Breylon Charles
Breylon Charles
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Breylon Charles has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Ball State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Purdue | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 29 | 13 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 17 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 34–17
vs Southern Illinois
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Purdue
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Purdue
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #54 · 2026 recruiting class #55
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jayden Gray’s 2024 season.
Matches Jayden on
Differs from Jayden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyquan Johnson's junior season at South Carolina (2023).
Matches Tyquan on