Charles Baldwin (American football)

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ "Bama boots JC transfer Baldwin for rule violation". ESPN.com. May 12, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.