Charles Willekes
Charles Willekes
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Arkansas State. 2024 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL against South Alabama — Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Arkansas State, 217 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Butch Jones.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 92 | 48 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 91 | 32 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 17 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 17 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 217 | 92 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 34–31
vs Central Arkansas
1 SOLO · 7 TOT
Edged out Central Arkansas at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Donovan Manuel’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marvin Ham II's senior season at Arkansas State (2024).
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