Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
#17
Gus McGee
Senior tight end for Charlotte. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 250 lb · Newburyport, MA · Christopher Columbus
CFB Index 31 · #146 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Charlotte 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
3
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 1.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 3 yds, vs The Citadel
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Charlotte. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2021.
- Transferred from San Diego State to Charlotte in 2023.
Gus McGee
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Gus McGee has been at Charlotte through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 3 rec yds, 2 receptions against The Citadel — Week 1, 2026.
3 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Miami Columbus
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Charlotte
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Biff Poggi
Charlotte
Coaching transition mid-career: Biff Poggi → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 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
2026Charlotte0-2HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 3.0 YDS/g, 1.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #12 of 15 American Athletic TEs
- #1Brody Foley
- #11Elijah Lagg
- #12Gus McGee
- #13Matt Adcock
How the All-AAC 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
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Charlotte
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate 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 #104 · 2026 recruiting class #103
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.
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).
85%match
Matches Christopher on
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Gus McGee
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...
The tight end room · Charlotte
- #17Gus McGee127 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Lane Wadle92 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Logan Mauldin2 games · 2025
- #85Jason Jeffares2 games · 2026
- #81Brady Rhoads1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Charlotte team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology