2025 Charlotte 49ers football team

2025 Charlotte 49ers football
2025 Charlotte 49ers football
Conference	American Conference
Record	1–6 (0–4 American)
Head coach	Tim Albin (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Nate Faanes (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kurt Mattix (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Jerry Richardson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated October 24, 2025

2025 American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Navy	4	–	0	6	–	0
No. 18 South Florida	3	–	0	6	–	1
Tulane	3	–	0	6	–	1
Memphis	2	–	1	6	–	1
North Texas	2	–	1	6	–	1
East Carolina	2	–	1	4	–	3
Temple	2	–	1	4	–	3
Florida Atlantic	2	–	2	3	–	4
Army	2	–	3	3	–	4
UTSA	1	–	2	3	–	4
Rice	1	–	3	3	–	4
UAB	1	–	3	3	–	4
Tulsa	0	–	4	2	–	5
Charlotte	0	–	4	1	–	6
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of October 23, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as a member of the American Conference during 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tim Albin, the 49ers play their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	vs. Appalachian State *	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic)	ESPNU	L 11–34	35,718
September 6	7:00 p.m.	North Carolina *	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	L 3–20	19,233
September 13	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 (FCS) Monmouth *	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	W 42–35	15,681
September 18	7:30 p.m.	Rice	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN	L 17–28	13,397
October 3	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 26–54	34,577
October 11	12:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 7–24	31,172
October 18	3:30 p.m.	Temple	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	L 14–49	13,618
October 24	7:00 p.m.	North Texas	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN2
November 8		at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
November 15		UTSA	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC
November 22	12:45 p.m.	at Georgia *	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN
November 29		at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs. Appalachian State

Appalachian State Mountaineers (0–0) vs Charlotte 49ers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	17	10	7	34
49ers	3	0	0	8	11

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: August 29
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 35,718
Referee: Scott Broadway
TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(1:21) CLT – Liam Boyd 42-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:28; Charlotte 3–0)

Second quarter

(8:38) APP – Rashod Dubinion 2-yard run, Dominic DeFreitas kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:18; Appalachian State 7–3)
(0:36) APP – Jaden Barnes 10-yard pass from AJ Swann, Dominic DeFreitas kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:36; Appalachian State 14–3)
(0:00) APP – Dominic DeFreitas 47-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:23; Appalachian State 17–3)

Third quarter

(10:22) APP – Dominic DeFreitas 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:38; Appalachian State 20–3)
(4:27) APP – Kanen Hamlett 19-yard pass from AJ Swann, Dominic DeFreitas kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:16; Appalachian State 27–3)

Fourth quarter

(10:25) CLT – E. Jai Mason 16-yard pass from Conner Harrell, Gus McGee pass (Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 5:55; Appalachian State 27–11)
(4:00) APP – Alex Sanchez 1-yard pass from AJ Swann, Dominic DeFreitas kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:25; Appalachian State 34–11)

Statistics	APP	CLT
First downs	32	15
Plays–yards	88–586	54–218
Rushes–yards	38–182	29–76
Passing yards	404	142
Passing: comp–att–int	33–50–0	13–25–1
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	33:58	26:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	AJ Swann	31/46, 368 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Rashod Dubinion	22 carries, 111 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaden Barnes	6 receptions, 134 yards, TD
Charlotte	Passing	Conner Harrell	13/24, 142 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	CJ Stokes	15 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Justin Olson	2 receptions, 56 yards

North Carolina

North Carolina Tar Heels (0–1) at Charlotte 49ers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	10	7	0	3	20
49ers	0	3	0	0	3

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: September 6
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: E at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 19,233
Referee: Adam Savoie
TV announcers (ESPN+): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(14:01) UNC – Chris Culliver 51-yard pass from Gio Lopez, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:59; North Carolina 7–0)
(8:34) UNC – Rece Verhoff 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:44; North Carolina 10–0)

Second quarter

(12:40) CLT – Liam Boyd 39-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:27; North Carolina 10–3)
(0:13) UNC – Davion Gause 12-yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:38; North Carolina 17–3)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

