2.4 YPC), 2 TD, 1 FUM | B+ | C- | #111 | 216 (33%) | UNC ('25) | |
| #9 Cole Gonzales GR | 6'0"/200 | 11/22 (50%), 118 Yds, 1 TD / 1 INT | 2 Car, 1 Yds, (0.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | D+ | #214 | 30 (3.75%) | PITT ('26) | |
| #00 Jaylen White FR | 6'1"/195 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Cameren Smith GR | 6'0"/225 | 62 Car, 220 Yds, (3.5 YPC), 0 TD, 2 FUM | 11 Rec, 57 Yds, (5.2 YPR), 0 TD | B | B+ | #441 | 203 (34%) | WIU ('25) | |
| #24 Jariel Cobb SO | 5'10"/185 | 51 Car, 190 Yds, (3.7 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 8 Rec, 49 Yds, (6.1 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | B+ | #580 | 166 (28%) | UNC ('25) | |
| #7 Chance Williams SR | 5'7"/190 | 14 Car, 35 Yds, (2.5 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B | C- | #458 | 38 (4.5%) | CIN ('26) | |
| #26 Khamani Alexander SO | 6'1"/205 | 12 Car, 50 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 17 Yds, (8.5 YPR), 0 TD | B- | A | #293 | 35 (4.5%) | APP ('26) | |
| #41 Jake Davids SO | 5'9"/180 | 14 Car, 47 Yds, (3.4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | B- | 18 (3%) | NA | ||
| #21 Henry Rutledge GR | 5'8"/185 | 2 Car, 11 Yds, (5.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | B- | #414 | 5 (1%) | NA | |
| #6 D'Mariun Perteet SR | 5'11"/205 | CCU ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Jaden Barnes SR | 5'8"/170 | 55 Rec, 608 Yds, (11.1 YPR), 7 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B | #167 | 441 (25.5%) | APP ('26) | |
| #8 Sean Brown GR | 6'4"/200 | 36 Rec, 508 Yds, (14.1 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | C+ | #139 | 387 (30%) | NA | |
| #89 Derrick Eley SO | 6'0"/170 | 5 Rec, 97 Yds, (19.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 16 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C+ | #458 | 89 (7%) | NA | |
| #4 Justin Olson GR | 6'3"/210 | 2 Rec, 56 Yds, (28 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | D | #609 | 57 (4%) | MTSU ('24) | |
| #2 Jaylen Hampton SO | 6'2"/200 | 3 Rec, 27 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | 53 (4%) | WKU ('25) | ||
| #14 Adam Hopkins IV JR | 6'0"/180 | 1 Rec, 23 Yds, (23 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #665 | 36 (3%) | COLO ('24) | |
| #16 Tank Boston SO | 5'11"/193 | 2 Rec, 11 Yds, (5.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 23 (1.5%) | NCST ('26) | ||
| #11 KD Hunter-Gibson SR | 6'0"/190 | 2 Rec, 30 Yds, (15 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | C- | #645 | 21 (2%) | NA | |
| #80 Jeremiah Hoffman SO | 6'1"/175 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #37 Ike White SR | 6'0"/180 | MINN ('23) | |||||||
| #82 Evan Austin SO | 6'1"/175 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Kadarus Hainsworth FR | 6'0"/160 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Donte Nicholson FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Caleb Tucker FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #88 Lane Wadle JR | 6'4"/233 | 9 Rec, 92 Yds, (10.2 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | D+ | D | C- | 321 (29.25%) | GAST ('26) | |
| #81 Brady Rhoads SO | 6'4"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | C- | B- | 35 (4%) | NA | |
| #85 Jason Jeffares JR | 6'3"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | 4 (0%) | NA | |||
| #86 Connor Adair SO | 6'3"/240 | 2 Rec, 6 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | NA | |||||
| #80 Grant Laskey SO | 6'5"/240 | 3* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #71 Eli Samples (T) SR | 6'5"/290 | B- | A- | C- | 129 (19%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #74 J'ven Williams (T) JR | 6'5"/316 | B- | B- | B- | 2 (0%) | PSU ('26) | |
| #50 Rod Green (G) SR | 6'5"/315 | B- | B | C | 199 (30%) | PUR ('25) | |
| #57 Luke Sandy (G) SR | 6'2"/299 | B+ | B+ | A- | 174 (23.4%) | WYO ('26) | |
| #67 Dom Silvia (G) SO | 6'6"/320 | B | B | C- | 56 (8%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #56 Andrew Adair (G) GR | 6'4"/320 | C | F | 3 (0%) | JMU ('23) | ||
| #70 Dallas Shirley (C) SR | 6'4"/290 | C- | B- | C- | 605 (91%) | NA | |
| #52 Jonny King (C) GR | 6'3"/295 | D+ | D+ | C- | 117 (18%) | 2* HS ('20) | |
| #00 Mason McGill (IOL) FR | 6'4"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Jake Allen (IOL) FR | 6'3"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Cody Taylor (IOL) FR | 6'3"/310 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #54 Isaac Sikes-Rasby (OL) SO | 6'5"/275 | NA | |||||
| #65 Boston Brinkley (OL) SR | 6'3"/315 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #49 Henry Searcy (LS) SO | 6'3"/185 | PITT ('26) | |||||
| #39 Colby Garfield (LS) GR | 6'2"/235 | OHIO ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #44 Braden Mullen (DE) GR | 6'4"/245 | 19 Tac, 5 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | B | 415 (42%) | DART ('25) | |
| #24 Jaylon Johnson (DE) SR | 6'4"/250 | 20 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | F | 326 (33%) | NA | |
| #7 DJ Burgess (DE) SR | 6'2"/270 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B | 54 (5%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #14 Kendal Brown (DE) SO | 6'4"/235 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 12 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 M. Jansenvanvuren (DE) FR | 6'5"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #51 Jamarrion Solomon (DT) SR | 6'0"/270 | 29 Tac, 12 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | B+ | 353 (46%) | FIU ('25) | |
