Senior linebacker for UAB. 2021: 22 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
6′1″ · 228 lb · Opelika, AL
The story
4 linebacker for UAB. 2021: 22 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 3036 nationally · Signed with Opelika
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonCharlie Benton
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Louisiana Tech — Week 10, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at UAB, 24 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (29th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UAB | 22 | 11 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 11 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 12-36vs Liberty | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-38vs Louisiana Tech | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 21-14@ Marshall | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34@ UTSA | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 4.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nick Straw’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Ward's sophomore season at Ball State (2021).
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Player DNA