2023 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Zach Charbonnet | UCLA | RB

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Player Bio: ​Zach Charbonnet attended Oaks Christian School located in Westlake Village, CA. At Oak Christian, Chabonnet was ranked as the nation's number four top running back after concluding his career with 577 carries for 4,741 yards and 62 total touchdowns. He Oaks Christian School to four straight league championships and reached the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 Playoff to end his prep career. In his senior year, he rushed 215 times for 1,795 yards and 17 touchdowns and added three interceptions on defense. He rushed 265 times for 2,049 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior, added 27 catches for 169 yards and one touchdown, carried the ball 82 times for 844 yards, and scored 23 TDs as a sophomore, including catching eight passes for 88 yards. Charbonnet gained 78 yards on 15 carries and scored two rushing touchdowns as a freshman. He garnered the co-Most Valuable Player of the Marmonte League nationally and was invited to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-American Game.

​​​CLASS         |   SENIOR  

​HOMETOWN |  CAMARILLO, CA

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​ HEIGHT                  WEIGHT           
 6' 1"                          180 lbs

HANDS                            ARMS
 9¾"                     32⅛"

ZACH CHARBONNET

RUNNING BACK

​​​​​DRAFT YEAR
​      2023      
COMBINE INVITE​
​YES

​​PROJECTED 40 TIME 
4.55
DRAFT GRADE
6.23

SCHOOL:  UCLA                                            |                    CONFERENCE: PAC-12
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ACCOLADES

2023 NFL Combine Participant
​2022 FWAA All-America First-Team  
2022 Coaches All-Pac-12 First-Team
2022 CBS Sports All-American Second-Team
2022 AP All-American Second-Team
2022 PFF All-American Second-Team
2022 The Sporting News All-American Second-Team
2022 Doak Walker Award  Semifinalist
2022 Walter Camp POY Award Semifinalist
2021 Henry R. Red Sanders Award for MVP
2021 PFF All-Pac-12 First-Team
2021 Coaches All-Pac-12 Second-Team
2021 Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Second-Team
2021 AP Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year
2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2020 College's All-Big Ten Team 
2019  PFF Offensive Rookie of the Year

​COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH
4.53 
10 SPLIT
1.54
​BENCH PRESS
    18    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        37"        
BROAD JUMP
 122"
3 CONE DRILL
       DNP         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​DNP

PRO DAY RESULTS  
40 YD DASH
DNP 
10 SPLIT
DNP
​BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        DNP        
BROAD JUMP
 DNP
3 CONE DRILL
       7.16         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​4.46

​GAME FILM
​#24 Zach Charbonnet vs usc (2022)

#24 zach charbonnet
​senior highlights
ucla bruins

strengths

weakness

• He is a prototype of an elite-size running back ideal for any NFL offense.
• He is a patient but violent running back that runs angrily behind his pads.
• He has protected the ball and does not turn it over.
• He is a shifty big back who can gain yardage after the initial contact.
• He is best fit running the ball between the tackles with a good knack for locating the chains.
• He displays excellent vision and has enough speed to stretch the run outside. 
• He can break tackles, make a defender miss in the open field, or slip tackles.
• He is an average pass protector in the backfield.
• He has below-par hands as a receiver out of the backfield.

• He lacks the homerun speed and tops out after 25-30 yards.
• We must question his speed; he will not outrun defenders over 40 yards down the field.
• Despite a shift back, he does not display a change of direction in traffic.
• As a pass protector, he has the awareness and will stick his nose at the defender, but he struggled to cut the rusher.
• He needs to work on his hands, he had quite a few meaningless drops, especially when not expected to be thrown out to the backfield.

Draft Projection: 2nd - 3rd Round

NFL Comparison: AJ Dillon (Green Bay Packers)

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