Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Michigan
Taco Charlton
DE • 6'6" • Pickerington, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Taco Charlton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
98
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Taco Charlton built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 33, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Taco Charlton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 28
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Taco Charlton, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Michigan. Taco Charlton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 39
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Taco Charlton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DE
- Career Tackles
- 39
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Pickerington Central · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Pickerington Central · 39 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 28 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DE 63rd (top 18%) · Big Ten 113th (top 18%) · National 1,067th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 10 | 34 | 11 | 8.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
Related Context
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Taco Charlton played DE for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Taco Charlton recorded 39 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Michigan paired 32.5 primary output with 46.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Michigan
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
3.3
Efficiency
46.8
Usage
13
Consistency
65.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game by game trend chart. Florida State: 6. Hawai'i: 0. Penn State: 4.5. Wisconsin: 2. Rutgers: 4. Illinois: 0. Michigan State: 3. Iowa: 2. Indiana: 5.5. Ohio State: 5.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida State: 5 by 70.8. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 3 by 57.5. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. Rutgers: 2 by 48.3. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 4 by 46.7. Iowa: 4 by 36.7. Indiana: 4 by 66.7. Ohio State: 9 by 87.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.7 · Games = 7 · -1.8 vs Losses
Losses4.5 · Games = 3 · +1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | @ Florida StateSplash game | L 32-33 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ohio State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 27-30 | 9 | 6 | — | 3 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 20-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ IowaSplash game | L 13-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | W 32-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Illinois | W 41-8 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Rutgers2+ sacks · Splash game | W 78-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 14-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 49-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Hawai'i | W 63-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Taco Charlton story
Taco Charlton built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive end from Pickerington, OH wearing No. 33, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Taco Charlton's career was his defensive production: 39 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 10 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Taco Charlton's production has multiple signals. With 10 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Taco Charlton 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
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Michigan
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 32.5 | 46.8 | 13 | 32.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 32.5 | 46.8 | 13 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio State
Week 13 · L 27-30 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida State
Week 1 · L 32-33 · Postseason
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 12 · W 20-10 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Penn State
Week 4 · W 49-10 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Rutgers
Week 6 · W 78-0 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Michigan
32.5 primary output · 46.8 efficiency · 13 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Michigan
78
32.5 primary · 46.8 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Michigan
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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