Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-34vs App State | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 47 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Total | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 47 |
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Justin Olson
Senior wide receiver for Charlotte. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 210 lb · Huntersville, NC
CFB Index 48 · #220 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Charlotte for 2026
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.
The numbers
56
receiving yards · 2025
2 catches · 28 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 56 yds, vs App State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Charlotte. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Mecklenburg in 2019.
- Transferred from Middle Tennessee to Charlotte in 2024.
Justin Olson
Moves the chains on third down. Four head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 56 rec yds, 2 receptions against App State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 124 yds vs Jacksonville State.Jacksonville State · L 30-452023
2019
- Recruited3-star out of North Mecklenburg
202310 games
- Entered the portal
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coaches2021
Charlotte
2022era →
Peter Rossomando
Charlotte
2023–2024era →
Biff Poggi
Charlotte
Played under 4 different head coaches: Will Healy, Peter Rossomando, Biff Poggi, and Tim Albin. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021North Carolina6-7HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning
2022North Carolina9-5HC: Mack Brown · Balanced
2023Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2024Charlotte5-7HC: Biff Poggi · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 56.0 YDS/g, 28.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 43 | 450 | 10.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 9 | 143 | 15.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 57 | 688 | 12.1 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Charlotte
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Charlotte · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #104 · 2026 recruiting class #103
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Donovan Ollie’s 2022 season.
Matches Donovan on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Weight
Differs from Donovan on
TD rate (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Xavier Daisy’s path through UAB.
Matches Xavier on
Height
Weight
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Donovan Ollie's junior season at Washington State (2022).
85%match
Matches Donovan on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Differs from Donovan on
TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Justin Olson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology