![]() Charlton with South Carolina in 2017 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
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Born: | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | 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 (2015–2019) | ||||||||
Position: | Punter | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Joseph Charlton (born April 7, 1997) is an American football punter who is a free agent. 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 National Football Conference 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 practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs, but was released three days later.[13][14]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On December 28, 2021, Charlton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[15]
Cleveland Browns
Charlton signed a reserve/futures contract with the Cleveland Browns on February 1, 2022.[16] He was waived on August 22, 2022.[17] On May 1, 2023, Charlton re-signed with the Browns.[18] He was waived on August 4, 2023.[19]
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. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (October 14, 2021). "Panthers place Joseph Charlton on injured reserve". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ Bryan, Will (November 16, 2021). "Panthers waive punter Joseph Charlton". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ Allen, Ely (December 24, 2021). "Townsend Family Spending Christmas In Kansas City". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Transactions". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars place 3 more on Reserve/COVID-19 list, sign 2 to active roster & more". Jaguars.com. December 28, 2021. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Browns sign P Joseph Charlton to reserve/futures contract". ClevelandBrowns.com. February 1, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Browns reduce roster to 80 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 22, 2022. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Browns sign P Joseph Charlton". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "Browns make roster moves - Aug. 4". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 4, 2023.
External links
- South Carolina Gamecocks bio
Media related to Joseph Charlton at Wikimedia Commons