Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 72-17vs East Tennessee State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 42-9vs New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Charles House III
No.447 4★, national recruit on the résumé, and Tennessee fans still can't agree what Charles House III is.
6′3″ · 290 lb · Charlotte, NC · North Mecklenburg
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2025
1.5 TFL · 3 tackles
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs East Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive lineman for Tennessee. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 28.8 points in belief.
19.6own fans
48.4national conversation
Also worth knowing:
Charles House III
On Trialas of 2026-09-15
Charles House III is on trial in Tennessee's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.447
recruiting national rank
Tennessee fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
medium confidence3 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
2025
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of North Mecklenburg
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 72–17
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 1 SOLO
Dominant 55-point win at home against East Tennessee State.
With J. Aguilar — 288 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · J. Merklinger — 118 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.8 · 17 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8
Background
CAREER Physical, imposing defensive lineman hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina … Enrolled at Tennessee in June of 2025 and enters his second season with the program … Redshirted his true freshman season … Played in two games. 2025 – FRESHMAN Saw action in two games and earned a redshirt … Log...
The defensive line · Tennessee
- #33Jordan Norman8 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Daevin Hobbs3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Xavier Gilliam3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #18Tyree Weathersby3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Charles House III1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology