Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Charles McCartherens
Junior defensive back on Marshall's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 183 lb · Kennesaw, GA
CFB Index 43 · #198 of 327 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Buffalo → Marshall 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. 2489 nationally · Signed with Buffalo
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Marshall's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buffalo in 2023.
- Transferred from Buffalo to Marshall in 2026.
Charles McCartherens
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Penn State — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
202310 games
- Signed with Buffalo3-star out of North Cobb
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 · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Marshall
2025–2026era →
Tony Gibson
Marshall
Coaching transition mid-career: Charles Huff → Tony Gibson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Marshall
2025Buffalo
2026Marshall
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced
2024Buffalo9-4HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-heavy
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow 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 (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: 2.0 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
Tony Gibson
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
43 · #198 of 327 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #198 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–26
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With C. Heimbach — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 92 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.2 · 43 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
S
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jakob Robinson’s 2022 season.
83%match
Matches Jakob on
PD rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Jakob on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kent Robinson's sophomore season at Western Kentucky (2024).
93%match
Matches Kent on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Charles McCartherens
Background
HERD FILE: McCartherens joins the Thundering Herd secondary after transferring to Marshall from Buffalo where he was a three-year starter for the Bulls. He chose to come to Marshall over Boise State and JMU. In 2025, he played in four games, registering nine tackles with a forced fumble and a sac...
The secondary · Marshall
- #1Boogie Trotter73 tackles · 2025
- Cameron Smith66 tackles · 2025
- #17Daytione Smith50 tackles · 2025
- #11Joshua Pierre-Louis33 tackles · 2025
- #2Charles McCartherens9 tackles · 2025
25 more on the roster · Marshall team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology