FEBRUARY 3, 2016 – SIGHNS with UGA !

BIO INFO

Charlie Woerner
Rabun County Wildcats TE/WR/ATH #34

Class of 2016
4* Recruit (#4 ATH in Class of 2016; #102 OVR recruit)

.9386 247Sports Composite Rating
6’5 – 230 lbs

Future NFL player without a doubt. Next-level IQ and awareness on the gridiron, and a knack for making the big plays wherever he’s at on the field. High passion and character, and athleticism to match. Charlie Woerner is a winner, and will do whatever it takes to get there. -Brian Carter, BLITZ

CAREER STATS & RECORDS

YRRUSH YDS/TDREC YDS/TDTKLTFLINTFUM/BLK
201285/2629/2117132/1
2013918/18417/584253/1
20141,187/11690/6122311/1
201567/1960/151059.521/2
2,257/322,696/2842815.5117/5
***1 pass TD in 2013 & 2 2PC
!! 4,962 Total YDS, 60 TD
  • 2012: Rabun County – 6-5, State RND 1
  • 2013: Rabun County – 8-3, State RND 1
  • 2014: Rabun County – 9-3, Region Champions, State RND 2
  • 2015: Rabun County – 11-2, Region Champions, State Quarterfinals

TOTAL: 34-13, 2 Region Titles, 4 State Playoffs, 1 Quarterfinals

KNOWN OFFERS

Woerner is the #4 Athlete by ESPN, and #102 overall recruit. Falling in the category of each of Athlete/WR/TE, he is perhaps underrated, though has a 4-star status and .9386 composite rating. He had nine total offers, choosing UGA over the others.

  • Alabama
  • Clemson
  • Duke
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Michigan
  • North Carolina
  • Oregon
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee

VIDEOS & HIGHLIGHTS

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)

Charlie Woerner immediately made an impact as a freshman, and officially turned around the Rabun County program with coach Lee Shaw. In that first season, the Wildcats went 6-5 making the playoffs. He registered 117 tackles and had three interceptions. On offense, he had 629 receiving yards and a pair of scores, and 85 rushing with another two. He earned All-Region honors.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013)

As a sophomore, he led the Cats to an 8-3 improvement and another playoff run. He rushed for 918 yards and 18 TD, and had 417 receiving yards and five more TDs, adding five interceptions and 84 tackles. He again earned All-Region honors, as well as All-State accolades.

JUNIOR SEASON (2014)

He exploded with his junior year, taking Rabun to the second round of state with a 9-3 record and a region title. He rushed for 1,187 yards and 11 TDs, and added 690 receiving with six scores. With 122 tackles, he added three interceptions. He was named BLITZ Player of the Year and was again All-State and All-Region.

SENIOR YEAR (2015)

Going 11-2 all the way to the Quarterfinals, he again led Rabun to a region title. This time he had 960 yards and 15 TD receiving and 67 rushing with a TD. He had another 100-tackle season (105), and had a career-best 9.5 TFL along with two interceptions.

COLLEGE – UGA (2016-2019)

From 2016-19, Woerner starred at UGA, playing in 54 games at the TE position mostly as a blocking presence. He did haul in 34 catches for 376 yards and a TD. He had five tackles as well, and played in the National Championship in his junior 2018 season.

  • 2016: 50 rec yds, 0 TD, 5 rec
  • 2017: 100 rec yds, 0 TD, 9 rec
  • 2018: 148 rec yds, 0 TD, 11 rec
  • 2019: 78 rec yds, 1 TD, 9 rec
  • TOTAL: 376 rec yds, 1 TD, 34 rec

NFL – 2020-Present

Drafted in the 6th Round of the 2020 NFL Draft, and 190th overall, Woerner went to the San Francisco 49ers (defending Super Bowl runner-up). In four seasons there (2020-2023), he played in 65 games and had seven starts, catching 11 passes for 120 yards (0 TD). Playing also on special teams, he had 25 tackles. He played in the 2024 Super Bowl (LVIII) in an overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, collecting a tackle on special teams. He signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons ahead of the 2024 season. In his first year there, he had seven catches for 46 yards, starting five out of his 16 games played. He had four tackles.
NFL STATS: 166 rec yds, 0 TD, 18 rec; 19 TKL

AWARDS & HONORS

  • AJC Super 11 (2015)
  • 2x AJC 1st Team All-State (2014, 2015)
  • 1x AJC 2nd Team All-State (2013)
  • 3x 1st Team All-State by Recruit GA (2013, 2014, 2015)
  • 2x Region Player of the Year (2014, 2015)
  • 4x 1st Team All-Region (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

5x BLITZ Player of the Week | 2x BLITZ Player of the Year

SOCIAL MEDIA

INSTAGRAM – @woerner_charlie