Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
#24
Jariel Cobb
Sophomore running back for Charlotte. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Reidsville, NC · Reidsville
Returning to Charlotte for 2026
The numbers
8
rushing yards · 2026
4 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 rush yds, at Ole Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Charlotte. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Carolina in 2025.
- Transferred from North Carolina to Charlotte in 2025.
Jariel Cobb
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He got to Charlotte by way of North Carolina. The receipt on tape: 8 rush yds against Ole Miss, Week 2, 2026.
8 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with North Carolina3-star out of Reidsville
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Charlotte
NFL
NFL Draft
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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 profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush 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: 8.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · 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
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Patrick Smith’s 2022 season.
Matches Patrick on
Weight
Height
Yards / reception
Differs from Patrick on
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Kennieth Lacy’s path through Northwestern State.
Matches Kennieth on
Yards per carry
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Tybo Rogers's freshman season at Washington (2023).
Matches Tybo on
Yards / carry
Receiving share
Height
Differs from Tybo on
Yards / reception (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Background
At Charlotte Freshman, 2025 (7/3): Saw action in seven games while making three starts Third on the team with 51 attempts and 190 yards Average of 3.7 yards per carry was the best on the team among players with at least 10 attempts Made his collegiate debut against Rice for 10 yards on two rushes...
The backfield · Charlotte
- #24Jariel Cobb190 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Khamani Alexander50 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Chance Williams35 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Henry Rutledge11 rushing yards · 2025
- #6D'Mariun Perteet1 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