(10:46) UNC – Rece Verhoff 33-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 40 yards, 8:08; North Carolina 20–3)

Statistics	UNC	CLT
First downs	15	21
Plays–yards	58–303	71–271
Rushes–yards	33–148	29–21
Passing yards	155	250
Passing: comp–att–int	17–25–0	25–42–2
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:38	30:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Gio Lopez	17/25, 155 yards, TD
	Rushing	Demon June	9 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Chris Culliver	3 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Charlotte	Passing	Conner Harrell	17/29, 140 yards
	Rushing	Rod Gainey Jr.	6 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Javen Nicholas	11 receptions, 122 yards

No. 20 (FCS) Monmouth

No. 20 (FCS) Monmouth Hawks (2–0) at Charlotte 49ers (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 (FCS) Hawks	7	7	7	14	35
49ers	0	7	21	14	42

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: September 13
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 15,681
Referee: Steven Anderson
TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) and Reggie Walker (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(3:17) MONM – Elijah Jennings 1-yard run, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:03; Monmouth 7–0)

Second quarter

(1:52) CLT – E. Jai Mason 7-yard pass from Conner Harrell, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:01; Tied 7–7)
(0:51) MONM – Maxwell James 15-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; Monmouth 14–7)

Third quarter

(12:18) CLT – Conner Harrell 8-yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:36; Tied 14–14)
(10:02) MONM – Josh Derry 29-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:16; Monmouth 21–14)
(7:59) CLT – Rod Gainey Jr. 1-yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:03; Tied 21–21)
(1:15) CLT – Joey Bearns III 4-yard pass from Conner Harrell, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:34; Charlotte 28–21)

Fourth quarter

(14:55) MONM – Rodney Nelson 8-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20; Tied 28–28)
(8:37) CLT – E. Jai Mason 24-yard pass from Conner Harrell, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 6:07; Charlotte 35–28)
(3:19) MONM – Josh Derry 4-yard pass from Derek Robertson, Hudson Fiene kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; Tied 35–35)
(1:30) CLT – Conner Harrell 2-yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:49; Charlotte 42–35)

Statistics	MONM	CLT
First downs	28	29
Plays–yards	72–458	72–563
Rushes–yards	23–48	42–181
Passing yards	410	382
Passing: comp–att–int	36–49–0	26–30–1
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	26:52	33:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Monmouth	Passing	Derek Robertson	36/49, 410 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Rodney Nelson	11 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Josh Derry	7 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
Charlotte	Passing	Conner Harrell	26/30, 382 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Rod Gainey Jr.	15 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	E. Jai Mason	10 receptions, 228 yards, 2 TD

Rice

Rice Owls (2–1) at Charlotte 49ers (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	7	7	7	28
49ers	3	6	0	8	17

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: September 18
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: W at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 13,397
Referee: Reid Jackson
TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(8:51) CLT – Liam Boyd 29-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:09; Charlotte 3–0)
(4:25) RICE – Drayden Dickmann 9-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; Rice 7–3)

Second quarter

(7:55) CLT – Liam Boyd 25-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:58; Rice 7–6)
(2:23) CLT – Liam Boyd 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:34; Charlotte 9–7)
(1:18) RICE – Chase Jenkins 34-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Rice 14–9)

Third quarter

(11:33) RICE – Daelen Alexander 13-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Rice 21–9)

Fourth quarter

(10:31) RICE – Daelen Alexander 1-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:29; Rice 28–9)
(7:27) CLT – Javen Nicholas 31-yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Javen Nicholas pass (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Rice 28–17)

Statistics	RICE	CLT
First downs	17	22
Plays–yards	58–353	76–334
Rushes–yards	46–255	32–75
Passing yards	98	259
Passing: comp–att–int	9–12–0	23–44–0
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:12	29:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	8/11, 87 yards, TD
	Rushing	Quinton Jackson	12 carries, 80 yards
	Receiving	Drayden Dickmann	4 receptions, 39 yards, TD
Charlotte	Passing	Grayson Loftis	15/31, 186 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rod Gainey Jr.	8 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Javen Nicholas	5 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at South Florida

Charlotte 49ers (1–3) at South Florida Bulls (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	7	3	16	26
Bulls	23	10	0	21	54

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

Date: October 3
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 34,577
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ESPN2): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(14:01) USF – Cartevious Norton 37-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:59; South Florida 7–0)
(7:07) USF – Jeremiah Koger 38-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:18; South Florida 14–0)
(5:23) USF – Team safety (South Florida 16–0)
(1:03) USF – Mudia Reuben 10-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:37; South Florida 23–0)

Second quarter

(14:15) USF – Nico Gramatica 43-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:04; South Florida 26–0)
(3:44) CLT – CJ Stokes 1-yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:08; South Florida 26–7)
(1:10) USF – Chas Nimrod 18-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; South Florida 33–7)

Third quarter

(9:39) CLT – Liam Boyd 33-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:21; South Florida 33–10)

Fourth quarter

(13:58) CLT – E. Jai Mason 2-yard pass from Zach Wilcke, Jake Young pass (Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:52; South Florida 33–18)
(9:11) USF – Evan Dangler 1-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 4:47; South Florida 40–18)
(6:48) USF – Byrum Brown 13-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:17; South Florida 47–18)
(3:10) CLT – Derrick Eley 16-yard pass from Zach Wilcke, Jake Young pass (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; South Florida 47–26)
(0:43) USF – Nykahi Davenport 7-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:26; South Florida 54–26)

Statistics	CLT	USF
First downs	15	36
Plays–yards	62–279	97–631
Rushes–yards	33–130	62–407
Passing yards	149	224
Passing: comp–att–int	16–29–2	20–35–2
Turnovers	4	4
Time of possession	28:14	31:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Zach Wilcke	14/18, 150 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	CJ Stokes	13 carries, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sean Brown	4 receptions, 58 yards
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	19/34, 211 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Byrum Brown	17 carries, 162 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Koger	4 receptions, 75 yards, TD

at Army

Charlotte 49ers (1–4) at Army Black Knights (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	0	7	7
Black Knights	7	10	7	0	24

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

Date: October 11
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 31,172
Referee: Steven Anderson
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich DeMarco (play-by-play), Dean Darling (analyst) and Tony Morino (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(3:40) ARMY – Cale Hellums 1-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:06; Army 7–0)

Second quarter

(3:39) ARMY – Carson Smith 5-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 17 plays, 85 yards, 10:51; Army 14–0)
(0:00) ARMY – Dawson Jones 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 1:14; Army 17–0)

Third quarter

(4:16) ARMY – Cale Hellums 1-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:08; Army 24–0)

Fourth quarter

(0:08) CLT – KD Hunter-Gibson 16-yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:46; Army 24–7)

Statistics	CLT	ARMY
First downs	11	20
Plays–yards	55–178	69–355
Rushes–yards	29–68	63–305
Passing yards	110	50
Passing: comp–att–int	16–26–0	2–6–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	22:06	37:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Grayson Loftis	8/12, 68 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rod Gainey Jr.	19 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Sean Brown	4 receptions, 32 yards
Army	Passing	Cale Hellums	2/4, 50 yards
	Rushing	Cale Hellums	21 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Noah Short	1 reception, 44 yards

Temple

Temple Owls (3–3) at Charlotte 49ers (1–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	21	21	0	49
49ers	7	0	0	7	14

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 18
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Reginald Walker Jr. (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	CLT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Texas

North Texas Mean Green (6–1) at Charlotte 49ers (1–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
49ers	0	0	0	0	0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 24
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNT	CLT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at East Carolina

Charlotte 49ers (0–0) at East Carolina Pirates (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	0	0	0
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC

Date: November 8
Game time: TBA p.m. EST
TV: TBA

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	CLT	ECU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UTSA

UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) at Charlotte 49ers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0
49ers	0	0	0	0	0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: November 15
Game time: TBA p.m. EST
TV: TBA

