Tajae Sharpe
| No. 19 Tennessee Titans | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 23, 1994 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Piscataway (NJ) Twnshp. | ||||||||
| College: | Massachusetts | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 140 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2016 | |||||||||
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Tajae Lamar Sharpe (born December 23, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UMass.
Early years
Sharpe attended Piscataway Township High School in Piscataway, New Jersey. He was a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and committed to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to play college football.[1][2]
College career
Sharpe played in 11 games and made eight starts as a freshman at UMass in 2012. He had 20 receptions for 206 yards. Sharpe led the team with 61 receptions for 680 yards and four touchdowns in 2013 and 85 receptions for 1,281 yards and seven touchdowns in 2014.[3][4][5] As a senior in 2015, he broke UMass records for career receptions and receiving yards, finishing the season with 111 receptions for 1319 yards and five touchdowns.[6][7][8][9]
College statistics
| College Stats | Receiving | Rushing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| 2012 | UMass | 11 | 20 | 206 | 10.3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013 | UMass | 12 | 61 | 680 | 11.1 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | UMass | 12 | 85 | 1281 | 15.1 | 7 | - | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | UMass | 12 | 111 | 1319 | 11.9 | 5 | - | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | UMass | 47 | 277 | 3486 | 12.6 | 16 | - | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 2 in | 194 lb | 32 1⁄4 in | 8 3⁄8 in | 4.55 s | 33.5 in | 9 ft 6 in | 11 reps | ||||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine.[10] | |||||||||||||||||||
Sharpe was selected in the fifth round (140th overall) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2016 NFL Draft.[11] On May 9, 2016, he signed a contract with the Titans.[12]
References
- ↑ Rivals.com
- ↑ UMass football freshman WR Tajae Sharpe's 'FBI' the reason he'll see playing time
- ↑ Tajae Sharpe receiving a lot of responsibility for UMass
- ↑ UMass wide receiver Tajae Sharpe continues to rack up big numbers in breakout junior season
- ↑ Tajae Sharpe edge at WR benefits Minutemen
- ↑ UMass vs. Temple: Tajae Sharpe sets new program record for receptions in loss
- ↑ Notebook: UMass legend Adrian Zullo on hand to see Tajae Sharpe break his receiving record
- ↑ UMass receiver Tajae Sharpe lets his play do the talking
- ↑ "2015 FBS (I-A) College Football Individual Statistics Leaders for Receiving - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ↑ NFL Scouting Combine profile
- ↑ "Tajae Sharpe Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (May 9, 2016). "Titans agree to terms with six draft picks". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.