American college football season
The 2024 Charlotte 49ers football team represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The 49ers play their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina , and compete in their second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). They are led by second-year head coach Biff Poggi .
On December 4, offensive line coach and assistant head coach Kyle DeVan accepted the offensive line coach job at his alma mater .[ 1] On December 7 the 49ers announced the hiring of Colorado tight ends coach Tim Brewster for the same position at Charlotte. He also takes on assistant head coaching duties from the departing DeVan. John Morookian made an internal move from tight ends to offensive line. Jason Barnes joined the coaching staff from the analyst pool to take over wide receivers.[ 2] On January 8, North Carolina defensive analyst Ty Greenwood was named cornerbacks coach.[ 3]
The following recruits and transfers have signed letters of intent or verbally committed to the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2024 recruiting year.
US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Connor Adair TE , IMG Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) – Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Cornell Allen S Richmond, VA Trinity Episcopal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) – Jun 25, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Evan Austin ATH Ijamsville, MD Oakdale HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Jun 21, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Kendal Brown Edge Lithonia, GA Arabia Mountain HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) – Jun 18, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : Miles Burris WR Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) – Jun 16, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Andrew Cunningham OL Southlake, TX Carroll Senior HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 275 lb (125 kg) – Jul 1, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Kainoa Davis Edge Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Oct 23, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : De'Gabriel Floyd LB Westlake Village, CA Westlake HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) – Oct 10, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A Rod Gainey Jr. RB Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Tech 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Jun 26, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Cary Grant DB New Orleans, LA Warren Easton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Grant Laskey TE Valdosta, GA Lowndes HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) – Jun 12, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : Tre McLeod RB Wyncote, PA Cheltenham HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Sep 19, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Deshawn Purdie QB Baltimore, MA Milford Mill Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) – Mar 22, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Umar Rockhead OT Charlotte, NC Mallard Creek High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 265 lb (120 kg) – Jun 18, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Dominic Silva OT Bridgewater, MA Dexter Southfield School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 320 lb (150 kg) – Jun 20, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Darius Wallace LB Suwanee, GA Peachtree Ridge HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) – Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Cam'Ron Warren OT Cheasapeake, VA Western Branch HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : Kam Weaver LB Andalusia, AL Andalusia HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) – Jul 9, 2023 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : DeQuinder Williams CB Charlotte, NC West Charlotte HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A N/A N/A – Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals : NA ESPN : NA ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Player Position Previous Home Town High School Class Height Weight Al-Ma'hi Ali Defensive back Saint Francis Philadelphia, PA Saint Frances Academy JR 5'-11" 175 lbs Sammy Anderson Jr. Cornerback Cincinnati Dayton, OH Trotwood-Madison RS-JR 6'-2" 170 lbs Max Brown Quarterback Florida Tulsa, OK Lincoln Christian School RS-FR 6'-3" 200 lbs Eltayeb Bushra Safety Fairmont State Herndon, VA Herndon JR 6'-2" 200 lbs Dre Butler Defensive lineman Michigan State Covington, GA Newton GS 6'-5" 300 lbs CJ Clinkscales Cornerback Boston College Buford, GA Buford RS-FR 5'-7" 173 lbs Mo Clipper Jr. Inside offensive lineman Tennessee Alpharetta, GA Milton RS-FR 6'-4" 305 lbs Derrick Edwards Safety Louisville Cocoa, FL Space Coast RS-SO 5'-11" 175 lbs Tyler Gibson Offensive tackle Georgia Tech Alpharetta, GA Johns