The New Orleans Saints continued their tour of the 2023 NFL draft’s running backs class by meeting up with UCLA Bruins star Zach Charbonnet for a private workout, reports KPRC 2 Houston’s Aaron Wilson. One of the nation’s leading rushers, Charbonnet is a constant big-play threat who led the FBS in all-purpose yards per game (168) last year. He reads the field very well and is adept at setting up defenders to take poor pursuit angles as well as identifying the blitz before the snap.
And he nails the height-weight-speed values the Saints maintain at running back, having measured 6-foot-1 and 214 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine with a solid time in the 40-yard dash (4.53 seconds). He weighed in at his playing weight of 222 pounds at the Bruins pro day but stood on his 40 time, posting adequate numbers in the three-cone drill and short shuttle. He’s drawn comparisons to Saints legend Deuce McAllister (who had the same height and weight but legitimate 4.4 speed coming out of school).
