Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 13-20@ Stanford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 42-7vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Charles Lester III
Sophomore defensive back on Florida State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Sarasota, FL · Riverview
Returning to Florida State for 2026
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 54 nationally · Signed with Florida State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Florida State's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida State in 2024.
Charles Lester III
He has spent two seasons in the Florida State secondary. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Stanford — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Florida State4-star out of Venice
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Florida State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Norvell — 7-17 over that span.
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
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: 2.0 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
Mike Norvell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Florida State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Florida State
Returning around him
- 1 Florida State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -22 net (22 in / 44 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida State · Last season: 5-7 (AP #25) · Talent rank #21 · 2026 recruiting class #16
Background
2025 (Redshirt Freshman): Played 10 games as reserve defensive back and on special teams...made four tackles...Stanford: career-high three tackles...Wake Forest: added one tackle in FSU's 42-7 win...also appeared against Alabama, East Texas A&M, Kent State, Pitt, Clemson, Virginia Tech, NC State...
The secondary · Florida State
- #7Ashlynd Barker48 tackles · 2025
- #6Ja'Bril Rawls40 tackles · 2025
- #14Ma'Khi Jones34 tackles · 2025
- #24K.J. Kirkland31 tackles · 2025
- #4Charles Lester III4 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Florida State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology