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Jamaal Charles | Running Back

Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Age / DOB:  (26) / 12/27/1986
Ht / Wt:  5'11' / 199
College: Texas
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The Kansas City Star expects Jamaal Charles to set a career-high for receptions this season.
As do we. New coach Andy Reid loves to use his backs on screens, shovel passes and arrow routes. "This is the most movement I've been (asked to do) in five years in the league, shifting and motion," Charles said during this week's minicamp. Note that LeSean McCoy averaged 4.28 catches per game while playing in Reid's scheme for the last three years. Charles is going to absolutely shatter his personal career-high of 45 receptions. Apr 18 - 12:35 PM
Source: Kansas City Star

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Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

New Chiefs coach Andy Reid studied Jamaal Charles 2010 game tape as he prepares to increase Charles' usage in the passing game.

Charlie Weis coordinated Kansas City's 2010 offense and Charles set career highs in receptions (45), yards (468) and scores (3) while still averaging a scintillating 6.38 yards per carry. "Charlie kind of moved him around like we did with our guys (in Philly)," Reid observed. "I did that just to see how (Charles) handled the quick passing game or the deep passing game from the wide receiver position. He handled it well. So that gives you another dimension."
Source: ESPN.com
Mar 20 - 10:51 AM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

New head coach Andy Reid will bring the West Coast offense to Kansas City.

Reid's brand of the West Coast was famously pass-heavy in Philadelphia. Critics complained that LeSean McCoy -- and Brian Westbrook before him -- were underutilized on run plays, but they were always heavily involved in the pass game, helping them to compensate in terms of total yardage. Jamaal Charles is an adept receiver, and Reid's addition will improve his PPR outlook for 2013.
Source: Kansas City Star
Jan 4 - 6:02 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles rushed 14 times for 53 yards in Kansas City's Week 17 loss to the Broncos.

Like his team itself, Charles went out with a whimper, but that shouldn't put a damper on his latest historic campaign. He finishes with 1,509 yards rushing, joining him with Larry Johnson and Priest Holmes as the only players in Chiefs history to reach the 1,500-yard plateau. With his 236 receiving yards factored in, Charles ends 2012 with 1,745 yards from scrimmage, which is less than 200 off his career high from 2010. He averaged 5.3 yards on his 285 carries despite being only a year removed from ACL surgery. With things unable to get any worse for the Chiefs at coach and quarterback in 2013, Charles should be a consensus top-five pick in fantasy drafts.
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 07:30:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles (illness) practiced fully again Friday and is listed as probable for Week 17.

Charles will be fine to close out the season against the Broncos. He's sitting on 1,456 yards rushing to go with six all-purpose TDs through 15 games.
Fri, Dec 28, 2012 06:38:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles (illness) returned to a "full" practice on Thursday.

Charles was sent home early from Wednesday's practice and earned a "DNP" for the day, but his status was never in doubt. After a quiet first half of the season, Charles has topped 100 yards on the ground in five of his past seven games. He's just 44 yards shy of 1,500 for the season.
Thu, Dec 27, 2012 05:58:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles (illness) was sent home from Chiefs practice Wednesday.

It's just a precaution. Coming off his second 200-yard game of the season, Charles will be good to go for Sunday's finale against the Broncos. He needs just 12 yards rushing to break his career-best total from 2010, and 44 to reach 1,500 for the season. We like his chances.
Source: Dave Skretta on Twitter
Wed, Dec 26, 2012 01:24:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles rushed 22 times for 226 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs' Week 16 loss to Indianapolis.

He caught one pass for four yards. Rebounding and then some from last week's 10-yard clunker, Charles broke things open with an 86-yard touchdown run on the second half's first play from scrimmage. It was the second longest run in Chiefs franchise history. Charles also ripped off a 33-yarder on Kansas City's next possession, and put the Chiefs' offense on his back despite the losing effort. Charles will wrap up his impressive bounce-back season from a torn ACL in Week 17 at Denver.
Sun, Dec 23, 2012 04:38:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles was held to 10 yards on nine carries and 18 yards on three receptions at Oakland in Week 15.

Charles had one long run for 42 yards, only to have it nullified by a John Asamoah holding penalty. With the Raiders controlling time of possession and the Chiefs unable to move the ball, Charles rushed just three times in the first half. He was unable to get to the second level on the rest of his totes. It's the first time since Week 9 that Charles failed to top 100 scrimmage yards. He's boom-or-bust fantasy option for Week 16 versus the Colts.
Sun, Dec 16, 2012 07:51:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles rushed 18 times for 165 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs' Week 14 loss to Cleveland.

Charles opened the game with an 80-yard touchdown run. He missed some first-half snaps with a rib injury, but returned to finish out the contest after the ailment cost him only about two possessions. Kansas City's offense was completely ineffective aside from Charles' runs against the Browns. Charles is now working on a five-game streak of at least 100 total yards entering a mouth-watering Week 15 road game against the Raiders.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 03:58:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles exited Sunday's Chiefs-Browns game with a second-quarter rib injury, but was able to return.

Charles could be seen standing on the sideline with his helmet still on. It's typically a good sign when trainers don't take away an injured player's helmet, and Charles was green-lighted to return late in the second quarter.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 02:06:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles rushed for 127 yards on 27 carries Sunday against Carolina, adding four receptions for 11 yards.

Charles got off to a hot start, knifing through the Panthers defense while finding cutback lanes. He failed to get to the endzone as the Chiefs substituted Peyton Hillis into the game for goal line carries. Expect a more difficult matchup next week against an improved Browns defense.
Sun, Dec 2, 2012 04:07:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles rushed 23 times for 107 yards in Kansas City's Week 12 loss to the Broncos.

He wasn't targeted in the passing game. For once, the Chiefs appeared to know how to use their lead back, giving him 19 more touches than backups Peyton Hillis and Shaun Draughn combined. Charles had little trouble finding seams against the Broncos' dominant defense, but could never bust the big one. The pint-sized back also survived two brutal helmet-to-helmet hits. With 294 yards on 63 carries over his past three games (4.6 yards per carry), Charles is out of the fantasy wilderness, and back to being an every-week RB1 despite the Chiefs' pop-gun "passing attack."
Sun, Nov 25, 2012 04:43:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles rushed 17 times for 87 yards and added four catches for 31 yards in the Chiefs' Week 11 loss to the Bengals.

Once again, Charles was the only bright spot for the Chiefs. Playing behind a decimated offensive line, he constantly made guys miss in the backfield and ripped off chunks of yards where other backs wouldn't. Of course, he never had a shot at a touchdown as the Chiefs couldn't sustain a drive all day. Still, Charles now has at least 20 touches in back-to-back games and Peyton Hillis is in the doghouse after a fumble. We can safely project another 20 touches for Charles against the Broncos in Week 12.
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 05:41:00 PM
Jamaal Charles - RB - Chiefs

Jamaal Charles rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries in Monday night's Week 10 loss to the Steelers.

Charles looked more like his normal game-breaking self on Monday night after having 11 days off between last week's Thursday night loss to the Chargers and tonight's game. He had fresh legs and had no real problems picking up five-, six-, and seven-yard gains. Charles scored from 12 yards out in the first quarter to give the Chiefs their first lead of the season. Kansas City has three straight home games with the Bengals, Broncos, and Panthers next on the schedule. Charles hadn't topped 40 yards in any of the previous three games, but he's back in good graces as a low-end RB1 for the remainder of the season.
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 12:03:00 AM

Depth Charts

Skill Players
PosRoleName
QB1Alex Smith
2Chase Daniel
3Tyler Bray
4Ricky Stanzi
RB1Jamaal Charles
2Knile Davis
3Shaun Draughn
4Cyrus Gray
GLB1Jamaal Charles
2Knile Davis
3RB1Jamaal Charles
2Knile Davis
FB1Anthony Sherman
2Braden Wilson
WR11Dwayne Bowe
2Dexter McCluster
3Jamar Newsome
4Terrance Copper
5Mardy Gilyard
WR21Donnie Avery
2Jon Baldwin
3Devon Wylie
4Josh Bellamy
5Junior Hemingway
WR31Dexter McCluster
TE1Anthony Fasano
2Tony Moeaki
3Travis Kelce
4Kevin Brock
5Demetrius Harris
K1Ryan Succop