Malachi Drayton
Freshman running back on Charlotte's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
5′10″ · 215 lb · Fort Mill, SC · Nation Ford
The story
1 running back on Charlotte's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Malachi Drayton
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Splits & context
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
Malachi Drayton plays running back for Charlotte.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Charlotte has produced 1 All-Conference running backs.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · 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
Background
At Charlotte Freshman, 2026: Joined the Niners ahead of fall camp Personal/High School Three-year letterwinner at Nation Ford High School An All-Region player who earned team recognition with the Falcon and All-In Awards Ran for 436 yards and five touchdowns as a senior while adding 190 yards on...
The backfield · Charlotte
- #24Jariel Cobb190 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Khamani Alexander50 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Chance Williams35 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Henry Rutledge11 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Malachi Draytonno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Charlotte team page