Player Profile

Charles Esters III

LB • 6'3" • 270 lbs • Cedar Hill, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Charles Esters III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.6

Efficiency

11.5

Consistency

58.4

Season Value

23.6

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Primary stop by seasons
Texas Tech
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Charles Esters III, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Charles Esters III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Texas Tech paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 11.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Texas Tech

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

11.5

Usage

2.6

Consistency

58.4

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Kansas: 0.5. Oklahoma State: 1. Kansas State: 0. BYU: 0. UCF: 0. West Virginia: 1.5. BYU: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Kansas: 2 by 13.3. Oklahoma State: 1 by 14.2. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 0 by 0. UCF: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 3 by 27.5. BYU: 0 by 10

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=7
First Half0.6 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0.6 · n=8

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

27.5 vs West Virginia

Result
Sat 12/6vs BYUW 34-700001
Sat 11/29@ West VirginiaW 49-0311.5000
Sat 11/15vs UCFW 48-910000
Sat 11/8vs BYUW 29-700000
Sat 11/1@ Kansas StateW 43-2011000
Sat 10/25vs Oklahoma StateW 42-010001
Sat 10/11vs KansasW 42-17200.5000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown21100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Texas Tech

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonTexas Tech0
2022 Regular SeasonTexas Tech04.20.80
2023 PostseasonTexas Tech8.5215.68.5
2023 Regular SeasonTexas Tech8.5215.60
2024 PostseasonTexas Tech4.515.44.5-4
2024 Regular SeasonTexas Tech4.515.44.50
2025 Regular SeasonTexas Tech511.52.60.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Baylor

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.

#2

Iowa State

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.

#3

Texas

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.

#4

West Virginia

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

#5

Colorado

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2024 Postseason · Texas Tech

23.8

4.5 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 4.5 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Texas Tech

23.8

4.5 primary · 15.4 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

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Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

51

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Quick Answers

Charles Esters III quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
51