#17

Gus McGee

TE · Charlotte · Fr. · #17

Returning to Charlotte for 2026
Fr. · Newburyport, Mass. → Christopher Columbus
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Gus McGee

TE · Charlotte · Sr · #17

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1654 national
CFB
College
Charlotte
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Biff Poggi
Charlotte
2024
Biff Poggi
Charlotte
2025
Charlotte
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Biff Poggi → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Charlotte3-9HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2024Charlotte5-7HC: Biff Poggi · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Charlotte141279.11--
2024Charlotte294.50--
2023Charlotte166.00--
Career171428.41--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 42–35

vs Monmouth

1 rec · 14 yds

Edged out Monmouth at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Charlotte

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · 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 #102

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alex Bauman’s 2025 season.

Alex Bauman

84%match

Miami · 2025

#2

Jackson Sherrard

Sam Houston · 2023

80%
#3

Jack Coldiron

Miami (OH) · 2022

78%
#4

Thomas Yassmin

Utah · 2023

78%
#5

Gunnar Oakes

Eastern Michigan · 2021

78%

Matches Alex on

Yards / reception
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Christopher Toudle's junior season at NC State (2022).

NC State · 2022

#2

Jack Coldiron

Miami (OH) · 2022

84%
#3

Thomas Yassmin

Utah · 2023

80%
#4

Marlin Klein

Michigan · 2025

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 27
79%
#5

John Samuel Shenker

Auburn · 2022

78%

Matches Christopher on

Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2311

Final rank
#3431
Avg #3129.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2311 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2023–2025
6.02023
9.02024
1272025

+2017%

Up 2017% from first season to most-recent.

Background

Awards and Honors Academic Honor Roll (American Conference, 2024) At Charlotte Redshirt Senior, 2025 (12/9): Played in all 12 games, making nine starts Tallied nearly double the number of snaps of the next closest TE on the team Finished the year tied for fourth on the team with 14 receptions and...

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