Charlotte 49ers Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

9Cole GonzalesQB15-SR—

PORTAL 15Conner HarrellQB25-SR—

PORTAL 12Grayson LoftisQB34-JR

PORTAL 10Jaylen WhiteQB4FR (3)

16Luke McNultyQB5

×7

24Jariel CobbRB12-SO—21Henry RutledgeRB2GR—+2 ROLES 5Khamani AlexanderRB33-SO

PORTALALSO KR 7Chance WilliamsRB45-SR

X×5

PORTALALSO PR 14Adam Hopkins IVX24-JR—

PORTAL 4Tank BostonX33-SO

PORTAL 13Caleb TuckerX4FR (3)

82Shelden GollidayX5

Z×5

2Jaylen HamptonZ13-SO—

PORTAL 8Zyheem CollickZ23-SO—

PORTAL 11KD Hunter-GibsonZ34-JR

PORTAL 20Donte NicholsonZ4FR (3)

38Sean ManuelZ5

SLOT×4

89Derrick EleySLOT13-SO—+2 ROLES 0Cam PedroSLOT25-SR—

PORTAL 80Jeremiah HoffmanSLOT32-FR 18Seth FranklinSLOT44-JR

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17Gus McGeeTE1GR—

PORTAL 3Logan MauldinTE25-SR—

PORTAL 88Lane WadleTE33-JR

PORTAL 81Brady RhoadsTE43-SO

83Grant LaskeyTE5

LT×5

74J'Ven WilliamsLT14-JR—

PORTAL 67Dom SilviaLT23-SO—79Tristen BrownLT32-FR 77Dylan Nolan-CookLT43-JR

61Reginhard Pierre-NauLT5

LG×5

57Luke SandyLG15-SR—

PORTAL 76Isaiah BullerdickLG25-SR—66Omarion DavisLG35-SR 73Daniel PhillipsLG4FR

54Isaac Sikes-RasbyLG5

C×4

65Nic CrujiC15-SR—

PORTAL 55Mathias NielsenC24-SR—

PORTAL 68Cody TaylorC3FR (3)71Amar HarperC42-SO

RG×3

50Rod GreenRG15-SR—

PORTAL 56Jake AllenRG2FR (3)—64O'Shea StromanRG33-JR

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RT×3

75Kristos FernandezRT1GR—

PORTAL 58Mason McGillRT2FR (3)—63Callum CaryRT3FR

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×8

51Jamarrion SolomonDT15-SR—

PORTAL 85Caleb IrvingDT23-SO—

PORTAL 15Ayo TifaseDT35-SR 52Kaiden BowerDT4FR (3)

14Kendal BrownDT5

NT×9

8Macyo WilliamsNT1GR—

PORTAL 95Devin AncrumNT22-FR—

PORTAL 88D'Nas WhiteNT33-SO

PORTAL 33Colin BusseyNT4FR (3)

23Darius WallaceNT5

EDGE

LDE×2

7DJ BurgessLDE15-SR—

PORTAL 9Curtis SimpsonLDE23-SO—

PORTAL

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EDGE

RDE×2

2Jaylon JohnsonRDE14-SR—

PORTAL 55Shaku SangarieRDE24-JR—

PORTAL

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WLB×5

19Kadin SchmitzWLB14-SR—

PORTAL 30Stellan BowmanWLB23-SO—

PORTAL 32Latrell SellersWLB3FR (3)25Gray PattersonWLB4FR (3)

46Will EstesWLB5

MLB×5

13Gavin WillisMLB14-SR—

PORTAL 36Parker StartzMLB23-SO—

PORTAL 10Jerry Wall IIIMLB33-JR

PORTAL 45Mikey DomanikMLB4FR (3)

47Leo Housel-RajacichMLB5

LCB×6

1Jameel Croft Jr.LCB14-JR—

PORTAL 6Nireek SharpeLCB24-JR—PORTAL 22Kaden CatoeLCB3FR (3)26Devon St. ClairLCB42-FR

31Tyson CraigLCB5 11DeQuinder Williams IILCB6

RCB×5

12CJ Clinkscales Jr.RCB15-SR—4Tradarius SmithRCB23-JR—PORTAL 34Alchino BlakelyRCB3FR (3)20Zayden Laing-TaylorRCB43-SO

29Donald Smith IIIRCB5

NB×4

0Collin GillNB14-JR—

PORTAL 18Chase UsherNB2FR (3)—37Spencer MakuchNB3FR 17Kameron ManleyNB43-SO

FS×3

3Dy'Lon WomackFS12-SO—24Josh HinesFS2FR (3)—21Maddox WestFS3FR (3)

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SS×2

16Shamar McIntoshSS13-SO—

PORTAL 28Cornell AllenSS23-SO—

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Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×1

84Aiden BuiKO12-FR—

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×3

89Derrick EleyKR13-SO—+2 ROLES 21Henry RutledgeKR2GR—+2 ROLES 5Khamani AlexanderKR33-SO

PORTALALSO RB

—open

×2

33Henry SearcyLS12-FR—

PORTAL 40Charlie BeckerLS2FR (3)—

—open

×1

84Aiden BuiPK12-FR—

—open

×3

1Jaden BarnesPR14-SR—

PORTALALSO WR 21Henry RutledgePR2GR—+2 ROLES 89Derrick EleyPR33-SO+2 ROLES

—open

×2

95Bronson LongPT15-SR—PORTAL 44Ian KellyPT22-FR—

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Cole Gonzales#9QB15-SR—

PORTAL QB215Conner Harrell5-SR

PORTAL QB312Grayson Loftis4-JR

PORTAL QB410Jaylen WhiteFR (3)

