Sherrone Moore checked off another first as he takes off the Michigan football program on Wednesday: add a skill position through the transfer portal.
Youngstown State receiver C.J. Charleston announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he has committed to the Wolverines for the upcoming 2024 season.
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Charleston — a 6-foot wide receiver out of Gates Mill, Ohio — comes to the Wolverines after finishing the 2023 college football season as the No. 3 wide receiver at Youngstown State, finishing with career bests in receiving yards (503), receptions (33) and receiving touchdowns (four). He was offered by Moore and on Monday.
As noted by Josh Henschke of Michigan Rivals, Charleston has a previous tie to the Michigan program, as Wolverines offensive analyst Josh Sinagoga was his wide receivers coach at Youngstown State from 2020 to 2021. Charleston finished with 23 receptions for 259 receiving yards in his two seasons under Sinagoga.
Charleston will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Wolverines, as he missed the entire 2022 season with a torn Achilles injury and still has his COVID-19 extra year of eligibility to use from the NCAA.
Here’s what you need to know about Charleston as he transfers to play for the Wolverines this upcoming season:
Charleston is coming off his best year at Youngstown State, finishing with 503 receiving yards on 33 receptions with four receiving touchdowns. His best game this past season came against Robert Morris, against whom he had six receptions for 83 receiving yards. He missed the entire 2022 season after sustaining an Achilles injury during fall camp.
Here’s a highlight of Charleston from this past season at Youngstown State, where he reeled in a 72-yard touchdown pass from Mitch Davidson against Illinois State:
Charleston did not receive a ranking as a transfer or a high school recruit, according to his 247Sports Composite ranking profile. In high school, Charleston was mainly a running back as he rushed for 2,385 yards on 198 carries with 49 rushing touchdowns as a senior at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio.
