Senior cornerback on Michigan State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 170 lb · Sarasota, FL · Venice
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 520 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior cornerback on Michigan State's 2026 roster.
Charles Brantley
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across six seasons and two programs, four head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, Mario Cristobal and Pat Fitzgerald. The receipt: 4 tackles against Eastern Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
8 programs, one constant: he played.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 27 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 48 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 18 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 110 | 63 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 18 | 5 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-27@ Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
1 tackles
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
39.4%
78 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
89 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #41 at the position.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Cameron Oliver’s 2024 season.
Matches Cameron on
Differs from Cameron on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ahmari Harvey's senior season at Georgia Tech (2025).
Matches Ahmari on
Differs from Ahmari on
Player DNA
Transfer from Miami is returning for his sixth season of college football at Michigan State . . . spent the first four years of his college career (2021-24) at MSU before transferring to Miami for the 2025 season . . . has played in 34 career games with 104 tackles . . . earned three letters…
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