Former linebacker at Charlotte. 2024: 18 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
6′5″ · 240 lb · Hattiesburg, MS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 100 nationally · Signed with Auburn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Charlotte. 2024: 18 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
Jaren Handy
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Tom Allen and Biff Poggi. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Tulane — Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Charlotte, 74 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Will Healy → Biff Poggi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th 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
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #450 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-30vs James Madison | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20@ Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-24vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-51@ Navy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-34vs Tulane | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 24-59vs South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-27@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 29-27vs UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 13 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 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.
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Aaron Witt’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Morris Jr.'s graduate season at Duke (2025).
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Player DNA