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTSA	CLT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Georgia

Charlotte 49ers (0–0) at Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

Date: November 22
Game time: 12:45 p.m. EST
TV: SECN

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	CLT	UGA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulane

Charlotte 49ers (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	0	0	0
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 29
Game time: TBA p.m. EST
TV: TBA

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	CLT	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Coaching staff

On December 9, 2024, Ohio head football coach Tim Albin was introduced as the Charlotte 49ers' fourth head coach.^[3] On January 7th, Albin announced his first six coaching staff additions. Brian Haines, Nate Faanes, Kurt Mattix, Brian Metz, Bryan Nardo and Allen Rudolph.^[4] The next day, January 8th, Todd Fitch was added as associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach. On the same day David Denham was named defensive tackles coach.^[5] On January 15th Paul Turner and Tre' Bell were added to the staff.^[6] On March 19th, Vince Reynolds joined the staff as defensive tackles coach. He replaces Denham, who took a position on the Michigan staff.^[7]

Name	Position	Seasons at Charlotte	Alma mater	Previous	Reference
Tim Albin	Head coach	1	NW OK St. (1988)	Head coach (Ohio)	^[3]
Todd Fitch	Associate Head coach/Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks	1	Ohio Wesleyan (1985)	Offensive analyst (LSU)	^[5]
Brian Haines	Assistant head coach, Running backs, Special teams	1	Marietta College (2004)	Runningbacks/Special teams coordinator (App. St.)	^[4]
Tre' Bell	Cornerbacks/Defensive passing coordinator	1	UConn (2018)	Defensive analyst (WVU)	^[6]
Nate Faanes	Defensive coordinator/Linebackers	1	Winona St. (2015)	Co-defensive coordinator (Ohio)	^[4]
Kurt Mattix	Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive line	1	Valparaiso (1999)	Defensive ends/Pass rush specialist (Ohio)	^[4]
Brian Metz	Tight ends/Recruiting coordinator	1	Notre Dame (2013)	Tight ends/Recruiting coordinator (Ohio)	^[4]
Bryan Nardo	Safeties	1	Ohio (2008)	Defensive coordinator (Ok St.)	^[4]
Vince Reynolds	Defensive tackles	1	Northern Illinois (2004)	Defensive line coach/Defensive run game coordinator (Arkansas St.)	^[7]
Allen Rudolph	Offensive line/Run game coordinator	1	Southern Miss. (1995)	Offensive line (Ohio)	^[4]
Paul Turner	Wide receivers/Passing game coordinator	1	LA Tech (2016)	Lead offensive analyst (LSU)	^[6]

