Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-27vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs Miami | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#39
Charlie Eckhardt
Sophomore safety for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Centennial, CO · Arapahoe
CFB Index 37 · #387 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Stanford for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
11 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 9 tackles, vs Miami
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety for Stanford. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2024.
Charlie Eckhardt
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two seasons at Stanford, two different head coaches: Frank Reich and Tavita Pritchard. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Hawai'i — Week 1, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Stanford3-star out of Arapahoe
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Stanford
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Frank Reich
Stanford
2026era →
Tavita Pritchard
Stanford
Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Reich → Tavita Pritchard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced
2026Stanford1-1HC: Tavita Pritchard · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 5.5 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
Tavita Pritchard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
37 · #387 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #387 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #16 of 25 ACC Ss
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 37–27
vs Hawai'i
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 NO
With D. Warren — 310 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.7 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · A. Flintoft — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Stanford
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Stanford
Returning around him
- 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 #50 · 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.
77%match
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).
Matches Caden on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Charlie Eckhardt
The secondary · Stanford
- #21Scotty Edwards54 tackles · 2025
- #5Jaivion Green38 tackles · 2025
- #39Charlie Eckhardt34 tackles · 2025
- #9Brandon Nicholson27 tackles · 2025
- #6Darrius Davis26 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Stanford team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology