Indiana University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 80
Charlie Becker
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 208
- Year:
- 3rd
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Father Ryan
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 32 career games with 12 starts ... First career start came in 2025 versus UCLA (10/25) ... Saw time mostly on special teams as a true freshman in 2024 with 123 special teams snaps (46 kickoff return, 21 kickoff coverage, 53 punt return) ... Made collegiate debut in Week 2 of 2024 versus Western Illinois (9/6) ... One of 12 true freshmen to debut in 2024 and one of five not to redshirt ... Scored first career touchdown on a 3-yard rush in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring against Western Illinois (9/6) in 2024 ... First career touchdown reception came against Kennesaw State (9/6) in 2025 ... Owns four career 100-yard receiving games (3, 2025; 1, 2026) ... Owns three career multi-touchdown games (3, 2026) ... Logged a three-touchdown game in Week 2 against Howard (9/12) ... Caught six touchdown passes over first three games - the most by a Hoosier in the first three games of a season in program history. Game: One of 17 Hoosier wideouts with three-or-more receiving touchdowns in a game with his three scoring catches against Howard (9/12) in 2025.
2026 (Third Season)
Season: Started four games ... Posted first career multi-touchdown game with two receiving scores against North Texas (9/5) ... Logged a three-touchdown game in Week 2 against Howard (9/12) ... Caught six touchdown passes over first three games - the most by a Hoosier in the first three games of a season in program history ... One of eight pass catcher - ninth occurrence - with at least one touchdown in the first three games of a season (Davion Chandler, 2026; Kofi Hughes, 2013; Shane Wynn, 2012; Ted Bolser, 2010; James Hardy, 2007 & 2005; Ernie Jones, 1987; Jade Butcher, 1969 & 1967).
North Texas (9/5): Caught four passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns for first career multi-touchdown game ... Pulled in a 9-yard touchdown in the second quarter ... Pulled in contested 35-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Howard (9/12): All three receptions went for a touchdown ... Totaled 81 yards ... All three touchdown passes came in the first half - the fifth time in program history an IU receiver had three-or-more touchdowns in a single half ... First catch covered 34 yards for a score ... Pulled in a 6-yard touchdown for his second score ... Broke away on a 41-yard touchdown catch-and-run for a score. Western Kentucky (9/19): Four of five receptions went for a first down or touchdown ... Pulled in a 79-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter ... Gained 127 yards on five catches ... Returned punts for first time in career ... First career punt return covered 17 yards. Northwestern (9/25): Pulled down seven receptions for 98 yards ... Six of seven receptions went for a first down.
2025 (Second Season)
Season: Appeared in all 16 games with eight starts ... First collegiate start came against UCLA (10/25) ... Made first collegiate reception against Old Dominion (8/30) ... First career touchdown catch came against Kennesaw State (9/6) ... Posted first-career 100-yard receiving game at Penn State (11/8) ... Tied for No. 2 in the Big Ten in special teams tackles (7) ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten.
Old Dominion (8/30): Saw action on offense and special teams ... First collegiate reception came on a 4-yard catch in the fourth quarter ... Totaled one special teams tackle on punt coverage. Kennesaw State (9/6): Caught both targets for 35 yards ... Grabbed a 6-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring - his first career touchdown pass. Indiana State (9/12): Made one catch for 31 yards ... Posted two special teams tackles. at Iowa (9/27): Made one tackle on kickoff coverage. at Oregon (10/11): Had one special teams tackle on punt coverage. UCLA (10/25): Caught two passes for 35 yards. at Maryland (11/1): Lone reception went for 52 yards in the second quarter and eventually led to a Nico Radicic field goal. at Penn State (11/8): Posted first-career 100-yard receiving game with 118 yards on seven catches. Wisconsin (11/15): Caught five passes for a game-high 108 yards and one touchdown ... Opened the scoring with a 31-yard touchdown pass from Fernando Mendoza in the first quarter. at Purdue (11/28): Lone catch went for 6 yards. vs. Ohio State (12/6): Logged third 100-yard receiving game with 126 yards on six catches ... All six catches went for a first down with five gaining 10-plus yards ... Had a 51-yard reception to set up Indiana’s third-quarter touchdown ... Pulled in a 33-yard pass on third-and-6 in the fourth quarter to allow Indiana to run the clock down to 18 seconds and seal the win ... Made one tackle on punt coverage in the fourth quarter. vs. Alabama (1/1): Caught two passes for 51 yards ... First catch was a 30-yard grab that led to Indiana’s first points of the game in the second quarter ... Next reception was a 21-yard touchdown grab to make it 10-0 on the next drive. vs. Oregon (1/9): Caught two passes for 46 yards and one touchdown ... Scored on a 36-yard strike from Fernando Mendoza in the second quarter ... Also had one tackle on punt coverage. vs. Miami (Fla.) (1/20): Pulled in four receptions for 65 yards ... All four catches gained a first down and covered 12-or-more yards ... Pulled in a 19-yard reception on fourth-and-5 in the fourth quarter that set up the eventual rushing touchdown by Fernando Mendoza ... Also grabbed a 19-yard pass on third-and-7 to set up IU’s fourth-quarter field goal.
2024 (First Season)
Season: Appeared in 12 games ... Saw time mostly on special teams ... Logged 123 special teams snaps (46 kickoff return, 21 kickoff coverage, 53 punt return) ... Made collegiate debut in Week 2 versus Western Illinois (9/6) ... One of 12 true freshman to debut in 2024.
Western Illinois (9/6): Made collegiate debut on special teams ... Saw time on offense in the fourth quarter ... Scored first-career touchdown on a 3-yard rush in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring. at Ohio State (11/23): Made first-career tackle on special teams ... Had solo stop on the opening kickoff.
Prep/Personal
Wide receiver for head coach Brian Rector at Father Ryan High School ... Consensus three-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3 ... Rated as the No. 26 overall prospect in Tennessee by 247Sports … Top-45 recruit in the state by ESPN (No. 42), Rivals (No. 35) and On3 (No. 28) ... Tabbed Division II AAA West Region Offensive MVP as a senior … Garnered The Tennessean Dandy Dozen honorable mention … Earned first-team All-Division II AAA West Region as a junior and senior … Also competed in track and field … Won the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Division II state title in the 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay as a junior … Brother, Cole, is a linebacker at Appalachian State … Father, David, lettered in football at Ohio State (1995) after three years in the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a catcher ... Spent one season in rookie ball before two seasons in Single A with the Blue Jays.
Appeared in 32 career games with 12 starts ... First career start came in 2025 versus UCLA (10/25) ... Saw time mostly on special teams as a true freshman in 2024 with 123 special teams snaps (46 kickoff return, 21 kickoff coverage, 53 punt return) ... Made collegiate debut in Week 2 of 2024 versus Western Illinois (9/6) ... One of 12 true freshmen to debut in 2024 and one of five not to redshirt ... Scored first career touchdown on a 3-yard rush in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring against Western Illinois (9/6) in 2024 ... First career touchdown reception came against Kennesaw State (9/6) in 2025 ... Owns four career 100-yard receiving games (3, 2025; 1, 2026) ... Owns three career multi-touchdown games (3, 2026) ... Logged a three-touchdown game in Week 2 against Howard (9/12) ... Caught six touchdown passes over first three games - the most by a Hoosier in the first three games of a season in program history. Game: One of 17 Hoosier wideouts with three-or-more receiving touchdowns in a game with his three scoring catches against Howard (9/12) in 2025.
2026 (Third Season)
Season: Started four games ... Posted first career multi-touchdown game with two receiving scores against North Texas (9/5) ... Logged a three-touchdown game in Week 2 against Howard (9/12) ... Caught six touchdown passes over first three games - the most by a Hoosier in the first three games of a season in program history ... One of eight pass catcher - ninth occurrence - with at least one touchdown in the first three games of a season (Davion Chandler, 2026; Kofi Hughes, 2013; Shane Wynn, 2012; Ted Bolser, 2010; James Hardy, 2007 & 2005; Ernie Jones, 1987; Jade Butcher, 1969 & 1967).
North Texas (9/5): Caught four passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns for first career multi-touchdown game ... Pulled in a 9-yard touchdown in the second quarter ... Pulled in contested 35-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Howard (9/12): All three receptions went for a touchdown ... Totaled 81 yards ... All three touchdown passes came in the first half - the fifth time in program history an IU receiver had three-or-more touchdowns in a single half ... First catch covered 34 yards for a score ... Pulled in a 6-yard touchdown for his second score ... Broke away on a 41-yard touchdown catch-and-run for a score. Western Kentucky (9/19): Four of five receptions went for a first down or touchdown ... Pulled in a 79-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter ... Gained 127 yards on five catches ... Returned punts for first time in career ... First career punt return covered 17 yards. Northwestern (9/25): Pulled down seven receptions for 98 yards ... Six of seven receptions went for a first down.