Roster

2025 Charlotte 49ers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`0`	Joey Bearns III	RSr
QB	`1`	Zach Wilcke	RJr
WR	`2`	Jaylen Hampton	RFr
WR	`3`	Jayden McGowan	Sr
WR	`4`	Justin Olson	GS
RB	`5`	Don Chaney Jr.	RSr
RB	`6`	Rod Gainey Jr.	RFr
WR	`7`	E. Jai Mason	GS
WR	`8`	Sean Brown	GS
WR	`9`	Javen Nicholas	Jr
WR	`10`	Ta'ir Brooks	RSr
WR	`11`	KD Hunter-Gibson	Jr
QB	`12`	Grayson Loftis	RSo
WR	`14`	Adam Hopkins IV	RSo
QB	`15`	Conner Harrell	RJr
QB	`16`	Luke McNulty	Fr
TE	`17`	Gus McGee	RSr
RB	`21`	Henry Rutledge	RSr
RB	`23`	CJ Stokes	RJr
RB	`24`	Jariel Cobb	Fr
RB	`25`	Cameren Smith	Sr
RB	`37`	Duke Guenther	RFr
RB	`41`	Jake Davids	RFr
OL	`50`	Rod Green	RJr
OL	`52`	Jonny King	RSr
OL	`54`	Isaac Sikes-Rasby	Fr
OL	`55`	Mo Clipper Jr.	RJr
OL	`56`	Andrew Adair	RSr
OL	`57`	Mason Bowers	RSr
OL	`58`	Devin Davis	RJr
OL	`62`	Andrew Cunningham	RFr
OL	`65`	Boston Brinkley	RJr
OL	`66`	Omarion Davis	RJr
OL	`67`	Dom Silvia	RFr
OL	`68`	Jesse Ramil	RSr
OL	`70`	Dallas Shirley	RJr
OL	`71`	Eli Samples	RJr
OL	`72`	Dominick Kelley	RSo
OL	`73`	Umar Rockhead	RFr
OL	`74`	Tyler Gibson	RJr
OL	`75`	Kristos Fernandez	RSr
OL	`76`	Isaiah Bullerdick	RJr
WR	`80`	Jeremiah Hoffman	Fr
TE	`80`	Grant Laskey	RFr
TE	`81`	Brady Rhoads	RFr
WR	`82`	Evan Austin	RFr
TE	`85`	Jason Jeffares	RSo
TE	`86`	Connor Adair	RFr
TE	`87`	Jake Young	RJr
WR	`88`	Miles Burris	So
WR	`89`	Derrick Eley	RFr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Caleb Curtain	RSr
DB	`2`	Treyveon McGee	GS
DB	`3`	Collin Gill	RSo
DB	`4`	Gavin Shipman	RSr
DB	`5`	Antonio Cotman Jr.	RSo
DB	`6`	Ja'Qurious Conley	RSr
DL	`7`	DJ Burgess	RJr
DB	`8`	Derrick Edwards	RSr
DB	`9`	Cary Grant	RJr
DL	`10`	Jorel Liverpool	Sr
DB	`11`	Dwight Bootle II	RJr
DB	`12`	CJ Clinkscales	RJr
LB	`13`	Gavin Willis	Jr
DL	`14`	Kendal Brown	RFr
DL	`15`	Macyo Williams	RSr
DB	`16`	Thai Baldwin	RSr
DB	`17`	Kameron Manley	RFr
DL	`18`	Zion Shockley	RSr
LB	`19`	Kadin Schmitz	Jr
DL	`20`	Yamil Talib	RFr
DB	`21`	Breon Noel	RSr
DB	`22`	DeQuinder Williams II	RFr
DL	`23`	Darius Wallace	RFr
DL	`24`	Jaylon Johnson	Jr
DB	`25`	Dy'Lon Womack	Fr
DB	`26`	Devon St. Clair	Fr
DB	`27`	Aydan Cannon	RFr
DB	`28`	Cornell Allen	RFr
LB	`30`	Stellan Bowman	So
DL	`32`	Curtis Simpson	RFr
DB	`33`	Seth Franklin	RSo
LB	`35`	Shay Taylor	RSr
LB	`36`	Parker Startz	RFr
LB	`40`	Reid Williford	Sr
LB	`41`	Justin Hayes	RSo
LB	`42`	Jonathon Okate	RJr
DB	`43`	Randy Franklin	RSr
DL	`44`	Braden Mullen	RSr
DL	`50`	Ayo Tifase	RJr
DL	`51`	Jamarrion Solomon	RJr
DL	`55`	Cheick Kaba	RSr
DL	`58`	Xavier Miles	RSo
DL	`85`	Caleb Irving	RFr
DL	`90`	Chris Morton	Fr
DL	`97`	Jalar Holley	GS
DL	`99`	Jaylen Doss	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`37`	Liam Boyd	RJr
LS	`39`	Colby Garfield	GS
P	`44`	Ian Kelly	Fr
K	`84`	Aiden Bui	Fr
P	`92`	Andrew Bennett	RFr
K	`95`	Bronson Long	RJr

Head coach

Tim Albin (Northwestern Oklahoma State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Todd Fitch (Ohio Wesleyan)
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Brian Haines (Marietta)
Special teams coordinator/running backs
Nate Faanes (Winona State)
Linebackers
Kurt Mattix (Valparaiso)
Defensive line
Tre' Bell (Connecticut)
Cornerbacks/defensive pass game coordinator
Brian Metz (Notre Dame)
Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
Bryan Nardo (Ohio)
Safeties
Vince Reynolds (Northern Illinois)
Defensive tackles
Allen Rudolph (Southern Miss)
Offensive line/run game coordinator
Paul Turner (Louisiana Tech)
Wide receivers/pass game coordinator
Jake Miller (Baker)
Director of strength & conditioning

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Recruiting class

The following recruits and transfers have signed letters of intent or verbally committed to the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2025 recruiting year.

