Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Charles Brantley
Senior cornerback on Michigan State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 170 lb · Sarasota, FL · Venice
CFB Index 79 · #41 of 327 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Miami → Michigan State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 520 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Michigan State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2021.
- Transferred from Miami to Michigan State in 2026.
Charles Brantley
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across six seasons and two programs, four head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, Mario Cristobal and Pat Fitzgerald. The receipt: 4 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
7 programs, one constant: he played.
20216 games
- Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Venice
20233 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
20249 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coaches2021–2023
Michigan State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025Miami
2026Michigan State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Michigan State2-0HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
79 · #41 of 327 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #41 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 27 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 48 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 18 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 109 | 63 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 18 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
1 TOT
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Cameron Oliver’s 2024 season.
69%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Cameron on
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Cameron on
PD rate (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ahmari Harvey's senior season at Georgia Tech (2025).
79%match
Matches Ahmari on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Ahmari on
TFL rate (lower)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Charles Brantley
Background
Transfer from Miami is returning for his sixth season of college football at Michigan State . . . spent the first four years of his college career (2021-24) at MSU before transferring to Miami for the 2025 season . . . has played in 34 career games with 104 tackles . . . earned three letters with...
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- #30Aveon Grose15 tackles · 2025
- #19Charles Brantley1 tackle · 2025
18 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology