Charles Esters III is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Texas Tech.
Esters fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Texas Tech. On tape: 3 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against West Virginia, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
10 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 15 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 25 | 7 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 51 | 16 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 67-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-17vs Kansas | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-0vs Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-20@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-7vs No. 8 BYU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-9vs UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-0@ West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 15 | W 34-7vs No. 11 BYU | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 14 · 2025
W 49-0
1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 49-point win on the road against West Virginia.
4 seasons under Joey McGuire — 35-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
47.6%
484 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
72.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
482 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
The No. 1,188 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a senior.
A stat line in 25 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie, and Joey McGuire. Multi-era developmental context.