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
D. J. Burgess DL	Oxford, MS	Northwest Mississippi Community College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	–	Dec 29, 2024
D. J. Burgess DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Devin Davis IOL	Suwanee, GA	Butler Community College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2024
Devin Davis IOL	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (75)
Omarion Davis OL	Vero Beach, FL	Iowa Western Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	–
Omarion Davis OL	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jadyn Farmer DL	Matthews, NC	David W. Butler HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	–	Feb 11, 2024
Jadyn Farmer DL	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (74)
K.D. Gibson WR	Tupelo, MS	Northwest Mississippi Community College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Dec 24, 2024
K.D. Gibson WR	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jaylon Johnson DL	Antioch, TN	Northwest Mississippi Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	–
Jaylon Johnson DL	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Nare Means WR	Cary, NC	Panther Creek HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	–	Jul 8, 2024
Nare Means WR	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Jack Moran QB	Princeton, NJ	Hun School of Princeton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Jun 19, 2024
Jack Moran QB	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (74)
Reggie Rainer Jr. CB	Cornelius, NC	William A. Hough HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Jun 24, 2024
Reggie Rainer Jr. CB	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
Eli Samples OL	Cumming, GA	Tyler Junior College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–
Eli Samples OL	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Devon St. Clair S	Orlando, FL	Bishop Moore Catholic HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	–	Jan 24, 2025
Devon St. Clair S	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Zach Wilcke QB	Hernando, MS	Northwest Mississippi Community College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	–	Dec 22, 2024
Zach Wilcke QB	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Dy'Lon Womack DB	Powder Springs, GA	North Cobb	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–
Dy'Lon Womack DB	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
			N/A	N/A	–
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: NA 247Sports: 119 ESPN: NA
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Charlotte Football Commitments". Rivals. "2025 Charlotte Football Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Key transfers

