Joseph Charlton

Joseph Charlton (born April 7, 1997) is an American football punter for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at South Carolina.

Joseph Charlton
No. 3 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-07) April 7, 1997
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:A.C. Flora
(Columbia, South Carolina)
College:South Carolina
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Punts:45
Punting yards:2,082
Average punt:46.3
Inside 20:21
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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

Charlton was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on July 22, 2020.[4] Charlton was named the Panthers punter at the end of the preseason, beating out Kaare Vedvik.[5] 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).[6] In Week 9, against the Kansas City Chiefs, he completed a 29-yard pass to Brandon Zylstra on a trick play.[7] 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.[8]

References
  1. Breiner, Ben (July 20, 2018). "Gamecocks football: Deebo , Zack Bailey, Charlton All-SEC selections". The State. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. "Eight Gamecocks Earn Post-Season Honors From Pro Football Focus". ABCColumbia.com. December 13, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. Gillespie, Mike (July 22, 2020). "Former Gamecock punter signs with NFL team". ABCColumbia.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. Simmons, Myles (July 22, 2020). "Panthers sign punter Joseph Charlton". Panthers.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. Del Bianco, John (September 13, 2020). "NFL Gamecocks Week One: Gilmore, Ingram record interceptions". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  7. "Carolina Panthers at Kansas City Chiefs – November 8th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  8. Gordon, Grant (December 30, 2020). "Bills WR Stefon Diggs, Saints RB Alvin Kamara among Players of the Week". NFL.com.
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