Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Kadin Schmitz
Senior linebacker for Charlotte. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Ashland, OH · Ashland
CFB Index 61 · #199 of 583 LBsHigh 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
9
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs The Citadel
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Charlotte. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Ohio to Charlotte in 2025.
Kadin Schmitz
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Ohio to Charlotte — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against The Citadel, Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Biff Poggi
Charlotte
Coaching transition mid-career: Biff Poggi → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ohio10-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Charlotte0-2HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/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
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
61 · #199 of 583 LBs
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #23 of 61 American Athletic LBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Charlotte
Returning around him
- 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
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Harrison Taggart’s 2024 season.
79%match
Matches Harrison on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Harrison on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Liona Lefau's junior season at Texas (2025).
Matches Liona on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Liona on
Hurry rate (higher)
Background
At Charlotte Junior, 2025 (12/11): Played in every game and started in all but the game against UTSA Second on the team with 66 total tackles Led the defense with 37 tackle assists and was sixth with 29 solo stops One of two players to force multiple fumbles Second on the team with two intercepti...
The linebacker corps · Charlotte
- #19Kadin Schmitz65 tackles · 2025
- #13Gavin Willis55 tackles · 2025
- #30Stellan Bowman4 tackles · 2025
- #36Parker Startz1 tackle · 2025
- #10Jerry Wall III2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Charlotte team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology