Taco Charlton

Taco Charlton
No. 97 Dallas Cowboys
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1994-11-07) November 7, 1994
Place of birth: Pickerington, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school: Pickerington (OH) Central
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Vidauntae "Taco" Charlton (born November 7, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan, and was drafted by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Early years

Charlton attended Pickerington High School Central in Pickerington, Ohio.[1] As a senior, he had 116 tackles and 19 sacks. He committed to the University of Michigan to play college football.[2] Charlton also played basketball in high school.[3]

College career

Charlton appeared in 10 games as a backup defensive end his freshman year at Michigan in 2013. As a sophomore in 2014, he appeared in 12 games with one start and had 19 tackles and 3.5 sacks. He appeared in 13 games with three starts his junior year in 2015 and recorded 30 tackles and 5.5 sacks.[4][5] Charlton became a starter his senior year in 2016.[6][7]

During the 2016 season, Charlton recorded 38 tackles, including 11 tackles-for-loss, and led the team with 10 sacks. Following the 2016 season, Charlton was named to the All-Big Ten defensive first-team, by both the coaches and media.[8][9]

College statistics

Defense
Year Team GP Tackles Loss Sacks Int FF
2013 Michigan 2 2 0.5 0.0 0 0
2014 Michigan 9 19 5.5 3.5 0 0
2015 Michigan 11 30 8.5 5.5 0 1
2016 Michigan 11 40 13.5 10.0 0 0
College Totals 33 91 28.0 19.0 0 1

Professional career

Charlton received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all required combine and positional drills. He attended Michigan's Pro Day and opted to attempt to beat his combine numbers in the 40, 20, 10-yard dash. He was able to slightly cut times in all three while also running positional drills for team scouts and representatives. NFL draft experts and analysts projected him to be a first round pick.[10] He was ranked the sixth best edge rusher in the draft by Sports Illustrated, sixth best defensive end by ESPN, and was ranked the seventh best edge rusher by Pro Football Focus.[11][12][13]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40‑yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20‑ss 3‑cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)		 277 lb
(126 kg)		 34 1⁄4 in
(0.87 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.92 s 1.69 s 2.85 s 4.39 s 7.17 s 33 in
(0.84 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 25 reps
All value from NFL Combine.[14]

The Dallas Cowboys selected Charlton in the first round (28th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[15]

Personal life

His nickname, "Taco", was given to him by his mother and grandmother.[16]

References

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