Player Bio

Pro Career:

• Charles enters his fourth season with the Chiefs after originally joining the club as the team’s first of three third-round selections in the 2008 NFL Draft.

• Earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl following the 2010 season after rushing for 1,467 yards on 230 carries (6.4 avg.), finishing second in the NFL behind Houston RB Arian Foster (1,616 yards).

• Was named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press.

• Was named to both the All-AFC and All-Pro Teams by Pro Football Weekly/PFWA.

• Was voted the FedEx NFL Ground Player of the Year by the fans for his performance in 2010.

• Took home the Derrick Thomas Award a year ago for the second-consecutive season as the Chiefs most valuable player.

• In 2009, Charles became the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,100 yards on fewer than 200 rushing attempts, needing just 190 carries to become the ninth player in Chiefs history to record a 1,000-yard campaign.

• Produced a single-game franchise record 259 rushing yards at Denver (1/3/10) to close out the 2009 season.

• Has seen duty in 47 games (18 starts).

• Has rushed 487 times for 2,944 yards (6.0 avg.) with 12 TDs and has caught 112 passes for 1,037 yards (9.3 avg.) with five TDs.

• Also caught a two-point conversion pass.

• Has posted 51 kickoff returns for 1,246 yards (24.4 avg.) with a TD to go with eight special teams tackles.

• Has played in one postseason contest, carrying the ball nine times for 82 yards (9.1 avg.) with one TD and has also caught one pass for 15 yards.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (7/21/08) ... Originally entered the NFL as the first of three Chiefs third-round picks (73rd overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.

2010: Played in 16 games (six starts) ... Selected to his first career Pro Bowl ... Earned first-team All-Pro honors from Pro Football Weekly/PFWA and AP ... Had 230 carries for a team-high 1,467 yards (6.4 avg.) with five TDs and had 45 receptions for 468 yards (10.4 avg.) with three TDs ... Combined with WR Dwayne Bowe to become the third same-season 1,000-yard RB/WR tandem in team history ... Led the NFL by averaging 6.38 yards per carry (min. 100 atts.) ... Ranked second in the NFL with 1,467 rushing yards, the seventh-highest seasonal total in team history ... Owned two of the top six rushing games in the NFL in 2010 ... Was fifth in the AFC and tied for sixth in the NFL with 10 carries of 20+ yards ... His 45 rushes of 10+ yards were first in the NFL ... Tied for sixth with 10 rushes of 20+ yards ... Added two carries of 50+ yards ... Stood second in the NFL with 1,935 yards from scrimmage ... Tied for second in the NFL with 91 first downs ... Recorded 11 rushes for 92 yards and one reception for eight yards vs. San Diego (9/13) ... Tallied 11 carries for 49 yards and one catch for 27 yards at Cleveland (9/19) ... Carried the ball 12 times for 97 yards and registered three catches for 57 yards vs. San Francisco (9/26) ... Rushed the ball 16 times for 87 yards and posted three catches for 14 yards at Indianapolis (10/10) ... Produced 16 carries for 93 yards and four catches for 24 yards at Houston (10/17) ... Registered 15 carries for 71 yards with a TD vs. Jacksonville (10/24) ... Compiled 22 carries for 177 yards and added four receptions for 61 yards vs. Buffalo (10/31) to earn FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors ... Collected 10 carries for 53 yards and five receptions for 47 yards at Oakland (11/7) ... Posted 14 carries for 41 yards and five receptions for 80 yards with a TD at Denver (11/14) ... Totaled 12 carries for 88 yards and four receptions for 38 yards vs. Arizona (11/21) ... Registered 22 carries for 173 yards with a TD at Seattle (11/28) ... Tallied 21 carries for 116 yards and two receptions for 20 yards vs. Denver (12/5) ... Produced 10 rushes for 40 yards at San Diego (12/12) ... Generated 11 carries for 126 yards with a TD and had three catches for 27 yards at St. Louis (12/19). Had a career-long 80-yard rush, tying for the fourth-longest in team history. His 11.45-yard rushing average was the fourth-highest single-game mark in Chiefs history ... Carried the ball 13 times for 77 yards and had four catches for 40 yards with two TD receptions vs. Tennessee (12/26) ... Totaled 14 carries for 87 yards with a TD vs. Oakland (1/2/11) ... Posted nine carries for 82 yards (9.1 avg.) with a 41-yard TD and one catch for 15 yards in an AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore (1/9/11). His 41-yard run was the second-longest postseason run in Chiefs history and the longest postseason TD in Chiefs annals. His 82 rushing yards were the seventh-highest single-game playoff total in Chiefs history. Also forced and recovered a S Haruki Nakamura fumble following an INT.