Creek RS-FR 6'-5" 288 lbs Jonny Hassard Offensive tackle UMass Mount Ulla, NC West Rowan SR 6'-4" 275 lbs Jordan Herman Offensive tackle Florida Hutchinson, KS Fort Mill RS-SO 6'-8" 370 lbs Aidan Kaler Linebacker Stony Brook Sayville, NY Sayville SR 6'-2" 230 lbs D'Andre Martin EDGE South Carolina Colonial Heights, VA Life Christian Academy RS-FR 6'-4" 306 lbs Mitchell Mayes Offensive tackle Clemson Raleigh, NC Leesville Road SR 6'-3.5" 305 lbs Treyveon McGee Safety Iowa State Detroit, MI Ypsilanti RS-JR 6'-2" 205 lbs Cartevious Norton Running back Iowa State Waycross, GA Ware County SO 5'-11" 210 lbs Justin Olson Wide receiver Middle Tennessee Huntersville, NC North Mecklenburg SR 6'-2" 190 lbs Anthony Romphf Cornerback Western Michigan Southfield, MI Southfield RS-JR 6'-0" 180 lbs Xavier Simmons Linebacker Missouri Greensboro, NC Northwest Guilford RS-FR 6'-3" 225 lbs Jordan Spasojevic-Moko Inside offensive lineman Texas A&M Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Brisbane Rhinos RS-JR 6'-5" 300 lbs Donovan Spellman Offensive tackle Appalachian State Clayton, NC Knightdale SO 6'-4" 210 lbs CJ Stokes Running back Michigan Columbia, SC Hammond School SO 5'-10" 188 lbs
The following players were selected in the 2024 NFL Draft.[ 5]
Player Position New School John Anderson S None Brian Bates LB Delaware State Micah Bowens QB None Derek Boykins LB None Tymere Burton LB None TJ Butler EDGE None Shadrick Byrd RB Withdrawn Nico Crawford LS None Jordan Daniels OL None Ephraim Deese DL Iowa Western CC Damani Dent S None Jai'Lun Hampton OL UT Martin Nikhai Hill-Green LB Withdrawn Miguel Jackson DL Utah State Demetrius Knight Jr. LB South Carolina Manning Lasso WR None Rene Miller OL None Arabee Muslim OT None Doug Newsome CB None Omari Orgertrice S Johnson C. Smith Quinten Patten WR None BJ Ragland DL None Durell Robinson RB UConn Micah Sumpter OT East Tennessee State Roger Walters WR Iowa Western CC Issac Washington DL None
2024 Charlotte 49ers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Terron Kellman RFr RB 1 Durell Robinson Fr WR 2 Randy Fields RSr WR 3 Jaden Bradley Jr QB 4 Jalon Jones Sr WR 5 Ike White RFr QB 6 Dom Schffner RSr QB 7 Steven Johnson RFr QB 8 Micah Bowens RSo TE 9 Lacota Dippre Fr WR 10 Duane Thomas Jr. Fr QB 11 Trexler Ivey RSo WR 12 Jarius Mack RSo RB 13 Shadrick Byrd RJr WR 14 Manning Lasso Fr WR 15 "Fresh" Walters II RFr QB 16 Carson Black Fr TE 17 Gus McGee RSo TE 18 Colin Weber RSo WR 19 Jack Hestera RSo WR 20 Xander Lamb RFr RB 21 Henry Rutledge RSo WR 22 Jack Reynolds RSo RB 28 Joachim Bangda Sr RB 30 Jaylen Donaldson RFr RB 33 Watson Cusick RFr TE 35 Joey Bearns III RSo RB 38 Hahsaun Wilson RSo TE 43 Isaiah Turnage RSo OL 50 Ja'Khi Green RSo OL 51 Tyler Thomas Jr OL 52 Jonny King RSo OL 53 Panda Askew Jr OL 54 Micah Sumpter Fr OL 55 Johnathan Bass Sr OL 56 Andrew Adair RSo OL 58 Austin Fontaine RSr OL 61 Marshall Futrell RSo OL 65 Boston Brinkley RFr OL 66 Kendall Stanley RFr OL 71 P.J. Wilkins Fr OL 72 Dominick Kelley Fr OL 73 Isaiah Bullerdick RFr OL 74 Jordan Daniels RJr OL 75 Lucas Gramlick RSr OL 76 Kevin Williams RSr OL 77 Rene Miller So OL 78 Jai'Lun Hampton So OL 79 Jasper Parks Sr WR 80 Tyreese Schieffer RSo TE 81 Jake Clemons Jr WR 82 Elisha Edwards RFr WR 83 Sean Brown RSr WR 84 Malik Baker II RFr TE 85 Jason Jeffares Fr TE 86 Bryce Kennon Jr WR 87 Charlie C. C. Fish RSo WR 88 Andrew Jacobs RFr WR 89 Quinton Patten RJr
Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Eyabi Okie RSr DB 1 Dontae Balfour So LB 2 Derek Boykins Jr LB 3 Demon Clowney RSo DB 4 C.J. Burton Jr DB 6 Al-Ma'hi Ali RSo DB 7 Damani Dent RFr LB 8 Cam Burden RSo DB 9 Wayne Jones RSr DB 10 Ositadinma Ekwonu RJr LB 11 Stone Handy RJr DB 12 Dontez Fagan Jr DB 13 Isaiah Hazel Sr S 14 Steven Parker RSo DB 15 DeAndre Hollins RSr DB 16 Kameron Howard Fr DL 18 Zion Shockley So LB 19 T.J. Butler So CB 20 Doug Newsome Jr DB 21 Breon Noel So DB 22 Marcus Robitaille RSo DB 23 Izaiah Taylor Sr DB 24 Taquan Lattimore Jr LB 25 Prince Bemah RJr LB 28 Demetrius Knight II RJr DB 29 Maguire Neal So DL 30 Ephraim Deese Fr DB 32 John Anderson RSo LB 33 Brian Bates Fr DB 35 Elijah Culp Jr DB 36 Uriah West RSo DB 38 Jamari Broady RFr LB 40 Reid Williford So LB 41 Nikhai Hill-Green Jr DL 42 Emmanuel Balogun Jr DB 43 Randy Franklin RSo DB 46 Omari Orgertrice RFr LB 47 Tymere Burton Fr DL 48 Malik Puryear Jr DL 51 B.J. Ragland RSo DL 53 Michael Kelly RJr DL 55 Colin Coates Fr DL 62 Katron Evans RSo DL 90 Dez Morgan Jr DL 91 Larry Avila RFr DL 93 Malik Daniels Jr DL 94 Jonathan Wallace So DE 95 Miguel Jackson Jr DL 96 Julius Welschof RSr DL 97 Jalar Holley RJr DL 99 Isaac Washington RSo
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 42 Jake Larson Sr P 44 Grant Gonya Sr LS 45 Nico Crawford RFr LS 54 Adam Booker RFr K 95 Bronson Long RFr K 98 Kyle Cunanan Fr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches [ 4]
Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Defense
4–3
FS Al-Ma’hi Ali Randy Franklin Izaiah Taylor
WLB MLB SLB Nikhai Hill-Green Osita Ekwonu Prince Bemah ⋅ Derek Boykins T.J. Butler ⋅ Demetrius Knight II ⋅
SS Wayne Jones Steven Parker Tequan Latimore
CB DeAndre Hollins C.J. Burton Breon Noel
DE DT DT DE Eyabi Okie Dez Morgan Jalar Holley Julius Welschof Mike Kelly Katron Evans Austin Fontaine Demon Clowney Malik Puryear Jonathan Wallace Miguel Jackson Emmanuel Balogun
CB Dontae Balfour Dontez Fagan Elijah Culp
Offense
Pro-style WR Jaden Bradley Ike White Sean Brown
WR Jack Hestera Quinton Patten Jack Reynolds
LT LG C RG RT Kevin Williams Ja’Khi Green Andrew Adair Jonny King Johnathan Bass Jordan Daniels Panda Askew Tyler Thomas Rene Miller Jasper Parks Jai’Lun Hampton Kendall Stanley Isaiah Bullerdick Boston Brinkley Lucas Gramlick
TE Jake Clemons Gus McGee Colin Weber
WR Randy Fields Jr. Jairus Mack Andrew Jacobs
QB Jalon Jones Micah Bowens Carson Black
RB Durell Robinson Shadrick Byrd Terron Kellman
Awards Watch List Player Position Year CSC Comeback Player of the Year[ 8] Nikhai Hill-Green LB RSR Ray Guy Award [ 9] Grant Gonya K/P SR
Award Player Position Year Game AAC Special Teams Player of the Week[ 10] Grant Gonya P SR Florida AAC Defensive Player of the Week[ 11] Demetrius Knight II LB SR ECU AAC Defensive Player of the Week[ 12] Nikhai Hill-Green LB RSR Tulsa
[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Charlotte 49ers home games and conference road games are broadcast through the American Athletics Conference's television partners ESPN , and ABC Sports .[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Radio coverage for all games are broadcast by IMG College through the Charlotte 49ers Radio Network flagship station WZGV ESPN Radio 730 AM The Game, and the TuneIn Charlotte 49ers IMG Sports Network app. The radio announcers are "Voice of the 49ers" Matt Swierad with play-by-play alongside NFL veteran Al Wallace providing color commentary and Bobby Rosinski and Walker Mehl providing sideline reports.[ 20]
The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 25, 2023.[ 21]
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Tulane 457 (20) 2 UTSA 440 (9) 3 SMU 397 (3) 4 Memphis 362 (1) 5 Florida Atlantic 312 6 East Carolina 303 7 North Texas 261 8 UAB 209 (1) 9 Navy 199 10 Temple 182 11 Tulsa 160 12 Rice 138 13 South Florida 86 14 Charlotte 64
James Madison vs Charlotte 1 2 3 4 Total Dukes 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics JMU CHAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics James Madison Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
Charlotte vs UNC 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 0 0 0 Tar Heels 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics UNC CHAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
Gardner-Webb vs Charlotte 1 2 3 4 Total Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics GWU CHAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Gardner-Webb Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
Charlotte vs Indiana 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 0 0 0 Hoosiers 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics Indiana CHAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
Charlotte vs Rice 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 0 0 0 Owls 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics CHAR Rice First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving Rice Passing Rushing Receiving
East Carolina vs Charlotte 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics ECU CHAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics ECU Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
Charlotte vs Navy 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 0 0 0 Midshipmen 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics CHAR Navy First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving Navy Passing Rushing Receiving
Charlotte vs Memphis 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics CHAR Memphis First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving Memphis Passing Rushing Receiving
Tulane vs Charlotte 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics Tulane CHAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
South Florida vs Charlotte 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics USF CHAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
Charlotte vs Florida Atlantic 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 0 0 0 Owls 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics CHAR FAU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving Florida Atlantic Passing Rushing Receiving
UAB vs Charlotte 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 0
Game notes:
Statistics UAB CHAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
Season Games Sellouts W–L (%) Attendance Average Best 2024 0 0 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
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