Damion Charity: DB · Ball State · #11.
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Damion Charity
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Bobby Wilder, Ricky Rahne and Mike Neu. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Northern Illinois — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ball State | 30 | 23 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 18 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 53 | 36 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-44@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-45@ No. 1 Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs Indiana State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-13vs Toledo | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-17@ Northern Illinois | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 34-3vs Kent State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-17vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 23 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 11 · 2023
W 20-17
1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%3 TFL30 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
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
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
39.4%
304 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
64.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #433 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Old Dominion and Ball State, 53 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bobby Wilder, Ricky Rahne and Mike Neu.
