Zach Charbonnet, 2019
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Running back, UCLA (from Michigan), 2019–⁠22

Zach Charbonnet

Lettered 2019 at Michigan (school media guide)

Number
No. 24
Height
6′1″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Camarillo, CA
Born
Jan 8, 2001, in Bellflower, California

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Zach Charbonnet played running back at Michigan (2019–⁠20) and UCLA (2021–⁠22). The Seattle Seahawks took Charbonnet in round 2, No. 52 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,359
Rushing yards, 2022 (UCLA, 9–⁠4)
Best game
198 yards
Vs. Stanford, week 9, 2022: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 52
Round 2, 2023 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

198rushing yards, career hightwice; last vs. Stanford, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highsix times; last vs. Arizona, 20229catches, career highvs. Arizona, 2022

All-America: FWAA 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Michigan1497264.91141
2020Michigan191246.5170
2021UCLA2021,1375.61347
2022UCLA1951,3597.01449
Career5653,3465.93970

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Michigan8303.808
2020Michigan6416.8014
2021UCLA241978.2035
2022UCLA373218.7044
Career755897.9044

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Michigan24RBFr.
2020Michigan24RBSo.
2021UCLA24RBJr.
2022UCLA24RBSr.6′1″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Michigan1620.1039th (n=287)0.1315.518%0.22
2020Michigan260.08––2.08%–
2021UCLA2320.3084th (n=277)0.1668.627%0.37
2022UCLA2400.4297th (n=470)0.14100.432%0.41

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 UCLA 10 games, 1,359 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Bowling GreenW 45–⁠172111115360
Sep 17vs.South AlabamaW 32–⁠31137803510
Sep 24atColoradoW 45–⁠1791043–––
Sep 30vs.WashingtonW 40–⁠322212413560
Oct 8vs.UtahW 42–⁠32221981–––
Oct 22atOregonL 30–⁠452015114280
Oct 29vs.StanfordW 38–⁠132119835610
Nov 12vs.ArizonaL 28–⁠342418139380
Nov 19vs.USCL 45–⁠48199504290
Nov 25atCaliforniaW 35–⁠282411914220
2021 UCLA 12 games, 1,137 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.Hawai’iW 44–⁠10610631140
Sep 4vs.LSUW 38–⁠271111711350
Sep 18vs.Fresno StateL 37–⁠406192–––
Sep 25atStanfordW 35–⁠242311815570
Oct 2vs.Arizona StateL 23–⁠4221890250
Oct 9atArizonaW 34–⁠16211170–––
Oct 16atWashingtonW 24–⁠172113102100
Oct 23vs.OregonL 31–⁠34153503210
Oct 30atUtahL 24–⁠4411651220
Nov 13vs.ColoradoW 44–⁠2017673160
Nov 20atUSCW 62–⁠33281671160
Nov 27vs.CaliforniaW 42–⁠142210616410
2020 Michigan 5 games, 124 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 24atMinnesotaW 49–⁠244701–––
Oct 31vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠275302100
Nov 7atIndianaL 21–⁠381403280
Nov 14vs.WisconsinL 11–⁠493210–––
Nov 21atRutgersW 48–⁠426260130
2019 Michigan 13 games, 726 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠218900290
Sep 7vs.ArmyW 24–⁠21331003260
Sep 21atWisconsinL 14–⁠352601−10
Sep 28vs.RutgersW 52–⁠05220–––
Oct 5vs.IowaW 10–⁠3134212120
Oct 12atIllinoisW 42–⁠25181161–––
Oct 19atPenn StateL 21–⁠2815812140
Oct 26vs.Notre DameW 45–⁠1415742–––
Nov 2atMarylandW 38–⁠78282–––
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateW 44–⁠107300–––
Nov 23atIndianaW 39–⁠148460–––
Nov 30vs.Ohio StateL 27–⁠56470–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaL 16–⁠3513840–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′0⅜″
Weight214 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan75⅝″W
40-yard dash4.53 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.16 s
20-yard shuttle4.46 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 49 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Seattle Seahawks16108462133209
2024Seattle Seahawks17135569842340
2025Seattle Seahawks161847301220144
NFL career494271,7612195693

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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