{"id":18875,"date":"2017-04-23T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=18875"},"modified":"2017-04-23T02:19:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T06:19:02","slug":"taco-charlton-2017-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/04\/23\/taco-charlton-2017-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Taco Charlton 2017 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\n<\/strong>Position<\/strong>: Edge defender
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’5″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 277 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Michigan Wolverines<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n<\/strong>40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.92 seconds
\nBench press<\/strong>: 25 reps
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 33 inches
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 8 inches
\nThree-cone drill<\/strong>: 7.17 seconds
\n20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.39 seconds<\/p>\n

Taco Charlton 2017 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Coming out of high school, Taco Charlton<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(whose real first name is Vidauntae) emerged as one of the top prospects at his position. The native of Pickerington, OH just outside Columbus ranked tenth nationally among weakside defensive ends according to Rivals<\/a> and received plenty of Power Five offers. However, Ohio State was not one of them. In the end, he committed fairly early in the process to the Buckeyes’ archrivals north of the border in Michigan.<\/p>\n

Charlton served primarily as a reserve player during his true freshman season and saw scant time on the field. But his role on the Wolverines defensive front gradually increased over the next three seasons. He appeared in a combined 25 games\u00a0as a sophomore and junior, making four starts and tallying nine sacks and 14 tackles for loss in that time period.<\/p>\n

But it was his senior season in Maize and Blue when Charlton truly came into his own. His 0.91 sacks per game led the Big Ten and was\u00a0tied for 11th in FBS. He also put up 13.5 tackles for loss and helped Michigan finish third nationally in the statistic with 120 total. In the season finale against OSU, Charlton registered a career high nine tackles and added three TFLs and 2.5 sacks. He collected unanimous first team all-Big Ten honors (coaches and media) at season’s end.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h3>\n