Player	Position	Previous	Hometown	High school	Class	Height	Weight
Thailand Baldwin	Cornerback	Ball State	Colonial Heights, VA	Life Christian Academy	RS-JR	5'-11"	170 lbs
Dwight Bootle II	Cornerback	Nebraska	Miami, FL	Miami Killian	RS-FR	5'-10"	180 lbs
Mason Bowers	Defensive lineman	Kennesaw State	High Point, NC	High Point Central	RS-SR	6'-4"	260 lbs
Stellan Bowman	Linebacker	Ohio	Kentwood, MI	East Kentwood	FR	6'-0"	215 lbs
Liam Boyd	Placekicker	North Carolina	Asheville, NC	Asheville	RS-JR	6'-1"	200 lbs
Ta'ir Brooks	Wide receiver	UTEP	Oakland, CA	McClymonds	RS-SR	6'-3"	210 lbs
Don Chaney Jr.	Running back	Louisville	Miami, FL	Belen Jesuit Prep	RS-JR	5'-10"	210 lbs
Jariel Cobb	Running back	North Carolina	Reidsville, NC	Reidsville	FR	5'-10"	185 lbs
Caleb Curtain	Cornerback	Elon	Greensboro, NC	Grimsley	SR	6'-2"	185 lbs
Kristos Fernandez	Offensive lineman	LIU	New Hyde Park, NY	New Hyde Park	RS-SR	6'-5"	300 lbs
Colby Garfield	Long snapper	Ohio	Clemmons, NC	North Davidson	GS	6'-2"	235 lbs
Collin Gill	Cornerback	Georgia	Washington, D.C.	St. John's	RS-FR	6'-0"	190 lbs
Rod Green	Inside offensive lineman	Purdue	Springfield, OH	Springfield	SR	6'-5"	305 lbs
Jaylen Hampton	Wide receiver	Western Kentucky	Bloomingdale, GA	New Hampstead	FR	6'-2"	185 lbs
Conner Harrell	Quarterback	North Carolina	Alabaster, AL	Thompson	RS-SO	6'-1"	191 lbs
Will Hawkins IV	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)	Wake Forest, NC	Palmetto Prep	RS-FR	6'-4"	200 lbs
Caleb Irving	Defensive line	Purdue	Glenn Heights, TX	Parish Episcopal	RS-FR	6'-1"	290 lbs
Cheick Kaba	Defensive lineman	Troy	Minneapolis, MN	Fridley	RS-SR	6'-2"	285 lbs
Jorel Liverpool	Defensive lineman	Wagner	Brooklyn, NY	Midwood	JR	6'-6"	255 lbs
Grayson Loftis	Quarterback	Duke	Greer, SC	Gaffney	SO	6'-2"	205 lbs
E. Jai Mason	Wide receiver	Samford	Jackson, MS	Clinton	SR	6'-1"	205 lbs
Jayden McGowan	Wide receiver	Boston College	Laurens, SC	Laurens District 55	JR	5'-9"	170 lbs
Xavier Miles	Defensive lineman	Syracuse	Jersey City, NJ	St. Peter's Prep	FR	6'-3"	300 lbs
Braden Mullen	Defensive lineman	Dartmouth	Glenview, IL	Loyola Academy	RS-JR	6'-4"	240 lbs
Javen Nicholas	Wide receiver	LSU	New Orleans, LA	St. Augustine	RS-JR	5'-9"	190 lbs
Jesse Ramil	Offensive tackle	Mississippi State	Binghamton, NY	Binghamton	RS-SR	6'-5"	295 lbs
Kadin Schmitz	Linebacker	Ohio	Ashland, OH	Ashland	JR	6'-1"	235 lbs
Gavin Shipman	Cornerback	Harvard	Alabaster, AL	Thompson	SR	5'-10"	170 lbs
Dallas Shirley	Offensive lineman	Newberry	Simpsonville, SC	Hillcrest	RS-SO	6'-4"	290 lbs
Curtis Simpson	Defensive lineman	North Carolina	Shelby, NC	Kings Mountain	RS-FR	6'-4"	230 lbs
Cameren Smith	Running back	Western Illinois	Claymont, DE	Concord	SR	6'-0"	225 lbs
Jamarrion Solomon	Defensive lineman	FIU	Miami, FL	Miami Palmetto	RS-JR	6'-0"	270 lbs
Nate Spillman	Wide receiver	Tennessee	Franklin, TN	Lipscomb Academy	RS-FR	6'-1"	180 lbs
Parker Startz	Linebacker	Ohio	Mokena, IL	Mount Carmel	FR	6'-3"	225 lbs
Yamil Talib	Defensive lineman	Oklahoma State	Dallas, TX	Lloyd V. Berkner	RS-FR	6'-2"	240 lbs
Shay Taylor	Linebacker	Ohio	Mount Perry, OH	Sheridan	RS-SR	6'-3"	235 lbs
Macyo Williams	Defensive lineman	Utah State	Akron, OH	St. Vincent–St. Mary	RS-SR	6'-1"	280 lbs
Gavin Willis	Linebacker	Bucknell	Louisville, KY	Ballard	SO	6'-0"	230 lbs
Jake Young	Tight end	Western Carolina	Waxhaw, NC	Marvin Ridge	RS-SO	6'-2"	240 lbs

