Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Curtis Simpson
Sophomore defensive lineman on Charlotte's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Shelby, NC · Kings Mountain
CFB Index 48 · #224 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Charlotte)
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
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 9 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 8 tackles, vs The Citadel
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Charlotte's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Carolina in 2024.
Curtis Simpson
Wins his gap play after play. Curtis Simpson arrived at Charlotte from North Carolina. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against The Citadel — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with North Carolina3-star out of Kings Mountain
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Charlotte
NFL
NFL Draft
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In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Charlotte
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tim Albin — 1-13 over that span.
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Charlotte0-2HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Tim Albin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
48 · #224 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #224 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Adrian Wilson’s 2023 season.
Matches Adrian on
Sack rate
Class year
Hurry rate
Differs from Adrian on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jon Jon Kamara's freshman season at Kansas (2025).
Matches Jon on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Jon on
Sack rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Curtis Simpson
Background
At Charlotte Redshirt Freshman, 2025 (11/4): Played in every game except against Rice while making four starts Totaled 30 tackles and finished third on the team with 4.5 tackles for loss Second on the defense with 2.5 sacks Tallied four quarterback hurries to rank third on the team Also added a p...
The defensive line · Charlotte
- #9Curtis Simpson4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #51Jamarrion Solomon3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Jaylon Johnson1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #85Caleb Irving0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7D.J. Burgess0 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Charlotte team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology