{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Charles Lockett | number = 89, 83<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/l/lock00200.html | title=Charles Lockett | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=12 December 2024}}</ref> | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|10|1}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 178 | high_school = Crenshaw (Los Angeles) | college = Long Beach State (1983–1986) | draftyear = 1987 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 66 | pastteams = * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1987|1988}}) * Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1990}})* * New York/New Jersey Knights (1991) | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 29 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 481 | statlabel3 = Touchdowns | statvalue3 = 2 | pfr = L/LockCh00 }}
'''Charles Edward Lockett''' (born October 1, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 1987 NFL draft after playing college football at Long Beach State University. Lockett was also a member of the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football (WLAF).
==Early life and college== Charles Edward Lockett was born on October 1, 1965, in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="pfa"/> He attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles.<ref name="pfa"/>
He played college football for the Long Beach State 49ers of Long Beach State University from 1983 to 1986.<ref name="pfa"/> He caught seven passes for 99 yards his freshman year in 1983.<ref name="sr">{{Cite web |title=Charles Lockett College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/charles-lockett-1.html |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He totaled 75 receptions for 1,112 yards and four touchdowns in 1984.<ref name="sr"/> His receptions total that season was the third-best in the country and second-best in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA).<ref name="sr"/> Lockett recorded 69 catches for 949 yards and ten touchdowns during the 1985 season, leading the PCAA in all three categories.<ref name="sr"/> He caught 40 passes for 742 yards and five touchdowns as a senior in 1986.<ref name="sr"/>
==Professional career== Lockett was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round, with the 66th overall pick, of the 1987 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He officially signed with the team on July 20.<ref name="transactions"/> He played in 11 games, starting one, for the Steelers during his rookie year in 1987, catching seven passes for 116 yards and one touchdown.<ref name="pfr"/> He appeared in all 16 games, starting five, during his second season in 1988, recording 22 receptions for 365 yards and one touchdown.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LockCh00.htm | title=Charles Lockett | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=12 December 2024}}</ref> Lockett was released by the Steelers on September 5, 1989.<ref name="transactions"/>
Lockett signed with the Washington Redskins on March 7, 1990.<ref name="transactions"/> On July 30, 1990, he was released by the Redskins after suffering an injury.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/l/lock00200.html | title=Charles Lockett NFL Transactions | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=12 December 2024}}</ref>
He played in eight games for the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football (WLAF) during the 1991 WLAF season, catching nine passes for 97 yards and a touchdown.<ref name="pfa"/>
==Personal life== Lockett appeared as a contestant on the 1980s game show Scrabble.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=lockecha001&recsort=3 Stats Crew profile] *[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/charles-lockett-1.html College stats]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lockett, Charles}} Category:Living people Category:1965 births Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles Category:American football wide receivers Category:Long Beach State 49ers football players Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players Category:Washington Redskins players Category:New York/New Jersey Knights players Category:Crenshaw High School alumni Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen Category:20th-century American sportsmen