Charlie Ham

Charlie Ham kicks a field goal at Syracuse

Position:
Kicker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
180
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
The Westminster Schools

DUKE CAREER: Lettered four seasons (2020-21-22-23) … three-time Academic All-ACC selection … in 46 career games (29 starts), totaled 199 points on 36-of-50 (.720) FGs and 91-of-93 (.978) PATs ... kicked off 202 times for 12,131 yards (60.05) with 98 touchbacks against four boots out of bounds ... registered a career-long 50-yard FG against Northwestern in 2021 ... made a career-high three FGs on four occasions against Syracuse (2020), Northwestern (2021), Louisville (2021), and Temple (2022) ... kicked a career-high seven successful PATs on two occasions against Kansas (2021) and North Carolina A&T (2022) ... held 19 games with 7+ points, including a career-high 12 against Syracuse (2020), Northwestern (2021) and Temple (2022) ... played 349 career snaps … finished Duke career ranking third in program history for PATs, tied for fifth in FGs, fifth in highest PAT and FG percentage … also converted 75 consecutive PATs to conclude career to rank third in program history.

2023: Academic All-ACC selection ... saw action in 12 games as the kickoff specialist … missed the Northwestern contest due to injury … recorded 54 kickoffs for 3,349 yards (62.02) with 24 touchbacks against zero boots out of bounds … posted 4+ kickoffs on nine occasions, including a season-high seven against Connecticut and Pittsburgh … finished with 200+ kickoff yards nine times, including a year-high 435 yards against Connecticut … on the field for 56 snaps.

2022: Academic All-ACC selection ... saw action in 10 games, making seven starts against Georgia Tech, Kansas, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T, Northwestern, Temple and Virginia … missed the Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech contests ... finished second on the team in points with 56 on 9-of-15 (.600) FGs and 29-of-29 (1.000) PATs ... added 62 kickoffs for 3,807 yards (62.96) with 41 touchbacks against one boot out of bounds ... converted on a season-long 45-yard FG against Georgia Tech ... registered a year-high three made FGs (29, 37 & 38) against Temple ... finished a perfect 7-of-7 on PATs against North Carolina A&T to rank tied for fourth in program lore for a single game ... earned a season-best 12 points on three FGs and three PATs versus Temple ... on the field for 107 snaps.

2021: Saw action and started in 11 games, missing the Virginia contest ... recorded a team-high 74 points on 14-of-20 (.700) FGs and 32-of-32 (1.000) PATs ... tallied 55 kickoffs for 3,211 yards (58.38) with 22 touchbacks against two boots out of bounds ... converted on a season-long 50-yard FG against Northwestern ... registered a year-high three made FGs against Northwestern and Louisville ... earned a season-best 7-of-7 PATs against Kansas to rank tied for fourth in program lore for a single game ... compiled a year-best 12 points on three FGs and three PATs against Northwestern ... selected the ‘Star of the Week’ by the Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award on Sept. 20, 2021 after recording a season-high 12 points against Northwestern ... on the field for 110 snaps … ranked tied for 12th in program history for FGs in a single season.

2020: Academic All-ACC selection ... semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award ... started all 11 games ... recorded a team-high 69 points on 13-of-15 (.867) FGs and 30-of-32 (.938) PATs ... ranked tied for second in the ACC and tied for 13th nationally in FG percentage ... finished tied for eighth in the ACC in FGs and FGs per game (1.18) ... converted on a season-long 47-yard FG against Virginia ... tallied 22 kickoffs for 1,384 yards (62.91) with 10 touchbacks against one boot out of bounds ... tabbed the ACC Specialist of the Week on Oct. 10 after converting FGs of 21-, 36- and 45-yards against Syracuse en route to a season-high 12 points ... season totals ranked second all-time on Duke’s freshman single-season chart in both points and FGs, fourth in PATs and tied for fourth in FG percentage ... on the field for 71 snaps.

2019: Played in two games against Miami and Wake Forest ... tallied five kickoffs for 282 yards (56.40) ... added one special teams tackle ... on the field for five snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered three seasons at the Westminster Schools under coach Gerry Romberg ... three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com ... the No. 7 kicker in the country as rated by ESPN.com and listed as No. 10 by 247Sports.com ... Northside Neighbor Super Seven selection prior to senior year ... Class AAA Atlanta Journal Constitution and Georgia Sports Writers Association first team all-state and MaxPreps Small Schools All-American second team pick as a senior ... second team all-state and first team all-region 5-AAA selection following junior season ... helped the Wildcats to an 8-5 mark as a senior and a trip to the quarterfinals of the Georgia High School League (GHSL) 3A state playoffs ... in 44-34 second round playoff win against Greater Atlanta Christian, nailed three field goals including a 52-yarder in the fourth quarter ... scored 69 points during junior year with 12 field goals, including a long of 54 yards, and 34 PATs ... also played soccer and was named the 2018 Georgia High School Player of the Year ... guided the Wildcats to GHSL state soccer championships as a sophomore, junior and senior ... earned one of 21 spots on the 2018 United Soccer Coaches Winter-Spring Boys’ High School All-America Team.

PERSONAL: Born January 27, 2001 ... graduated from Duke in May 2023, with a psychology degree, a minor in sociology and a certificate in markets and management ... added a master’s degree in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business in May 2024 … son of John Ham and Hillary Dawson.