C.J. Charleston

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
WR
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
High School:
Gilmour Academy

CAREER HIGHS
Michigan
Receiving
• Catches: 1 - vs. Texas (Sept. 7, 2024)
• Yards: 22 - vs. Texas (Sept. 7, 2024)
• TDs: none
• Long: 22 - vs. Texas (Sept. 7, 2024)

Youngstown State
Receiving
• Catches: 6 - vs. Robert Morris (Sept. 16, 2023)
• Yards: 119 - vs. Robert Morris (Sept. 16, 2023)
• TDs: 1, 4x - last vs. Duquesne (Nov. 25, 2023)
• Long: 72 - vs. Illinois State (Oct. 21, 2023)

Kick Returns
• Returns: 1, 3x - last at UNI (Sept. 30, 2023)
• Yards: 30 - at UNI (Sept. 30, 2023)
• TDs: none
• Long: 30 - at UNI (Sept. 30, 2023)

At Michigan
• One-time letter winner (2024)

Graduate Student (2024)
• Appeared in 10 games with two starts at wide receiver; caught a 22-yard pass and recovered one fumble on special teams to earn his first varsity letter at Michigan
• Contributed at wide receiver against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Arkansas State (Sept. 14), USC (Sept. 21), Minnesota (Sept. 28), Michigan State (Oct. 26), Oregon (Nov. 2), at Washington (Oct. 5), at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Made his first career start at wide receiver against Texas (Sept. 7) and caught his first pass as a Wolverine, a 22-yard reception
• Recovered a fumble playing on punt coverage against Oregon (Nov. 2)
• Played as a wide receiver and on special teams on special teams at Indiana (Nov. 9)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Earned four varsity letters (2019, '21, '21, '23) at Youngstown State
• Appeared in 32 games with 23 starts at wide receiver and also contributed on special teams
• Caught 61 passes for 867 yards with four touchdowns

Fifth-Year Senior (2023)
• Started all 13 games at wide receiver; made 33 receptions for 467 yards with four touchdowns to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Against Valparaiso (Aug. 31), made four receptions for 47 yards with one touchdown
• Made one catch for seven yards at Ohio State (Sept. 9)
• Registered career bests against Robert Morris (Sept. 16) with six catches for 119 yards
• Caught five passes for 88 yards at UNI (Sept. 30) and returned a kickoff 30 yards
• Made three receptions for 28 yards against Southern Illinois (Oct. 7)
• At South Dakota (Oct. 14), caught two passes for 20 yards
• Scored a 72-yard touchdown on two receptions for 81 yards against Illinois State (Oct. 21)
• Totaled 51 yards on three catches with one touchdown against Missouri State (Oct. 28)
• Caught two passes for 18 yards at Indiana State (Nov. 4)
• Hauled in a 22-yard reception against South Dakota State (Nov. 11)
• Made two receptions totaling 11 yards at Murray State (Nov. 18)
• Scored a touchdown among two catches for 11 yards against Duquesne (Nov. 25)
• Started at wide receiver at Villanova (Dec. 2)

Senior (2022)
• Did not see game action after suffering an injury in fall camp

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in 10 games with six starts at wide receiver; made 16 receptions for 147 yards with one kickoff return for 23 yards; made three tackles on special teams to earn his third varsity letter
• Played wide receiver against UIW (Sept. 2), Missouri State (Oct. 9), South Dakota State (Oct. 30), and at North Dakota (Nov. 6)
• Caught three passes totaling 18 yards at Michigan State (Sept. 11)
• Made three catches for 19 yards against Western Illinois (Sept. 25)
• At UNI (Oct. 2), caught four passes for 18 yards and returned one kickoff for 23 yards
• Registered one catch for three yards at Indiana State (Oct. 23) and made a tackle on special teams
• Hauled in a season-long 41-yard reception among two catches for 67 yards against North Dakota State (Nov. 13)
• Caught three passes for 22 yards at Southern Illinois (Nov. 20)

Sophomore (spring 2021)
• Appeared in five games with four starts at wide receiver; made seven receptions for 112 yards
• Played wide receiver against Southern Illinois (March 6)
• Made a 31-yard reception at South Dakota State (March 13)
• Caught a 15-yard pass against South Dakota (March 20)
• Brought in a season-best three catches at Western Illinois (April 3), totaling 21 yards
• Registered 45 yards receiving on two catches at Missouri State (April 10)

Freshman (2019)
• Appeared in four games at wide receiver and on special teams; made five receptions for 105 yards with one kickoff return for 20 yards
• Made his collegiate debut at wide receiver and on special teams against Samford (Aug. 24)
• Also played wide receiver and contributed on special teams against Howard (Sept. 7)
• Caught five passes for a season-best 105 yards against Indiana State (Nov. 16) with a 20-yard kickoff return

Prep
• Attended Gilmour Academy (2019) and played under head coach Chris Kosiorek
• Contributed for the Lancers as a running back, wide receiver, and cornerback and punted for the team
• Also lettered in basketball where he was an all-state selection as a junior and was a state title-winning track and field athlete, specializing in jumps and the 4x100-meter relay

Key Statistics
• Carried 198 times for 2,385 yards with 49 touchdowns as a senior (2019)
• Also caught seven passes for 90 yards
• On defense, made 41 tackles
• Also punted, averaging 33.2 yards

Honors and Rankings
• Ohio Division V Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
• 2019 Ohio Mr. Football Award Finalist and First-team All-Ohio
• As a senior (2019), Division V Northeast Lakes District Offensive Player of the Year and North Coast League White Division Player of the Year
• 2018 Tony Fisher Award Recipient

Personal
• C.J. Charleston was born on June 15, 2001