Randy Charlton: DE · Mississippi State · #5.
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Randy Charlton
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Josh Heupel and Mike Leach. On tape: 5 tackles against Arkansas, Week 6, 2022.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 34 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 35 | 14 | 5.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2020 | UCF | 18 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | UCF | 27 | 16 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2018 | UCF | 21 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 135 | 69 | 22.5 | 12.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-23vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-17@ Arizona | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-31@ LSU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs No. 17 Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-17vs Arkansas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 17-27@ No. 22 Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-30@ No. 6 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 39-33vs Auburn | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-45vs No. 1 Georgia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-7vs East Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ No. 20 Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 19-10vs Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%4 sacksTFL rate
21%7 TFLHurry rate
6%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
67%4 of 6 pressures34 tackles · 7 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
68.4%
628 pass / 290 run
Plays / game
70.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
658 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #96 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at UCF and Mississippi State, 12 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Josh Heupel and Mike Leach.
