Charlotte 49ers

Head Coach: Tim Albin (1st year)

Offensive Coordinator: Todd Fitch

Defensive Coordinator: Nate Faanes

Spring Game: 25-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 5-7(expected 5.5)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

The CitadelSep 5W

@ Ole MissSep 129% +37.5

@ Appalachian StateSep 1937% +9.0

LouisianaSep 2656% -4.0

East CarolinaOct 3⚡ 53% -2.0

MemphisOct 10⚡ 48% +1.5

NavyOct 17⚡ 54% -2.5

TulaneOct 2440% +7.0

@ North TexasOct 3137% +9.0

@ TempleNov 739% +7.0

@ TulsaNov 1438% +8.5

@ UABNov 2142% +5.0

Tim Albin's 49ers feature DB Ja'Qurious Conley (93) and LBs Reid Williford and Shay Taylor (both 85). Four transfer starters as Charlotte competes in the AAC.

Key Games

Toss-up: trails Memphis (AAC)48% win

Toss-up: edges East Carolina (AAC)53% win

Toss-up: edges Navy (AAC)54% win

Toss-up: edges Louisiana (Sun Belt)56% win

Toss-up: trails UAB (AAC)42% win

102Total Players

23Transfers

60Returning

19Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(5)

#15Conner Harrell

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#12Grayson Loftis

6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#1Zach Wilcke

6'3" · 205 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Cole Gonzales

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jaylen White

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Running Backs(5)

#23CJ Stokes

5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#25Cameren Smith

6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Chance Williams

5'10" · 172 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#21Henry Rutledge

5'8" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#6Rod Gainey Jr.

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Wide Receivers(14)

#7E. Jai Mason

6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#4Justin Olson

6'3" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#8Sean Brown

6'4" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jaden Barnes

5'8" · 162 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#5Javen Nicholas

5'9" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#3Jayden McGowan

5'7" · 180 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#11KD Hunter-Gibson

6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#10Ta'ir Brooks

6'3" · 210 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#14Adam Hopkins IV

6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Brody Dawyot

6'5" · 220 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Caleb Tucker

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Donte Nicholson

6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kaden Catoe

6'0" · 165 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#88Miles Burris

6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tight Ends(6)

#17Gus McGee

6'5" · 250 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#87Jake Young

6'3" · 240 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Joey Bearns III

6'1" · 280 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Lane Wadle

6'5" · 245 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#85Jason Jeffares

6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Maximus Jansenvanvuren

6'5" · 260 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Offensive Line(21)

#56Andrew Adair

6'4" · 320 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

J'ven Williams

6'5" · 319 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#75Kristos Fernandez

6'5" · 300 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#57Mason Bowers

6'4" · 310 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#74Tyler Gibson

6'5" · 310 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Amar Harper

6'6" · 315 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#58Devin Davis

6'3" · 310 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Dylan Nolan-Cook

6'5" · 305 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#68Jesse Ramil

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#52Jonny King

6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Nicolas Cruji

6'4" · 305 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#66Omarion Davis

6'5" · 305 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#50Rod Green

6'5" · 315 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#65Boston Brinkley

6'3" · 315 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Cody Taylor

6'3" · 310 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#70Dallas Shirley

6'4" · 290 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#72Dominick Kelley

6'5" · 290 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#71Eli Samples

6'5" · 290 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Jake Allen

6'3" · 280 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Mason McGill

6'4" · 270 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Reginhard Pierre-Nau

6'2" · 300 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(16)

#44Braden Mullen

6'4" · 245 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#97Jalar Holley

6'3" · 315 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#10Jorel Liverpool

6'6" · 255 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#18Zion Shockley

6'4" · 285 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#50Ayo Tifase

6'4" · 285 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#55Cheick Kaba

6'2" · 285 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#7DJ Burgess

6'2" · 270 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Elijah Jackson

6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#51Jamarrion Solomon

6'0" · 270 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#15Macyo Williams

6'1" · 280 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#58Xavier Miles

6'3" · 320 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Colin Bussey

6'3" · 250 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#24Jaylon Johnson

6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kaiden Bower

6'3" · 240 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#92Kiemar Brown-Richardson

6'5" · 280 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Michael Domanik

6'2" · 225 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(10)

#13Gavin Willis

6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#40Reid Williford

6'2" · 235 lbs · Age 21

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#35Shay Taylor

6'3" · 235 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#42JJ Okate

6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Jerry Wall III

6'1" · 210 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#19Kadin Schmitz

6'1" · 235 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Gray Patterson

6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#41Justin Hayes

6'1" · 215 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Latrell Sellers

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#30Stellan Bowman

6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(22)

#1Caleb Curtain

6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#9Cary Grant

6'2" · 180 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#8Derrick Edwards

5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#11Dwight Bootle II

5'10" · 180 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#4Gavin Shipman

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#6Ja'Qurious Conley

6'1" · 215 lbs · Age 21

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#2Treyveon McGee

6'3" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#5Antonio Cotman Jr.

6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#21Breon Noel

5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#3Collin Gill

6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Jonathan Patterson

6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Shamar McIntosh

6'2" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#16Thai Baldwin

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Tradarius Smith

6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Zayden Laing-Taylor

5'11" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Alchino Blakely

6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#12CJ Clinkscales Jr.

5'8" · 175 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Chase Usher

5'10" · 175 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Josh Hines

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Maddox West

6'0" · 174 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Nireek Sharpe

6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#43Randy Franklin

6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Kickers(1)

#95Bronson Long

6'4" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Punters(1)

#92Andrew Bennett

6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

Long Snappers(1)

#39Colby Garfield

6'2" · 235 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup