CJ Clinkscales
Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jeff Hafley, Biff Poggi and Tim Albin. On tape: 5 tackles against North Texas, Week 6, 2026.
14 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
NC Football News Oct 17His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Charlotte | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Charlotte | 49 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 86 | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
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 41-43vs The Citadel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ App State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-34vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 8-59vs Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-50@ North Texas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-31@ Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38vs Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
50.0%
240 pass / 240 run
Plays / game
60.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #304 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #14 of 28 American Athletic DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Hafley, Biff Poggi and Tim Albin.
