Charles Edward Drake III (September 5, 1981 – July 6, 2012) was an American football player.

He was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft after playing college football for the Michigan Wolverines.

Drake played professionally in the Austrian Football League and NFL Europe.

Drake committed to play college football at the University of Michigan as part of the incoming class of 1999.

[8] He also played for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the NFL Europe and the Cineplexx Blue Devils of the Austrian Football League[9][10][11] Drake died in July 2012 at age 30.