| #85 Caleb Irving (DT) SO | 6'1"/290 | 15 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | B+ | 249 (33%) | PUR ('25) | |
| #93 Devin Ancrum (DT) SO | 6'2"/295 | F | D | 22 (2.7%) | UNC ('26) | ||||
| #99 Jaylen Doss (DT) SO | 6'2"/270 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | 7 (1%) | NA | ||
| #15 Taz Williams (DL) GR | 6'1"/280 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | USU ('25) | |||||
| #50 Ayo Tifase (DL) SR | 6'4"/285 | GT ('24) | |||||||
| #92 D'Nas White (DL) JR | 6'4"/336 | CAT ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kaiden Bower (DL) FR | 6'3"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #23 Darius Wallace (DL) SO | 6'3"/235 | 3* HS ('24) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Kadin Schmitz SR | 6'1"/235 | 65 Tac, 29 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 2 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | D+ | 511 (78%) | OHIO ('25) | |
| #13 Gavin Willis SR | 6'0"/230 | 55 Tac, 29 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | B+ | 342 (52%) | BUCK ('25) | |
| #30 Stellan Bowman JR | 6'0"/230 | 4 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C+ | 13 (2%) | OHIO ('25) | ||
| #22 D. Williams II SO | 6'0"/180 | C | 3 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #36 Parker Startz SO | 6'3"/240 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | OHIO ('25) | |||||
| #00 Latrell Sellers FR | 6'2"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #19 Donovan Spellman GR | 6'4"/230 | APP ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Gray Patterson FR | 6'3"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Michael Domanik FR | 6'2"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #26 Xavier Simmons SR | 6'2"/240 | MIZ ('24) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 CJ Clinkscales Jr. (CB) SR | 5'8"/175 | 49 Tac, 40 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B+ | C- | 471 (67%) | BC ('24) | |
| #29 Jameel Croft Jr. (CB) JR | 6'0"/195 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | 2 (0%) | KU ('26) | |||
| #00 Chase Usher (CB) FR | 5'10"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #3 Collin Gill (S) JR | 6'0"/210 | 35 Tac, 15 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | A- | 365 (34%) | UGA ('25) | |
| #25 Dy'Lon Womack (S) SO | 6'0"/180 | 10 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | D | 104 (10%) | NA | ||
| #28 Cornell Allen (S) SO | 5'10"/190 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | 18 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #26 Shamar McIntosh (S) JR | 6'1"/197 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | 4 (0%) | MD ('26) | |||
| #17 Kameron Manley (S) SO | 5'9"/170 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Alchino Blakely (S) FR | 5'10"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Josh Hines (S) FR | 6'2"/195 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #5 Antonio Cotman Jr. (DB) JR | 6'2"/200 | VT ('24) | |||||||
| #26 Devon St. Clair (DB) SO | 6'2"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #95 Bronson Long SR | 6'4"/200 | 70, 2988 YDS (42.7 YPP), Long 59 YDS | 16 In 20, 4 TB | B- | B+ | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Tim Albin returnsOC Todd Fitch returnsDC Nate Faanes returns
Players with Starting experience1810 off • 8 def
Team Talent538#106 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size8239 portal (37.1%)
Talent Off: 235.36 (45)
Talent Def: 214.76 (36)
Talent ST: 0 (1)
New Portal In: 19 (18.1%)
Portal Losses: 28
Unrated/No Stats: 23
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Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 12
JAG: 50
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 3
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1434 (16%)
JR Snaps: 1565 (17%)
SR Snaps: 4651 (52%)
GR Snaps: 1373 (15%)
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84% Snaps by Upperclassmen
23 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal/return%)
(total/portal/return%)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
1 (1)
0 (0)
663(30)95% returning
Exp 99.75% • Prod 92% — Grayson Loftis returns, their starting QB from last year. Cole Gonzales was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
1 (1)
0 (0)
465(73)84% returning
Exp 75% • Prod 56% — lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Cameren Smith, from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (0)
0 (2)
1468(785)47% returning
Exp 39% • Prod 57% — Charlotte lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Sean Brown, from last year.
OLT + G + C
1 (1)
0 (1)
1285(176)86% returning
T 10% • G 31% • C 100% — Charlotte OL: 1 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 2 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
4 (0)
0 (0)
1438(22)98% returning
DE 41% • DT 41% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
2 (0)
0 (0)
869(0)100% returning
LB 44% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
1 (1)
0 (0)
965(6)99% returning
CB 34% • S 23% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 3881 (1064 portal) 73% returning • Defense 3272 (28 portal) 99% returning
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge