Charles Baldwin (American football)

Baldwin attended Windsor High School in Windsor, Connecticut. In 2013 he was selected on the Connecticut Class-L All-State team and All-Courant Offensive Team.

After high school, Baldwin went the junior college route and played for ASA College.{{Cite web |date=2016-05-12 |title=Bama boots JC transfer Baldwin for rule violation |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/15521307/alabama-crimson-tide-dismisses-junior-college-transfer-charles-baldwin-team |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} He received second-team NJCAA All-America honors in 2015. He was a five star recruit coming out of JUCO with offers from Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Mississippi, Michigan State, Miami (FL), Georgia, Connecticut and Alabama.{{Cite web |title=Charles Baldwin 2016 Offensive Tackle Alabama |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/charles-baldwin-4370?view=pv |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=rivals.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Steve |title=Former Bama OL, 5-star recruit visiting U of L |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2016/05/25/former-alabama-football-offensive-lineman-charles-baldwin-visiting-louisville-football/84888772/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=The Courier-Journal |language=en-US}} He committed to Alabama in June 2015.{{Cite web |last=Champlin |first=Drew |date=2015-06-06 |title=Top JUCO offensive tackle Charles Baldwin commits to Alabama |url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2015/06/top_juco_offensive_tackle_char.html |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=al |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Champlin |first=Drew |date=2015-06-10 |title=Alabama OL commit Charles Baldwin has 'burning desire to be great,' coach says |url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2015/06/alabama_ol_commit_charles_bald.html |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=al |language=en}}

Baldwin spent the spring of 2016 at Alabama but sat out the regular season and transferred to Kansas.{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Adam |title=Charles Baldwin Dismissed by Alabama: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2639757-charles-baldwin-dismissed-by-alabama-latest-details-comments-and-reaction |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Charles Baldwin maturing, doing ‘little things’ to impress his KU coaches |url=https://www2.kusports.com/news/2017/aug/06/charles-baldwin-maturing-doing-little-things-impre/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=KU Sports |language=en-US}} He did not play at Kansas either.{{Cite web |title=Charles Baldwin officially no longer with KU football |url=https://www2.kusports.com/news/2018/apr/05/charles-baldwin-officially-no-longer-ku-football/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=KU Sports |language=en-US}} In December 2017, he entered the transfer portal again and transferred to Youngstown State for the 2018 season.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-06 |title=Ex-Alabama OL Charles Baldwin leaving Kansas, too |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/news/ex-alabama-ol-charles-baldwin-leaving-kansas-too |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Charles Baldwin - 2018 - Football |url=https://ysusports.com/sports/football/roster/charles-baldwin/1363 |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Youngstown State University |language=en}}

He went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. In September 2019, he signed a future contract in the Canadian Football League with the BC Lions.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-09 |title=Lions Sign Four Players to 'Futures' Contracts |url=https://www.bclions.com/2019/10/09/lions-sign-four-players-futures-contracts/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=BC Lions |language=en}} He played there in the 2020 season and became a free agent after.{{Cite web |last=Hodge |first=John |date=2020-03-23 |title=CFL contract lengths: B.C. Lions |url=https://3downnation.com/2020/03/23/cfl-contract-lengths-b-c-lions/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=3DownNation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Charles Baldwin |url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/charles-baldwin/164809/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}} He was drafted in the 2022 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers in the seventh round as the first pick.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Two former YSU football players drafted by the USFL |url=https://www.wkbn.com/sports/two-former-ysu-football-players-drafted-by-the-usfl/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=WKBN.com |language=en-US}} He played with the Maulers in the 2022 and 2023 season but was cut on May 23, 2023.{{Cite web |last=McChesney |first=Kaleb |date=2023-04-14 |title=USFL 2023: Pittsburgh Maulers 50-Man Roster Review |url=https://usflnewshub.com/usfl-news/usfl-2023-pittsburgh-maulers-50-man-roster-review/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=usflnewshub.com |language=en-US}} In November 2023, he signed with the New Jersey Generals, but only a month after signing, the XFL merged with the USFL and the Generals were folded.{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=James |date=2023-11-16 |title=New Jersey Generals Sign OT Charles Baldwin For 2024 |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/new-jersey-generals-sign-ot-charles-baldwin-for-2024/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Pro Football Newsroom |language=en-US}}

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