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 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Ayo Tifase
Senior defensive lineman on Charlotte's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 285 lb · Baltimore, MD · Concordia
Returning to Charlotte for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Ole Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Charlotte's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida State in 2022.
- Transferred from Georgia Tech to Charlotte in 2024.
Ayo Tifase
Ayo Tifase has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Florida State3-star out of Concordia Prep
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
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
2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced
2024Charlotte5-7HC: Biff Poggi · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Charlotte0-2HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · 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
Background
At Charlotte Redshirt Junior, 2025 (0/0): Missed the season with an injury Redshirt Sophomore, 2024 (9/0): A member of the 49ers' 13th recruiting class Battled injuries to appear in the final nine games of the season Tallied 92 total snaps on the year Before Charlotte Played two seasons at Florid...
The defensive line · Charlotte
- #9Curtis Simpson4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #51Jamarrion Solomon3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Jaylon Johnson1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #85Caleb Irving0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Ayo Tifase2 games · 2026
16 more on the roster · Charlotte team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology