CJ Clinkscales Jr.
Charlotte 49ers
65
Depth

CJ Clinkscales Jr.

Charlotte 49ersRebuilding
RCBDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is CJ Clinkscales Jr. starting?

CJ Clinkscales Jr. is the projected starter at RCB for Charlotte 49ers.

Redshirt senior · #12 · 5'8", 175 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Charlotte 49ers

  1. 11265CJ Clinkscales Jr.Starter
  2. 2449Tradarius Smith

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Buford, ranked #1,261 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 49 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,261 Natl2-Yr Total58 tacklesTeam Share4%
Buford, GA
Jersey
#12
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'8"
Weight
175 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20254900
2024900

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8500
National Rank
#1261
High School
Buford
Hometown
Buford, GA

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 69th-percentile production (×0.74 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 65.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 69% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.74)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUNTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 50-10

Oct 3LMEMTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 59-8

Sep 26LULTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 34-7

Sep 20LAPPTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-21

Sep 12LMISSTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-9

Sep 5LCITTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 43-41 3OT

CJ Clinkscales Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

49 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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