Junior linebacker for Purdue. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Kuli'ou'ou, HI
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.
How he plays
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Passes defended: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, at UCLA
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for Purdue. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Charles Correa
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He got to Purdue by way of UNLV. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.
19 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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 44-19vs Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ UCLA | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 19 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Since week 2: +6 tackles, +2 pass breakups.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th 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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
21%4 pass breakups19 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.2%
107 pass / 106 run
Plays / game
71.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
122 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #20 of 72 Big Ten LBs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 2,081 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a junior.
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to West Weeks’s 2021 season.
Matches West on
Differs from West on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Grant Donaldson's junior season at Air Force (2020).
Matches Grant on
Differs from Grant on
Player DNA
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