_(cropped).jpg) Charbonnet withMichigan in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (2001-01-08)January 8, 2001 (age 24) Bellflower, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Oaks Christian(Westlake Village, California) | ||||||||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 2023: 2nd round, 52nd pick | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Zachariah Charbonnet (/ˈʃɑːrbəneɪ/SHAR-bə-nay; born January 8, 2001) is an American professionalfootballrunning back for theSeattle Seahawks of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMichigan Wolverines andUCLA Bruins. He was a two-timeAll-Pac-12 Conference selection with UCLA and was named anAll-American by theFWAA in 2022. Charbonnet was selected by the Seahawks in the second round of the2023 NFL draft.
Zach Charbonnet was born on January 8, 2001, and grew up inCamarillo, California.[1] His mother, Seda, is partCambodian andChinese, and she immigrated to the United States from France.[2] His father, Mark, is African-American. Charbonnet did not begin playing football until the seventh grade.[2]
He attendedOaks Christian School inWestlake Village, California, where he tallied 4,741rushing yards and 62 totaltouchdowns. He had 2,049 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior.[1] Former Oaks Christian coachJim Benkert described Charbonnet as follows: "He's the best there is. He's got all the measurements and loves the game. He's one of those guys who can take over a game on either side of the ball and is probably the best running back in the country. He competes at a high level on every play. You can't coach that kind of stuff. He's a throwback player. He does his job and doesn't care about statistics. All he cares about is winning."[2]
Charbonnet was rated among the top running back prospects in the country – ranked No. 3 by247Sports.com, No. 4 byRivals.com,[3] and No. 6 byESPN.com. He was also invited to play in the 2019Under Armour All-America Game.[1] On June 23, 2018, prior to the start of his senior year in high school, Charbonnet committed to playcollege football at theUniversity of Michigan.[2]
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Shortly after his enrollment at Michigan in January 2019, Charbonnet underwent knee surgery. He missed spring practice while recuperating, but was recovered by late summer.[4][5]
Charbonnet started at running back in Michigan's 2019 season opener. He totaled 99 yards, 90 rushing yards on eight carries and nine receiving yards on two receptions.[6][7]
On September 7, againstArmy, Charbonnet had his first 100-yard rushing game, and recorded three touchdowns.[8] On October 12, againstIllinois, Charbonnet had 108 rushing yards in the first half. He finished the game with 116 yards on 18 carries, and a touchdown.[9] On November 2, againstMaryland, Charbonnet recorded two touchdowns, setting a Michigan program record for the most touchdowns by a freshman with 11.[10]
Charbonnet concluded the 2019 season with 726 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns (a Michigan freshman record) on 149 carries.[11]During the 2020 season, Charbonnet totaled 124 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries.[12] In January 2021, Charbonnet announced his intent to transfer and entered theNCAA transfer portal.[13]
On January 30, 2021, Charbonnet announced his intention to transfer to theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.[14] During the2021 season, he andBrittain Brown shared theBruins' rushing duties in a two-back system. With Brown out injured againstUSC, Charbonnet had season highs of 28 carries and 167 yards, while surpassing the 1,000-yard milestone for the season.[15]Pac-12 coaches voted Charbonnet second-teamall-conference,[16] and theAssociated Press named him the conference's newcomer of the year.[17] He finished with 1,137 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns, ranking second in the conference in rushing yards per game with 94.8, behindB. J. Baylor ofOregon State.[16]
On January 14, 2022, Charbonnet announced that he would return to UCLA in2022 for his senior season.[18] On October 8, he rushed for a career-high 198 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in a 42–32 win over No. 11Utah.[19] He tied his career-high with 198 yards rushing in a win againstStanford, rushing for three touchdowns while also leading the team with five receptions for 61 yards.[20] Charbonnet finished the season with 1,359 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns, while catching 37 passes for 321 yards.[21] He was named a first-teamAll-American as an all-purpose specialist by theFootball Writers Association of America.[22] He led the nation with 168all-purpose yards per game. His 1,680 all-purpose yards were the eighth-highest single-season total in UCLA history. After the season, Charbonnet declared for the2023 NFL draft, forgoing his remaining year of eligibility, which was granted by the NCAA for all players on a roster during the 2020 season impacted by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[21]
| Season | Team | Conf | GP | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2019 | Michigan | Big Ten | 13 | 149 | 726 | 4.9 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2020 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5 | 19 | 124 | 6.5 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 12 | 202 | 1,137 | 5.6 | 13 | 24 | 197 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2022 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 10 | 195 | 1,359 | 7.0 | 14 | 37 | 321 | 8.7 | 0 |
| Career | 40 | 565 | 3,346 | 5.9 | 39 | 75 | 589 | 7.9 | 0 | ||
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.53 s | 1.54 s | 2.58 s | 4.46 s | 7.16 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 18 reps | |
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Charbonnet was selected by theSeattle Seahawks in the second round of the2023 NFL draft with the 52nd overall pick.[25] In Week 13, he scored his first NFL touchdown on a one-yard rush against theDallas Cowboys.[26] As a rookie, Charbonnet appeared in 16 games and started three. He finished with 108carries for 462 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown to go with 33 receptions for 209 receiving yards.[27]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | SEA | 16 | 2 | 108 | 462 | 4.3 | 23 | 1 | 33 | 209 | 6.3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | SEA | 17 | 11 | 135 | 569 | 4.2 | 51 | 8 | 42 | 340 | 8.1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 33 | 13 | 243 | 1031 | 4.2 | 51 | 9 | 75 | 549 | 7.3 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
