South Alabama · L 36-41
No tackles.
Stonehill · W 35-7 · FCS
No tackles.
Kent State · W 13-10
No tackles.
Central Michigan · W 31-14
No tackles.
Sacramento State · W 48-7
No tackles.
Christopher has tackles in 4 of Ohio’s 9 games: none in the other 5.
Charlie Christopher
Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Ohio. On tape: 7 tackles against Nebraska, Week 1, 2026.
13 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 10): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49@ Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 29-27vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20@ Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Pass share
38.1%
206 pass / 335 run
Plays / game
60.1
9 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #28 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 3,096 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Smith → John Hauser. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
