He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, earning first-team All-American honors as a tight end in 2011.

Plant High School in Tampa, Florida for his senior year, where he was a teammate of Aaron Murray.

During a recruiting visit to the University of Florida in 2008, Charles accidentally dropped the school's 2006 National Championship Trophy, breaking the Waterford Crystal football.

[16] He made the Browns final roster as the team's fourth tight end.

He appeared on the 2018 Pro Bowl ballot as a fullback, and Browns coaches have signaled they view him as such.

[24] In February 2015 Charles pleaded guilty to wanton endangerment and will enter a diversion program.

[25] On July 16, 2022, Charles was arrested for pulling a gun on off-duty police officers in Tampa, Florida.