Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
#23
Charleston French
Redshirt junior running back for North Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 205 lb · Amory, MS · Amory
Returning to North Carolina for 2026
The numbers
4
rushing yards · 2026
2 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rush yds, vs East Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for North Carolina. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with North Carolina in 2024.
Charleston French
Charleston French has played for two head coaches in three seasons at North Carolina. The receipt: 4 rush yds against East Tennessee State — Week 2, 2026.
4 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with North Carolinaout of Itawamba C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
North Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina
2025–2026era →
Bill Belichick
North Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Freddie Kitchens → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024North Carolina6-7HC: Freddie Kitchens · Run-leaning
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-0HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 91 | 7.0 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · North Carolina
Returning around him
- 28% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -12 net (19 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #19
Background
2025 Redshirt Sophomore Season Did not appear in any games 2024 Sophomore Season Appeared in four games during the 2024 campaign Made Carolina debut in the win over Charlotte Finished the year with 10 rushes for 84 yards and a touchdown Had first carries and reception as a Tar Heel, rushing for 2...
The backfield · North Carolina
- Demon June464 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Benjamin Hall274 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Jaylen McGill19 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Kaleb Jackson16 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Charleston French3 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology