Colorado University Athletics
Hugh Charles Biography
HUGH CHARLES
RB, 5-8, 185, Southlake, Texas (Keller)
HIGH SCHOOL?As a senior team captain, he was an All-Southwest performer by SuperPrep and Prep Football Report, with PrepStar naming him to its preseason All-Midlands squad. SuperPrep also tabbed him as the No. 56 player (fourth RB) in the Southwest, and Prep Football Report named him the No. 71 player overall (11th RB) in the Midlands. Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 59 overall player in Texas, and the No. 16 running back in the nation. As a senior, he earned first-team all-district (5-5A) honors at both running back and kick returner (he was special teams district MVP), as he averaged 34 yards per return on eight attempts, including one touchdown for 92 yards. On the ground, he totaled 1,084 yards with a long run of 54 and seven touchdowns on 150 attempts, as he also reeled in 24 passes for 200 yards and three scores. A team captain again during his junior year, he garnered first-team all-district honors at kick returner and running back. Averaging about 40 yards for six returns, he scored two touchdowns on dashes of 97 and 82 yards. He rushed the ball 84 times for 607 yards and four touchdowns, with his longest run coming at 50 yards, while he also had 18 receptions for 120 yards and two scores. During his sophomore campaign, in which he played free safety, he racked up 20 total tackles, including eight solo stops that all went for losses. He had four sacks to complement four other tackles for loss, while he also recorded two quarterback pressures and three pass deflections. He also returned four kicks, including one for a 91-yard touchdown. Top games: in a 34-31 win over Fossil Ridge his senior year, he rushed the ball 18 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns; in a 38-24 win against Sam Houston in the first round of the 2003 state playoffs, he recorded 140 yards and one score on 16 carries, as he also caught one pass for a 10-yard touchdown; in win over Colleyville that same year, he had 138 yards rushing with one touchdown on 17 attempts, along with a 92-yard kick return for a touchdown. Under coach Kevin Atkinson, Keller was 8-2 his senior season, as it won the district championship before advancing to the second round of the state playoffs. His team went 5-4 his junior year and 4-5 during the sophomore season. He has also lettered four times in track and been a first-team all-district performer in the 100-meter dash (10.7) and the long jump (24-2).
ACADEMICS?He is interested in business law as a major at Colorado; he owns a 3.4 grade point average in high school.
VITALS?Has 4.39 speed in the 40 and 10.7 speed in the 100; he bench presses 360 pounds and squats 550 pounds, while he also owns a 37-inch vertical jump.
RECRUITING?He selected Colorado over Texas A&M, Kansas State, Kansas, Arizona and Texas Tech.
PERSONAL?He was born January 7, 1986 in Tulsa, Okla. Hobbies include fishing, skiing, hanging out with friends and wakeboarding. He also enjoys flying planes; he earned his solo license in a Cessna 172 as a sophomore in high school.