2025 (Second Season)
Season: Appeared in all 16 games with eight starts ... First collegiate start came against UCLA (10/25) ... Made first collegiate reception against Old Dominion (8/30) ... First career touchdown catch came against Kennesaw State (9/6) ... Posted first-career 100-yard receiving game at Penn State (11/8) ... Tied for No. 2 in the Big Ten in special teams tackles (7) ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten.
Old Dominion (8/30): Saw action on offense and special teams ... First collegiate reception came on a 4-yard catch in the fourth quarter ... Totaled one special teams tackle on punt coverage. Kennesaw State (9/6): Caught both targets for 35 yards ... Grabbed a 6-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring - his first career touchdown pass. Indiana State (9/12): Made one catch for 31 yards ... Posted two special teams tackles. at Iowa (9/27): Made one tackle on kickoff coverage. at Oregon (10/11): Had one special teams tackle on punt coverage. UCLA (10/25): Caught two passes for 35 yards. at Maryland (11/1): Lone reception went for 52 yards in the second quarter and eventually led to a Nico Radicic field goal. at Penn State (11/8): Posted first-career 100-yard receiving game with 118 yards on seven catches. Wisconsin (11/15): Caught five passes for a game-high 108 yards and one touchdown ... Opened the scoring with a 31-yard touchdown pass from Fernando Mendoza in the first quarter. at Purdue (11/28): Lone catch went for 6 yards. vs. Ohio State (12/6): Logged third 100-yard receiving game with 126 yards on six catches ... All six catches went for a first down with five gaining 10-plus yards ... Had a 51-yard reception to set up Indiana’s third-quarter touchdown ... Pulled in a 33-yard pass on third-and-6 in the fourth quarter to allow Indiana to run the clock down to 18 seconds and seal the win ... Made one tackle on punt coverage in the fourth quarter. vs. Alabama (1/1): Caught two passes for 51 yards ... First catch was a 30-yard grab that led to Indiana’s first points of the game in the second quarter ... Next reception was a 21-yard touchdown grab to make it 10-0 on the next drive. vs. Oregon (1/9): Caught two passes for 46 yards and one touchdown ... Scored on a 36-yard strike from Fernando Mendoza in the second quarter ... Also had one tackle on punt coverage. vs. Miami (Fla.) (1/20): Pulled in four receptions for 65 yards ... All four catches gained a first down and covered 12-or-more yards ... Pulled in a 19-yard reception on fourth-and-5 in the fourth quarter that set up the eventual rushing touchdown by Fernando Mendoza ... Also grabbed a 19-yard pass on third-and-7 to set up IU’s fourth-quarter field goal.
2024 (First Season)
Season: Appeared in 12 games ... Saw time mostly on special teams ... Logged 123 special teams snaps (46 kickoff return, 21 kickoff coverage, 53 punt return) ... Made collegiate debut in Week 2 versus Western Illinois (9/6) ... One of 12 true freshman to debut in 2024.
Western Illinois (9/6): Made collegiate debut on special teams ... Saw time on offense in the fourth quarter ... Scored first-career touchdown on a 3-yard rush in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring. at Ohio State (11/23): Made first-career tackle on special teams ... Had solo stop on the opening kickoff.
Prep/Personal
Wide receiver for head coach Brian Rector at Father Ryan High School ... Consensus three-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3 ... Rated as the No. 26 overall prospect in Tennessee by 247Sports … Top-45 recruit in the state by ESPN (No. 42), Rivals (No. 35) and On3 (No. 28) ... Tabbed Division II AAA West Region Offensive MVP as a senior … Garnered The Tennessean Dandy Dozen honorable mention … Earned first-team All-Division II AAA West Region as a junior and senior … Also competed in track and field … Won the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Division II state title in the 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay as a junior … Brother, Cole, is a linebacker at Appalachian State … Father, David, lettered in football at Ohio State (1995) after three years in the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a catcher ... Spent one season in rookie ball before two seasons in Single A with the Blue Jays.
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