RB7 listed

Jariel Cobb#24RB12-SO—RB221Henry RutledgeGR+2 ROLES RB35Khamani Alexander3-SO

PORTALALSO KR RB47Chance Williams5-SR

PORTAL

WRX5 listed

Jaden Barnes#1X14-SR—

PORTALALSO PR X214Adam Hopkins IV4-JR

PORTAL X34Tank Boston3-SO

PORTAL X413Caleb TuckerFR (3)

WRZ5 listed

Jaylen Hampton#2Z13-SO—

PORTAL Z28Zyheem Collick3-SO

PORTAL Z311KD Hunter-Gibson4-JR

PORTAL Z420Donte NicholsonFR (3)

WRSLOT4 listed

Derrick Eley#89SLOT13-SO—+2 ROLES SLOT20Cam Pedro5-SR

PORTAL SLOT380Jeremiah Hoffman2-FR SLOT418Seth Franklin4-JR

TE7 listed

Gus McGee#17TE1GR—

PORTAL TE23Logan Mauldin5-SR

PORTAL TE388Lane Wadle3-JR

PORTAL TE481Brady Rhoads3-SO

OLLT5 listed

J'Ven Williams#74LT14-JR—

PORTAL LT267Dom Silvia3-SO LT379Tristen Brown2-FR LT477Dylan Nolan-Cook3-JR

OLLG5 listed

Luke Sandy#57LG15-SR—

PORTAL LG276Isaiah Bullerdick5-SR LG366Omarion Davis5-SR LG473Daniel PhillipsFR

OLC4 listed

Nic Cruji#65C15-SR—

PORTAL C255Mathias Nielsen4-SR

PORTAL C368Cody TaylorFR (3)C471Amar Harper2-SO

OLRG3 listed

Rod Green#50RG15-SR—

PORTAL RG256Jake AllenFR (3)RG364O'Shea Stroman3-JR

OLRT3 listed

Kristos Fernandez#75RT1GR—

PORTAL RT258Mason McGillFR (3)RT363Callum CaryFR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT8 listed

Jamarrion Solomon#51DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT285Caleb Irving3-SO

PORTAL DT315Ayo Tifase5-SR DT452Kaiden BowerFR (3)

DLNT9 listed

Macyo Williams#8NT1GR—

PORTAL NT295Devin Ancrum2-FR

PORTAL NT388D'Nas White3-SO

PORTAL NT433Colin BusseyFR (3)

EDGELDE2 listed

DJ Burgess#7LDE15-SR—

PORTAL LDE29Curtis Simpson3-SO

PORTAL

EDGERDE2 listed

Jaylon Johnson#2RDE14-SR—

PORTAL RDE255Shaku Sangarie4-JR

PORTAL

LBWLB5 listed

Kadin Schmitz#19WLB14-SR—

PORTAL WLB230Stellan Bowman3-SO

PORTAL WLB332Latrell SellersFR (3)WLB425Gray PattersonFR (3)

LBMLB5 listed

Gavin Willis#13MLB14-SR—

PORTAL MLB236Parker Startz3-SO

PORTAL MLB310Jerry Wall III3-JR

PORTAL MLB445Mikey DomanikFR (3)

CBLCB6 listed

Jameel Croft Jr.#1LCB14-JR—

PORTAL LCB26Nireek Sharpe4-JRPORTAL LCB322Kaden CatoeFR (3)LCB426Devon St. Clair2-FR

CBRCB5 listed

CJ Clinkscales Jr.#12RCB15-SR—RCB24Tradarius Smith3-JRPORTAL RCB334Alchino BlakelyFR (3)RCB420Zayden Laing-Taylor3-SO

CBNB4 listed

Collin Gill#0NB14-JR—

PORTAL NB218Chase UsherFR (3)NB337Spencer MakuchFR NB417Kameron Manley3-SO

SFS3 listed

Dy'Lon Womack#3FS12-SO—FS224Josh HinesFR (3)FS321Maddox WestFR (3)

SSS2 listed

Shamar McIntosh#16SS13-SO—

PORTAL SS228Cornell Allen3-SO

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO1 listed

Aiden Bui#84KO12-FR—

KR3 listed

Derrick Eley#89KR13-SO—+2 ROLES KR221Henry RutledgeGR+2 ROLES KR35Khamani Alexander3-SO

PORTALALSO RB

LS2 listed

Henry Searcy#33LS12-FR—

PORTAL LS240Charlie BeckerFR (3)

PK1 listed

Aiden Bui#84PK12-FR—

PR3 listed

Jaden Barnes#1PR14-SR—

PORTALALSO WR PR221Henry RutledgeGR+2 ROLES PR389Derrick Eley3-SO+2 ROLES

PT2 listed

Bronson Long#95PT15-SR—PORTAL PT244Ian Kelly2-FR

Program & Venue

Program

Charlotte 49ers

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Conference American AthleticFootball began 1946Location Charlotte, North Carolina

Home

Jerry Richardson Stadium

15,314Listed capacity

Location Charlotte, North Carolina

Coaching staff

Head coachTim Albin

Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch

Defensive coordinatorNate Faanes

Identity

Mascot Norm the Niner

Green Primary

Secondary