2009: Saw action in 15 games (10 starts) on offense and special teams ... Was inactive for one contest ... Had 190 carries for a team-high 1,120 yards (5.9 avg.) with seven TDs and 40 catches for 297 yards (7.4 avg.) with a TD ... Added a two-point conversion reception ... Also had 36 kickoff returns for 925 yards (25.7 avg.) with a 97-yard TD and four special teams tackles ... Received the Derrick Thomas Award as the Chiefs MVP, becoming the youngest player to win the honor in team history ... Had 190 carries on the season, the fewest by any player in NFL history to record an 1,100-yard season ... His 5.89 yards-per-carry average led the NFL (min. 150 atts.) and ranked as the second-highest single-season mark in team annals (min. 100 atts.) ... Ranked fourth in the NFL with 2,342 combined net yards, the second-highest seasonal total in franchise history ... Compiled 968 rushing yards since November 15th, the second-highest total in the NFL over that period behind only Tennessee RB Chris Johnson (1,047) ... Collected 1,126 yards from scrimmage since Nov. 15, the second-highest total in the NFL over that timeframe behind Johnson (1,388) ... His five 100-yard rushing games ranked fifth in the NFL ... His four straight 100-yard games to end the season tied as third-longest streak in team history ... Registered a TD in six consecutive games, tying for the eighth-longest streak in team annals ... Stood seventh in the AFC and led the AFC West with 1,120 rushing yards ... Had five 100-yard rushing games, tying for fourth in the AFC and tying for fifth in the NFL ... Finished ninth in the NFL with 25 carries of 10+ yards ... Tied for second in the NFL with three carries of 50+ yards ... His 297 receiving yards were ninth among RBs in the AFC ... Was eighth in the AFC among RBs with 40 receptions ... Finished sixth in the AFC with 925 kickoff return yards ... Was seventh in the AFC with 36 kickoff returns ... Had 26 kickoff returns of 20+ yards, ranking fifth in the AFC ... Ranked fifth in the AFC with a 25.7-yard kickoff return average ... Carried the ball four times for eight yards and caught four passes for 29 yards to go with four kickoff returns for 93 yards at Baltimore (9/13) ... Was inactive vs. Oakland (9/20) ... Rushed six times for 36 yards and caught three passes for 34 yards at Philadelphia (9/27) ... Produced five kickoff returns for 138 yards vs. the N.Y. Giants (10/4) ... Caught five passes for 54 yards and five kickoff returns for 100 yards vs. Dallas (10/11) ... Took back a career-high six kickoffs for 147 yards vs. San Diego (10/25) ... Rushed six times for 36 yards and caught three passes for 19 yards at Jacksonville (11/8). Scored on a two-point conversion pass from QB Matt Cassel in the fourth quarter ... Had 18 carries for 103 yards, his second career 100-yard game at Oakland (11/15). Had a 44-yard TD and recorded four receptions for 14 yards. Also had three kickoff returns for 78 yards ... Returned four kickoffs for a career-high 158 yards (39.5 avg.), including a 97-yard TD, tying for the fifth longest in Chiefs history vs. Pittsburgh (11/22) to win AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Carried the ball 17 times for 58 yards. It was the first kickoff return for a TD by the Chiefs since WR Dante Hall had a 96-yard TD vs. Philadelphia (10/2/05). His return marked the first time that Kansas City had returned the opening kickoff of a game for a touchdown since Hall had a 97-yard TD kickoff return vs. Denver (12/19/04). His 97-yard kickoff return was the sixth-longest in the AFC and tied for the ninth-longest in the NFL in 2009 ... Recorded 14 carries for 93 yards with a four-yard TD and three catches for 54 yards at San Diego (11/29) ... Posted 18 rushes for 56 yards with one TD vs. Denver (12/6) ... Rushed 20 times for 143 yards with a career-long 76-yard TD and caught a personal-high seven passes for 38 yards vs. Buffalo (12/13). Established a career high with 27 attempts from scrimmage ... Recorded a career-high 25 carries for 154 yards with a 47-yard TD vs. Cleveland (12/20). Tied a career high with 27 attempts from scrimmage ... Produced 24 carries for 102 yards and three receptions for 22 yards at Cincinnati (12/27). Tied a career-high with 27 attempts from scrimmage ... Rushed 25 times for a Chiefs single-game record 259 yards with a career-high two TDs and caught one pass for three yards at Denver (1/3/10), becoming the third player in team history with 200 or more yards in a game. It was the eighth-highest single-game total in NFL history. His 259 yards were the second-highest total ever recorded by an individual against Denver, trailing a 278-yard performance by Bengals RB Corey Dillon at Cincinnati (10/22/00). Posted his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game, tying as the third-longest streak in team history. Recorded 361 rushing yards in consecutive games, breaking the previous mark of 343 set by RB Larry Johnson in 2005. Finished the first half with 113 yards, becoming the first Chiefs player to have 100 rushing yards in a single half since Johnson had 105 yards in the second half vs. Denver (9/28/08). Registered a 56-yard TD, giving him a team-record four TD runs of 40+ yards on the season. Compiled 315 rushing yards vs. Denver in 2009, the highest total against an opponent in a single season in Chiefs history.

