#27

Bryson Whitehead

Junior defensive back for Charlotte. 2022: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 21 tackles.

DB · Charlotte · Jr. · #27

5′11″ · 190 lb · Cornelius, NC

CFB Index 28 · #413 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceCharlotte 2022 alumnus

The story

3 defensive back for Charlotte. 2022: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 21 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Charlotte in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 3178 nationally · Signed with Charlotte

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Charlotte, 29 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2019

Signed with Charlotte2-star out of Hough

2023

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3178 national

CFB

College

Charlotte

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

2 coaches

2020–2021

Will Healy

Charlotte

2022

Peter Rossomando

Charlotte

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Will Healy → Peter Rossomando. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Charlotte2-4HC: Will Healy · Run-leaning

2021Charlotte5-7HC: Will Healy · Balanced

2022Charlotte3-9HC: Peter Rossomando · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

28Below cohort / limited sample #413 of 493?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#744 / 2755 · 66th pct

Solo tackles#1115 / 2755 · 58th pct

Tackles#1783 / 2755 · 34th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2352 / 2755 · 7th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.5
Road5g	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tim Albin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

28 · #413 of 493 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #413 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Charlotte	21	19	2	1	--
2021	Charlotte	2	1	--	--	--
2020	Charlotte	6	5	--	--	--
Career		29	25	2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022

W 42–41

at Georgia State

4 TOT · 4 SOLO

Edged out Georgia State on the road in a shootout.

With C. Reynolds — 401 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.2 · -3 rush yds (2 car) · B. Rice — 38 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 41 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 13-43@ Florida Atlantic	1	1	—	0
Wk 1	L 24-41vs William & Mary	1	0	—	0
Wk 3	W 42-41@ Georgia State	4	4	—	0
Wk 4	L 20-56@ South Carolina	1	1	—	0
Wk 8	L 15-34vs Florida International	2	2	—	0
Wk 9	W 56-23@ Rice	3	3	1	0
Wk 10	L 7-59vs Western Kentucky	5	4	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 11	L 14-24@ Middle Tennessee	1	1	—	0
Wk 12	W 26-21vs Louisiana Tech	3	3	—	2
Total		21	19	1	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Bryson Whitehead

2019

2023

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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