Charles Baldwin (American football)

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Charles Baldwin
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-28) May 28, 1994 (age 30)
Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Windsor High School
(Windsor, Connecticut)
College: ASA College (2014-2015)
Alabama (2016)
Kansas (2016-2017)
Youngstown State (2018)
Position:Tackle
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Charles Baldwin (born May 28, 1994) is an American football tackle who played college football for Alabama, Kansas and Youngstown State.

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Early life and high school

Baldwin attended high school at Windsor HS. In 2013 he was selected on the Connecticut Class-L All-State team and All-Courant Offensive Team.

College

After high school, Baldwin went the junior college route and played for ASA College. [1] He received second-team NJCAA All-America honors in 2015. He was a five star recruit coming out of JUCO with offers from Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Mississippi, Michigan State, Miami (FL), Georgia, Connecticut and Alabama. [2] [3] He committed to Alabama in June 2015. [2] [4] [5]

Baldwin spent the spring of 2016 at Alabama but sat out the regular season and transferred to Kansas. [6] [7] He did not play at Kansas either. [8] In December 2017, he entered the transfer portal again and transferred to Youngstown State for the 2018 season. [9] [10]

Professional career

He went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. In September 2019, he signed a future contract in the Canadian Football League with the BC Lions. [11] He played there in the 2020 season and became a free agent after. [12] [13] He was drafted in the 2022 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers in the seventh round as the first pick. [14] He played with the Maulers in the 2022 and 2023 season but was cut on May 23, 2023. [15] [16] In November 2023, he signed with the New Jersey Generals, but only a month after signing, the XFL merged with the USFL and the Generals were folded. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bama boots JC transfer Baldwin for rule violation". ESPN.com. May 12, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Charles Baldwin 2016 Offensive Tackle Alabama". rivals.com. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ Jones, Steve. "Former Bama OL, 5-star recruit visiting U of L". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ Champlin, Drew (June 6, 2015). "Top JUCO offensive tackle Charles Baldwin commits to Alabama". al. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ Champlin, Drew (June 10, 2015). "Alabama OL commit Charles Baldwin has 'burning desire to be great,' coach says". al. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Wells, Adam. "Charles Baldwin Dismissed by Alabama: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Charles Baldwin maturing, doing 'little things' to impress his KU coaches". KU Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Charles Baldwin officially no longer with KU football". KU Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ex-Alabama OL Charles Baldwin leaving Kansas, too". NBC Sports. April 6, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Charles Baldwin - 2018 - Football". Youngstown State University. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Lions Sign Four Players to 'Futures' Contracts". BC Lions. October 9, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  12. ↑ Hodge, John (March 23, 2020). "CFL contract lengths: B.C. Lions". 3DownNation. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Charles Baldwin". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Two former YSU football players drafted by the USFL". WKBN.com. February 23, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  15. 1 2 Larsen, James (November 16, 2023). "New Jersey Generals Sign OT Charles Baldwin For 2024". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  16. ↑ McChesney, Kaleb (April 14, 2023). "USFL 2023: Pittsburgh Maulers 50-Man Roster Review". usflnewshub.com. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
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