2008: Played in 16 games (two starts) ... Had 67 carries for 357 yards (5.3 avg.) and 27 catches for 272 yards (10.1 avg.) with a TD ... Also had 15 kickoff returns for 321 yards (21.4 avg.) and four special teams tackles ... Ranked fifth among AFC rookies with 357 rushing yards ... Started at RB at New England (9/7) when the team opened with three RBs ... Had a career-high two special teams tackles vs. Denver (9/28) ... Left the game in the second quarter with an ankle sprain at the N.Y. Jets (10/26) ... Toted the ball 18 times for 106 yards vs. Tampa Bay (11/2), his first career 100-yard game ... Started at San Diego (11/9) before re-aggrevating his ankle injury ... Caught three passes for 45 yards with a 36-yard TD vs. Buffalo (11/23) ... Had three catches for a career-high 102 yards vs. Miami (12/21), including a career-long 75-yard catch. Became the first Chiefs rookie running back to post a 100-yard receiving game since RB Joe Delaney accomplished the feat vs. Oakland (10/11/81).

College: Played in 38 games (17 starts) at the University of Texas ... Concluded his Longhorn career with 533 carries for 3,328 yards (6.2 avg.) and 36 TDs ... Caught 49 passes for 539 yards (11.0 avg.) and three scores ... Ranked fourth in Texas history with 3,328 career rushing yards ... Started all 13 games as a junior in 2007, rushing 258 times for a career-high 1,619 yards and 18 TDs, the fifth-highest single-season rushing total in Texas history ... Also caught 17 passes for 199 yards ... Named first-team All-Big 12 ... Saw action in 12 games (one start) as a sophomore in 2006, carrying the ball 156 times for 831 yards with seven TDs and adding 18 receptions for 183 yards with a score ... Played in 13 games (three starts) as a true freshman in 2005, rushing 119 times for 878 yards with 11 TDs, while catching 14 passes for 157 yards with two scores ... Named freshman All-America and Freshman All-Big 12 by The Sporting News ... Also competed in track for the Longhorns ... Placed fourth in the 60-meter dash (6.75) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Posted a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60-meter dash (6.65) ... Won the 100-meter dash (10.23) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Finished fifth in the 100-meter dash (10.27) and seventh in the 200-meter dash (21.02) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Majored in Youth Education at Texas.

Personal:

• A two-time first-team Class 5A All-State selection at Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas.

• Rushed for 4,107 yards and 50 TDs his final two seasons.

• Broke the Port Arthur City career rushing record held by Joe Washington.

• Lettered in track, winning state titles in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles as a senior.

• Received a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2003 World Youth Championships.

• Brother, Shanderric Charles, played running back at SMU (2001-02).

• Charles’ cousin, Graylin Johnson, played safety at Texas (’89-90), while another cousin, RaShonta LeBlanc, played basketball at LSU (2004-08).

• Full name: Jamaal RaShaad Charles.

• Single, with a daughter.