2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Randy Charlton
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School/Previous School:
- Miami Southridge HS (UCF)
Bio
2022 (Fifth-Year Senior Season)
Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts ... Finished with 36 total tackles including 7.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a pass breakup, and a forced fumble ... Memphis (9/3): Had two tackles including half a tackle for loss in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Tallied four tackles including a sack that resulted in a 15-yard loss ... at LSU(9/17): Totaled three tackles ... Bowling Green (9/24): Logged one tackle ... Texas A&M (10/1): Made three tackles with one being a sack for a loss of seven yards ... Arkansas (10/8): Had a season-high five tackles ... at Kentucky (10/15): Made a pair of stops ... at Alabama (10/22): Had a strip sack for a loss of six yards against the Crimson Tide ... Auburn (11/5): Collected a pair of stops including a tackle for loss ... Georgia (11/12): Had four tackles ... ETSU (11/19): Logged a trio of tackles ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Finished with a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss ... Deflected a pass on a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the game ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Recorded three tackles including a sack for a loss of 10 yards ... Also notched a pass breakup.
2021 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts in his first season at Mississippi State ... Registered 35 total tackles (14 solo) on the season with 5.0 tackles for loss, including 4.0 sacks ... Tied for the team-lead with seven QB hurries and had one forced fumble on the campaign ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Made five tackles in his MSU debut ... at Arkansas (11/6): Tied a season-high with five tackles against the Razorbacks ... at Auburn (11/13): His forced fumble came in the fourth quarter of State's comeback win over Auburn on the road.
2020 (Junior Season – UCF)
Appeared in 10 games with five starts ... at Georgia Tech (9/19): Had five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... Added two pass breakups ... Combined with Kenny Turnier on a first-quarter tackle for loss ... Logged a solo stop behind the line in the third quarter ... at East Carolina (8/29): Chipped in one stop ... Tulsa (8/29): Made two stops, including 0.5 tackles for loss ... Joined Eric Mitchell on a 6-yard tackle for loss on the goal line in the fourth quarter ... at Memphis (8/29): Posted six tackles, all solo ... Tulane (8/29): Logged four tackles, with two sacks ... Notched a pair of solo quarterback takedowns in the second quarter.
2019 (Sophomore Season – UCF)
Appeared in 10 games with five starts ... Florida A&M (8/29): Logged two tackles ... at FAU (9/7): Posted six stops ... Chipped in 1.5 tackles for loss ... Made a solo stop behind the line of scrimmage in the first quarter ... Combined with Nate Evans on a first-quarter tackle for loss ... Stanford (9/14): Totaled four tackles ... at Pitt (9/21): Had one tackle ... at Temple (10/26): Logged two stops, including one tackle for loss ... Made a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter ... at Tulsa (11/8): Made one tackle ... at Tulane (11/23): Posted four tackles ... USF (11/29): Chipped in one stop ... at Marshall (12/23): Logged seven stops ... Posted his first sack of the season ... Sacked Isaiah Green for a loss of 13 yards in the second quarter.
2018 (True Freshman Season – UCF)
Appeared in all 13 games with one start ... Made collegiate debut with a start at UConn (8/30) ... at UConn (8/30): Made collegiate debut in a start ... Logged two tackles ... Added one pass breakup ... South Carolina State (9/8): Had three tackles ... FAU (9/21): Posted two stops ... Pitt (9/29): Logged three tackles ... Had 2.0 tackles for loss, including one sack ... SMU (10/6): Chipped in one stop ... at Memphis (10/13): Totaled two tackles ... One stop came behind the line of scrimmage ... at East Carolina (10/20): Had two stops ... Temple (11/1): Made one tackle ... Navy (11/10): Had one tackle ... Cincinnati (11/17): Chipped in two stops ... Memphis (12/1): Had one tackle.
High School
Prepped at Miami Southridge High School under head coach Billy Rolle ... Three-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... Rated a top-35 defensive end nationally by Rivals (No. 31) and 247Sports (No. 32) ... Guided the Spartans to the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 8A state title as a junior ... Helped MSHS to the FHSAA Class 8A state runner up finish as a senior ... Tabbed honorable mention all-state as a junior ... Logged double-digit sacks during his junior campaign.
Personal
Born Randy Lamount Charlton on Oct. 7, 1999 ... Son of Demetrius and Roseletta Harper ... Major is communications ... Twitter handle is @RandyL_Charlton.
Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts ... Finished with 36 total tackles including 7.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a pass breakup, and a forced fumble ... Memphis (9/3): Had two tackles including half a tackle for loss in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Tallied four tackles including a sack that resulted in a 15-yard loss ... at LSU(9/17): Totaled three tackles ... Bowling Green (9/24): Logged one tackle ... Texas A&M (10/1): Made three tackles with one being a sack for a loss of seven yards ... Arkansas (10/8): Had a season-high five tackles ... at Kentucky (10/15): Made a pair of stops ... at Alabama (10/22): Had a strip sack for a loss of six yards against the Crimson Tide ... Auburn (11/5): Collected a pair of stops including a tackle for loss ... Georgia (11/12): Had four tackles ... ETSU (11/19): Logged a trio of tackles ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Finished with a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss ... Deflected a pass on a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the game ... vs. Illinois (1/2): Recorded three tackles including a sack for a loss of 10 yards ... Also notched a pass breakup.
2021 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts in his first season at Mississippi State ... Registered 35 total tackles (14 solo) on the season with 5.0 tackles for loss, including 4.0 sacks ... Tied for the team-lead with seven QB hurries and had one forced fumble on the campaign ... Louisiana Tech (9/4): Made five tackles in his MSU debut ... at Arkansas (11/6): Tied a season-high with five tackles against the Razorbacks ... at Auburn (11/13): His forced fumble came in the fourth quarter of State's comeback win over Auburn on the road.
2020 (Junior Season – UCF)
Appeared in 10 games with five starts ... at Georgia Tech (9/19): Had five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... Added two pass breakups ... Combined with Kenny Turnier on a first-quarter tackle for loss ... Logged a solo stop behind the line in the third quarter ... at East Carolina (8/29): Chipped in one stop ... Tulsa (8/29): Made two stops, including 0.5 tackles for loss ... Joined Eric Mitchell on a 6-yard tackle for loss on the goal line in the fourth quarter ... at Memphis (8/29): Posted six tackles, all solo ... Tulane (8/29): Logged four tackles, with two sacks ... Notched a pair of solo quarterback takedowns in the second quarter.
2019 (Sophomore Season – UCF)
Appeared in 10 games with five starts ... Florida A&M (8/29): Logged two tackles ... at FAU (9/7): Posted six stops ... Chipped in 1.5 tackles for loss ... Made a solo stop behind the line of scrimmage in the first quarter ... Combined with Nate Evans on a first-quarter tackle for loss ... Stanford (9/14): Totaled four tackles ... at Pitt (9/21): Had one tackle ... at Temple (10/26): Logged two stops, including one tackle for loss ... Made a solo tackle for loss in the third quarter ... at Tulsa (11/8): Made one tackle ... at Tulane (11/23): Posted four tackles ... USF (11/29): Chipped in one stop ... at Marshall (12/23): Logged seven stops ... Posted his first sack of the season ... Sacked Isaiah Green for a loss of 13 yards in the second quarter.
2018 (True Freshman Season – UCF)
Appeared in all 13 games with one start ... Made collegiate debut with a start at UConn (8/30) ... at UConn (8/30): Made collegiate debut in a start ... Logged two tackles ... Added one pass breakup ... South Carolina State (9/8): Had three tackles ... FAU (9/21): Posted two stops ... Pitt (9/29): Logged three tackles ... Had 2.0 tackles for loss, including one sack ... SMU (10/6): Chipped in one stop ... at Memphis (10/13): Totaled two tackles ... One stop came behind the line of scrimmage ... at East Carolina (10/20): Had two stops ... Temple (11/1): Made one tackle ... Navy (11/10): Had one tackle ... Cincinnati (11/17): Chipped in two stops ... Memphis (12/1): Had one tackle.
High School
Prepped at Miami Southridge High School under head coach Billy Rolle ... Three-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... Rated a top-35 defensive end nationally by Rivals (No. 31) and 247Sports (No. 32) ... Guided the Spartans to the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 8A state title as a junior ... Helped MSHS to the FHSAA Class 8A state runner up finish as a senior ... Tabbed honorable mention all-state as a junior ... Logged double-digit sacks during his junior campaign.
Personal
Born Randy Lamount Charlton on Oct. 7, 1999 ... Son of Demetrius and Roseletta Harper ... Major is communications ... Twitter handle is @RandyL_Charlton.