Charlie Woerner

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Charlie Woerner
No. 89 – Atlanta Falcons
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-16) October 16, 1997 (age 26)
Tiger, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Rabun County (Tiger, Georgia)
College: Georgia (2016–2019)
NFL draft: 2020  / Round: 6 / Pick: 190
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:11
Receiving yards:120
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Charlie Kent Woerner (born October 16, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

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College career

After playing at Rabun County High School, Woerner played at Georgia, [1] [2] where he was held in high regard as one of the best blocking tight ends in the NCAA. [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+5⁄8 in
(1.95 m)		244 lb
(111 kg)		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.78 s1.68 s2.78 s4.46 s7.18 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		21 reps
All values from NFL Combine [4] [5] [6]

San Francisco 49ers

Woerner was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round with the 190th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. [7] The 49ers previously acquired this pick after trading wide receiver Marquise Goodwin to the Philadelphia Eagles. [8] Woerner was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the 49ers on December 19, 2020, [9] and activated on December 29. [10] He finished his rookie season with 3 catches for 36 yards on 4 targets in 14 games and emerged as a skilled blocking tight end in both pass blocking and run blocking.

In the 2021 season, he played all 17 games and finished with 5 catches for 52 yards on 6 targets while in 2022 he played in all 17 games and did not record any catches. He continued to be a skilled blocker for the 49ers in those two seasons, with a 75.4 run blocking grade and a 74.3 pass blocking grade from Pro Football Focus in 2021.

In the 2023 season, Woerner recorded 3 catches for 32 yards on 3 targets and played in all 17 games. He also notably finished the season with the third highest PFF run-blocking grade among tight ends for the 2024 season with a grade of 76.8.

Atlanta Falcons

On March 13, 2024, Woerner signed a three-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons worth 12 million dollars. [11] He was signed following the Falcons' release of Jonnu Smith to be paired with returning tight end Kyle Pitts as the team's new tight end duo with Pitts being the team's main receiving tight end and Woerner being the team's main blocking tight end.

Personal life

He is the nephew of former NFL safety Scott Woerner. [12] Woerner won a state championship in discus during his senior year of high school. [3] His father Kent Woerner played football at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Charlie Woerner - 2019 - Football". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rabun County native Woerner signs 4-year deal with niners". BLITZ. July 28, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Brugler, Dane (April 7, 2020). The Athletic's 2020 NFL Draft Guide (PDF). The Athletic. p. 82. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Charlie Woerner Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2020 Draft Scout Charlie Woerner, Georgia NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Georgia TE Charlie Woerner Selected 190th-overall by 49ers". 49ers.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ "49ers' sixth-round pick: Georgia tight end Charlie Woerner". SFChronicle.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  10. ↑ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 29, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Falcons sign tight end Charlie Woerner". AtlantaFalcons.com. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ Towers, Chip (May 12, 2016). "There's more to Charlie Woerner than meets the eye". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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