#11

Damion Charity

Senior defensive back on Ball State's 2023 roster.

DB · Ball State · Sr. · #11

6′2″ · 185 lb · Hampton, VA

CFB Index 31 · #433 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceBall State 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive back on Ball State's roster.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2018.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

S recruit

No. 3333 nationally · Signed with Old Dominion

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Ball State, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Old Dominion2-star out of Phoebus

20239 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3333 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

1 coach

2018–2019

Mike Neu

Ball State

2021–2023

Mike Neu

Ball State

Played his entire career under Mike Neu.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Old Dominion4-8HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced

2019Old Dominion1-11HC: Bobby Wilder · Balanced

2021Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #433 of 538?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#873 / 2842 · 68th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1055 / 2842 · 60th pct

3.0

Tackles#1301 / 2842 · 53rd pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Road4g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	0.4	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Uremovich

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #433 of 538 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #433 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Ball State	30	23	3.0	2	--	--
2022	Old Dominion	2	--	0.0	--	--	1
2021	Old Dominion	18	12	0.0	1	--	--
2019	Old Dominion	1	--	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Old Dominion	2	1	0.0	1	--	--
Career		53	36	3.0	4	--	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 45–7

vs Indiana State

5 TOT · 3 SOLO

Dominant 38-point win at home against Indiana State.

With L. Borrow — 45 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 65 LONG · M. Cooper — 177 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 14-44@ Kentucky	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 3-45@ Georgia	3	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 45-7vs Indiana State	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 6-13vs Toledo	4	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 24-17vs Central Michigan	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 21-24@ Bowling Green	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 20-17@ Northern Illinois	7	7	1.0	—	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 12	W 34-3vs Kent State	2	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 15-17vs Miami (OH)	3	1	0.0	—	0
Total		30	23	3.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology