Old Dominion · W 36-23
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 3 below.
Charles McCartherens
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Maurice Linguist, Pete Lembo and Tony Gibson. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against James Madison — Week 5, 2026.
28 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 3 pass breakups.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ No. 18 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-35vs Gardner-Webb | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ James Madison | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13vs South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-23@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Oct. 31 · W 36-23 at Old Dominion, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 interception, 3 passes broken up, tied for the most passes broken up in FBS that week. His interception ended Old Dominion’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Third quarter, up 27-17. Ended Old Dominion’s drive (int).
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Marshall’s defense played that day
Old Dominion’s 14 drives: 11 stopped (4 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4. His interception came with Marshall up 10.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL28 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Pass share
46.6%
255 pass / 292 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #98 at the position.
The No. 2,489 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 33 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Maurice Linguist, Pete Lembo and Tony Gibson.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Marshall
