Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#5
Charles Correa
Junior linebacker for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Kuli'ou'ou, HI
CFB Index 71 · #119 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Purdue 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.
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
2 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 12 tackles, vs Wake Forest
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Purdue. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UNLV in 2024.
- Transferred from UNLV to Purdue in 2025.
Charles Correa
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He got to Purdue by way of UNLV. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20249 games
- Signed with UNLV3-star out of Bishop Gorman
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceBreakout
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (3rd percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
71 · #119 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #119 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #20 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Purdue
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Purdue
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #55
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Everett Roussaw Jr.’s 2024 season.
91%match
Matches Everett on
Weight
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Filip Maciorowski's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2025).
84%match
Matches Filip on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Filip on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Charles Correa
The linebacker corps · Purdue
- #5Charles Correa77 tackles · 2025
- Jojo Hayden25 tackles · 2025
- #25Hudson Miller9 tackles · 2025
- #16Anthony Speca6 tackles · 2025
- #20Winston Berglund6 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology