Joseph Charlton
Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||
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Position: | Punter | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Columbia, South Carolina | April 7, 1997||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | A.C. Flora (Columbia, South Carolina) | ||||||||
College: | South Carolina | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2021 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Joseph Charlton (born April 7, 1997) is an American football punter for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina.
College career[]
Charlton was a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman. He was named South Carolina's starting punter going into his redshirt sophomore year. As a redshirt junior, Charlton set a new school record by averaging 44.8 yards per punt and was named second team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) by the league's coaches.[1] He broke his own record in his senior season by averaging 47.7 yards per punt and was named second-team All-SEC and was an honorable mention All-American by Pro Football Focus.[2] Charlton finished his collegiate career averaging 45.5 yards per punt, a school record.[3]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | |||||||||
All values from NFL Combine[4][5] |
Carolina Panthers[]
Charlton was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on July 22, 2020.[6] Charlton was named the Panthers punter at the end of the preseason, beating out Kaare Vedvik.[7] Charlton made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Las Vegas Raiders, punting twice for 120 yards (60.0 average).[8] In Week 9, against the Kansas City Chiefs, he completed a 29-yard pass to Brandon Zylstra on a trick play.[9] In Week 16, Charlton punted five times all inside the 20-yard-line, including a long of 67 yards in a 20–13 win over the Washington Football Team, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on October 14, 2021.[11] He was released on November 16, 2021.[12]
Kansas City Chiefs[]
On December 24, 2021, Charlton was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad, but was released three days later.
Jacksonville Jaguars[]
On December 28, 2021, Charlton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[13]
References[]
- ^ Breiner, Ben (July 20, 2018). "Gamecocks football: Deebo , Zack Bailey, Charlton All-SEC selections". The State. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Eight Gamecocks Earn Post-Season Honors From Pro Football Focus". ABCColumbia.com. December 13, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Gillespie, Mike (July 22, 2020). "Former Gamecock punter signs with NFL team". ABCColumbia.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Joseph Charlton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Joseph Charlton, South Carolina, P, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (July 22, 2020). "Panthers sign punter Joseph Charlton". Panthers.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Breiner, Ben; Hadley, Greg (September 5, 2020). "NFL roster cut day: Former Gamecock Joseph Charlton wins punting job with Panthers". The State. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Del Bianco, John (September 13, 2020). "NFL Gamecocks Week One: Gilmore, Ingram record interceptions". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Carolina Panthers at Kansas City Chiefs – November 8th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (December 30, 2020). "Bills WR Stefon Diggs, Saints RB Alvin Kamara among Players of the Week". NFL.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (October 14, 2021). "Panthers place Joseph Charlton on injured reserve". Panthers.com.
- ^ Bryan, Will (November 16, 2021). "Panthers waive punter Joseph Charlton". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars place 3 more on Reserve/COVID-19 list, sign 2 to active roster & more". Jaguars.com. December 28, 2021.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Columbia, South Carolina
- A.C. Flora High School alumni
- American football punters
- South Carolina Gamecocks football players
- Carolina Panthers players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players