Player Career

Zach Charbonnet Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Zach Charbonnet story

Zach Charbonnet built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Camarillo, CA wearing No. 24, spending time with Michigan and UCLA. The clearest part of Zach Charbonnet's career was his backfield work: 3,346 rushing yards, 565 carries, 39 rushing touchdowns, and 589 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with UCLA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 589 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan and UCLA.

The arc is straightforward: Zach Charbonnet moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCLA

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonMichigan75648.520.9
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan75648.520.90
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan16557.49.8-591
2021 Regular SeasonUCLA1,33458.230.51,169
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA1,68072.936.3346

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Michigan to UCLAP4 to P484Jan 18, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Stanford

Week 9 · W 38-13 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

259

Scrimmage Yards

97.2 takeover

259 scrimmage yards and 41.3 usage.

#2

vs Utah

Week 6 · W 42-32 · Conference game

198

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

198 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.

#3

@ USC

Week 12 · W 62-33 · Conference game

173

Scrimmage Yards

87 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

173 scrimmage yards and 48.3 usage.

#4

vs Arizona

Week 11 · L 28-34 · Conference game

219

Scrimmage Yards

86.5 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

219 scrimmage yards and 52.4 usage.

#5

@ Stanford

Week 4 · W 35-24 · Conference game

175

Scrimmage Yards

86 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

175 scrimmage yards and 40.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · UCLA

1,680 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 36.3 usage

88.2

#2

2021 Regular Season · UCLA

74.9

1,334 primary · 58.2 efficiency · 30.5 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Michigan

53.6

756 primary · 48.5 efficiency · 20.9 usage

Milestones

17

100+ rush yards

8

150+ scrimmage yards

10

2+ TD games