Departing players

Outgoing transfers

Player	Position	New school
Al-Ma'hi Ali	DB	Western Kentucky
Cornell Allen	CB	Withdrawn
Donta Armstrong	TE	Unknown
Dontae Balfour	CB	Texas Tech
Joey Bearns III	TE	Withdrawn
Zach Billings	LS	Tulane
O'Mega Blake	WR	Arkansas
Adam Booker	LS	Miami (FL)
Jamari Broady	CB	Jackson State
Max Brown	QB	West Virginia
Cam Burden	LB	Memphis
Tanner Bushee	QB	Unknown
Dre Butler	DL	South Florida
Shadrick Byrd	RB	Unknown
Tyson Clawson	EDGE	Unknown
Maurice Clipper Jr.	IOL	Unknown
Demon Clowney	EDGE	Louisville
Colin Coates	DL	Mississippi State
Alonzo Colvin	S	Unknown
Elijah Culp	CB	James Madison
Kyle Cunanan	K	California
Watson Cusick	RB	Unknown
Kainoa Davis	DL	San Diego State
Lacota Dippre	EDGE	James Madison
KaTron Evans	DL	Marshall
Vasilios Fotopoulos	K	Eastern Kentucky
Nassir Freeman	CB	Unknown
Rod Gainey Jr.	RB	Withdrawn
Montez Green	WR	Morehead State
William Hawkins IV	WR	Unknown
Jordan Herman	OT	Sacramento State
Aidan Kaler	LB	Stony Brook
Terron Kellman	RB	Wyoming
Jonny King	IOL	Withdraw
Xander Lamb	WR	Unknown
TeQuan Latimore	S	Florida A&M
Jaavan Mack	CB	Western Kentucky
Jairus Mack	WR	Western Kentucky
Mitchell Mayes	IOL	Withdrawn
Mordecai McDaniel	S	Oklahoma State
Chavon McEachern	RB	Unknown
Treyveon McGee	S	Withdrawn
Seven Miller	LB	Unknown
Avery Morris	LB	Unknown
Isaiah Myers	WR	Purdue
Maguire Neal	LB	Missouri State
Cartevious Norton	RB	South Florida
Hunter Patrick	K	Unknown
Deshawn Purdie	QB	Wake Forest
Malik Puryear	EDGE	Winston–Salem State
Anthony Romphf	CB	Tulsa
Jack Reynolds	WR	Gardner–Webb
Stephen Rusnak	K	Cincinnati
Henry Rutledge	RB	Withdrawn
Anthony Saragusa	LS	Houston
Jordan Spasojevic-Moko	IOL	California
Donovan Spellman	LB	UNLV
Nate Spillman	WR	Unknown
Kendall Stanley	OT	Pittsburgh
Duane Thomas Jr.	WR	UCF
Terez Traynor	WR	Withdrawn
Darius Wallace	LB	Unknown
Andre Washington	QB	Alcorn State
Colin Weber	TE	Rutgers
PJ Wilkins	OT	Ole Miss
Hahsaun Wilson	RB	UTEP

References

↑ "2025 Charlotte Football Schedule" . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
↑ "Charlotte's American Athletic Conference Football Opponents Announced Through 2026". Charlotte49ers.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
1 2 3 "Head Coach - Tim Albin". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Albin Adds Nine to Initial Coaching and Support Staff". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
1 2 "Fitch, Denham Added to Charlotte Football Coaching Staff". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
1 2 3 "Turner, Bell Conclude Albin's 10-Member Position Coach Staff". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
1 2 "Reynolds Tabbed to Lead Charlotte's Defensive Tackles". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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[1] "2025 Charlotte Football Schedule" . Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[2] "Charlotte's American Athletic Conference Football Opponents Announced Through 2026". Charlotte49ers.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[TimAlbin-3] 1 2 3 "Head Coach - Tim Albin". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[AlbinStaff-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Albin Adds Nine to Initial Coaching and Support Staff". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[AlbinStaff2-5] 1 2 "Fitch, Denham Added to Charlotte Football Coaching Staff". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[AlbinStaff3-6] 1 2 3 "Turner, Bell Conclude Albin's 10-Member Position Coach Staff". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[AlbinStaff4-7] 1 2 "Reynolds Tabbed to Lead Charlotte's Defensive Tackles". Charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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