As a senior: Wrapped up an outstanding career as a senior in 2016 ... First Team All-NEC and All-New England selection ... Served as team captain ... Started all 11 games as a corner back ... Finished the year with 36 tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, a forced fumble, two interceptions and 10 pass breakups ... Forced a fumble in the opening game of the season vs. Merrimack ... Made five tackles and returned a blocked field goal 60 yards for a touchdown against Brown ... Intercepted his first pass of the season and broke up two others at Maine ... Made a season-high seven tackles against Saint Francis U. ... Posted his second interception of the season on senior day vs. Robert Morris ... Made five tackles in the final game of his career ... Finished his career 165 tackles and seven interceptions.
As a redshirt-junior: Appeared in nine games and made seven starts for the Bulldogs in 2015 ... Named Second Team All-NEC ... Finished with 38 tackles, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, an interception and a team-high seven pass breakups ... Made four tackles and broke up two passes at Central Connecticut ... Posted six solo tackles vs. Duquesne ... Made five tackles, broke up two passes and returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown at Holy Cross ... Made six tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble vs. Sacred Heart ... Posted six tackles and recovered a fumble in the finale at Robert Morris.
As a Junior: Did not appear in any games for the Bulldogs in 2014.
As a sophomore: Missed the first three games of the season due to injury before returning to appear in the final nine, making four starts ... Finished with 37 tackles, three interceptions and five pass breakups ... Collected six tackles in his first game back against Wagner (Sept. 28) ... Posted five tackles in back-to-back games with Brown (Oct. 12) and Sacred Heart (Oct. 19) ... Intercepted his first pass of the season against Monmouth (Nov. 16) ... Finished the year with a bang, picking off two passes and collecting a season-high eight tackles at Central Connecticut (Nov. 23) ... First interception changed the momentum and his second sealed the victory.
As a freshman: Emerged as a lockdown corner during his true freshman season in 2012 ... Got a chance to earn more playing time due to injury and took advantage, appearing in all 11 games, starting the final eight ... Finished the season with 54 tackles, 41 solo, 1.5 tackles for a loss, a forced fumble, two interceptions and four pass breakups ... Produced a game-high 12 tackles, 10 solo, vs. Duquesne (Sept. 22) ... Forced a fumble vs. Albany (Oct. 6) on national TV ... Turned his first-career interception into six points vs. Sacred Heart (Nov. 3), picking off the pass and returning it 48 yards for a score in Bryant's victory ... The play earned him NEC Rookie of the Week honors ... Recorded another tide-changing interception the following week in Bryant's victory over Central Connecticut (Nov. 10) ... Posted six tackles against Monmouth (Oct. 20) and the Pioneers ... Also posted 1.5 tackles for a loss agianst the Blue Devils and finished the season with five tackles against Bucknell (Nov. 17).
Before Bryant: A three-year varsity letterwinner at Bergen Catholic … Led the state of New Jersey in interceptions as a senior (7) … Earned second team all-league honors as a sophomore and first team all-league honors as a junior and senior … First team all-county and second team all-state as a senior … Earned four letters in basketball and two in track … Earned first and second honors … Becomes the sixth player from Bergen Catholic recruited under head coach Marty Fine … Four of the previous six have gone to become captains for the Bulldogs … Also recruited by Army, James Madison and William & Mary.
Personal: The son of Robin and Ernest Wingate, Charles Isaac Wingate was born on Feb. 20, 1994 … Has two brothers, Ernest Jr. and Julius.
