CJ Clinkscales
CJ Clinkscales
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Biff Poggi → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charlotte | 49 | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 72 | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 42–35
vs Monmouth
4 TOT · 3 SOLO
Edged out Monmouth at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Charlotte
Returning around him
- 24% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Charlotte · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #103
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tori Mulkey’s 2024 season.
Matches Tori on
Differs from Tori on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Avery Powell's junior season at Temple (2025).
Matches Avery on
Differs from Avery on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #13932
Peaked at #13932 this season.