Zach Charbonnet, the UCLA RB, sits at No. 63 on the consensus board across 26 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 6% elite, 27% starter.
Athleticism
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Charbonnet is a bit of a long-strider with slightly below average foot quickness.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Upright runner with outstanding body composition and consecutive seasons of impressive production for the Bruins.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He is much more effective when allowed to open up and build downhill momentum.”
Instincts
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “He's a punishing runner with the vision, balance and body control to weave through traffic as a classic RB1.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a three-down-back.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Upright runner with outstanding body composition and consecutive seasons of impressive production for the Bruins. Charbonnet is a bit of a long-strider with slightly below average foot quickness. He is much more effective when allowed to open up and build downhill momentum. He can slip tackles in the open field but lacks the first-level wiggle to get too cute. He’s inconsistent in processing defensive fronts quickly…”
“…Charbonnet is a big back with a throwback game. He's a punishing runner with the vision, balance and body control to weave through traffic as a classic RB1.…”
Sourced synthesis from 4 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →