Freshman linebacker with active status and upside at North Alabama
Charlie Buttram is listed as an active freshman linebacker for North Alabama in 2026, giving the Lions a young, 6-foot-1, 210-pound defender with room to grow and develop into a physical SEC-style tackler. The appeal here is projection: he brings fresh legs, hometown Alabama toughness, and a linebacker frame that suggests special-teams value and future depth. There isn’t much public stat volume yet, so the real draw is upside, not polish—worth watching if you like high-motor, developmental defenders who can earn snaps the hard way.
