#39

Charlie Eckhardt

S · Stanford · Fr. · #39

Returning to Stanford for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Charlie Eckhardt

S · Stanford · Fr · #39

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Stanford
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 20–13

vs Florida State

4 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Stanford

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Safety · Stanford

Returning around him

  • 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #37

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ro Torrence’s 2023 season.

Ro Torrence

77%match

Arizona State · 2023

#2

Corey Costner

Virginia · 2025

77%
#3

Cooper DeJean

Iowa · 2023

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 8
76%
#4

Jaylen Watson

Washington State · 2021

74%
#5

DJ Coleman

Baylor · 2024

73%

Matches Ro on

PD rate
Tackle volume
Class year

Differs from Ro on

Weight (higher)
Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Marshall's freshman season at Bowling Green (2025).

Bowling Green · 2025

#2

Messiah Delhomme

Maryland · 2025

84%
#3

Keyon Washington

Bowling Green · 2025

82%
#4

Corey Costner

Virginia · 2025

78%
#5

Luke Evans

Miami (OH) · 2024

77%

Matches Caden on

Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #12138

Final rank
#12138
Avg #12228.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #12138 this season.