Isaiah "Ike" Charlton (born October 6, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive backs coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a player, he was a defensive back who spent most of his professional career playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2000 NFL draft.[1] He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
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| Born: | October 6, 1977 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Dr. Phillips (Orlando) |
| College: | Virginia Tech |
| NFL draft: | 2000 / round: 2 / pick: 52 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Charlton has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, and Montreal Alouettes.
Early life
editCharlton was born in Orlando, Florida and played high school football at Dr. Phillips High School. He played offense and defense, but mainly quarterback his senior season.
Professional career
editHe has spent time with the Seahawks (2000–2001), the Jaguars (2002), NY Giants (2003) and the Raiders (2004) where he did not make the final roster cut. Charlton was cut by the Raiders in September 2004, and joined the Patriots in February 2005 for the 2005 season.
Charlton signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on October 13, near the end of the 2005 CFL season and, besides a break in 2007, when he attended the Detroit Lions training camp, has remained with the Blue Bombers.[2] He re-signed as a free agent with Winnipeg on February 17, 2009, after receiving a matching offer from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[3]
On August 2, 2010, Charlton was released by the Blue Bombers.
On October 19, 2010, the Montreal Alouettes signed Charlton to the practice roster.
NFL statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumble Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | SEA | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 15 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | JAX | 15 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | NYG | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 53 | 81 | 71 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 7 |
Coaching career
editCoached for Freedom High School in Orlando, Florida.
After guest coaching with the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos in 2012 and 2013 respectively, Charlton was hired as the defensive backs coach for the Ottawa Redblacks on December 20, 2013.[5] He was a coach with Ottawa for four years and won his first Grey Cup championship in 2016.
On February 6, 2020, it was announced that Charlton was joining the Toronto Argonauts as the team's defensive backs coach.[6]
References
edit- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Isaiah (Ike) Charlton". Roster. Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ Penton, Kirk (February 17, 2009). "Bombers re-sign Ike Charlton". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- ^ "Ike Charlton Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Gibson among 8 coaching hires in Ottawa". Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ^ "Argos announce 2020 coaching staff". Toronto Argonauts. February 6, 2020.