Joseph Charlton (born April 7, 1997) is an

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punter who is a free agent. He played

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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-

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(SEC) by the league's coaches. 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

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. Charlton finished his collegiate career averaging 45.5 yards per punt, a school record.

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Charlton was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent on July 22, 2020. Charlton was named the Panthers punter at the end of the preseason, beating out Kaare Vedvik. Charlton made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the

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, punting twice for 120 yards (60.0 average). In Week 9, against the

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, he completed a 29-yard pass to Brandon Zylstra on a trick play. 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

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, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He was placed on injured reserve on October 14, 2021. He was released on November 16, 2021.

Kansas City Chiefs

On December 24, 2021, Charlton was signed to the

practice squad, but was released three days later.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On December 28, 2021, Charlton was signed to the

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practice squad.

Cleveland Browns

Charlton signed a reserve/futures contract with the

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on February 1, 2022. He was waived on August 22, 2022.

References

External links

South Carolina Gamecocks bioCarolina Panthers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charlton, Joseph 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 Cleveland Browns players