Hunter Sharp Explained

Hunter Sharp
Number:15, 84
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:25 April 1994
Birth Place:Palmdale, California
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:199
High School:Highland (Palmdale, California)
College:Utah State
Undraftedyear:2016
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:5
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:54
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue3:1

Hunter Sharp (born April 25, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Utah State.

College career

Sharp was considered a two-star athlete coming out of high school by 247 Sports. Due to minimal scouting coverage in the Antelope Valley area, Sharp attended Antelope Valley College, where he had over 1,000 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns in the California JUCO circuit. After 2 years at AVC, Sharp committed to Utah State on February 5, 2014.[1]

2014 season

In Sharp's first year at Utah State he played in 13 games and had 66 receptions for 939 yards and seven touchdowns. He also totaled six rushing attempts for 28 yards.[2] This included a trip to the 2014 New Mexico Bowl, where Utah State beat the UTEP Miners 21-6.[3]

2015 season

Sharp was suspended for the first two games of the 2015 season for violation of team rules. In his second year at Utah State, Sharp played in 11 games and totaled 71 receptions for 835 yards and nine touchdowns, plus eight rushing attempts for 20 yards.[4] Utah State was invited to the 2015 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, where they lost to Akron 23-21. Sharpe had 11 receptions for 89 yards and one touchdown in the loss.[5]

Professional career

Sharp entered the 2016 NFL draft and was projected by many scouts to go from anywhere in the late fifth round to the seventh round, but ultimately was not selected.[6]

Philadelphia Eagles

Sharp signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016.[7] He was waived by the Eagles on August 24, 2016.[8]

Denver Broncos

On December 28, 2016, Sharp was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the team on January 2, 2017.[10]

On September 2, 2017, Sharp was waived by the Broncos and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11] [12] He was promoted to the active roster on October 18, 2017.[13] He was waived by the Broncos on October 28, 2017 and re-signed to the practice squad.[14]

New York Giants

On December 12, 2017, Sharp was signed by the New York Giants off the Broncos' practice squad.[15] Sharp caught his first career touchdown in Week 17 on a 16-yard pass from Eli Manning. He ended the game with three receptions for 29 yards and the touchdown.[16]

On September 2, 2018, Sharp was waived by the Giants.[17]

Buffalo Bills

On September 18, 2018, Sharp was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.[18] He was released on November 7, 2018.[19]

Cincinnati Bengals

On November 20, 2018, Sharp was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.[20] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2018.[21]

Sharp was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[22]

Houston Roughnecks

On November 22, 2019, Sharp was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft.[23] He was placed on injured reserve on January 13, 2020.[24] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[25]

Personal life

Sharp is the cousin of former Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders linebacker Derrick Johnson.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hunter Sharp, Denver Broncos, Wide Receiver. 247Sports. January 2, 2018.
  2. Web site: Hunter Sharp College Stats College Football at Sports-Reference.com. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. en. January 2, 2018.
  3. Web site: Utah State wins third straight bowl game. SBNation.com. December 7, 2014 . January 2, 2018.
  4. Web site: Hunter Sharp College Stats College Football at Sports-Reference.com. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. January 2, 2018.
  5. Web site: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Akron vs Utah State Box Score, December 22, 2015 College Football at Sports-Reference.com. College Football at Sports-Reference.com. en. January 2, 2018.
  6. News: Hunter Sharp New York Giants signed to roster from Broncos. January 2, 2018.
  7. Web site: Undrafted Free Agents 2016: Eagles agree to terms with 16 rookies. Gowton, Brandon Lee. BleedingGreenNation.com. May 5, 2016. October 28, 2017.
  8. Web site: Eagles waive wide receiver with injury settlement. Gowton, Brandon Lee. BleedingGreenNation.com. August 24, 2016. October 28, 2017.
  9. Web site: Broncos sign three players to practice squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20171029073908/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-sign-three-players-to-practice-squad/fff377f7-ffb5-4006-9ddb-c0dd2bea6bd8. dead. October 29, 2017. DiLalla, Aric. DenverBroncos.com. December 28, 2016. October 28, 2017.
  10. Web site: Broncos sign 11 players to future contracts. https://web.archive.org/web/20180128093028/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-sign-11-players-to-future-contracts/1a1be5de-6e71-44a1-b1cf-740f071481b4. dead. January 28, 2018. DenverBroncos.com. January 2, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  11. Web site: Broncos trim roster at deadline. https://web.archive.org/web/20171130182211/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-trim-roster-at-deadline/234c49ac-2b09-496b-9175-b8fdc28f39dd. dead. November 30, 2017. Mason, Andrew. DenverBroncos.com. September 2, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  12. Web site: Broncos announce initial practice-squad roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210213128/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-announce-initial-practice-squad-roster/a612ad8b-44a1-49b7-801a-a4ee46bb39bb. dead. February 10, 2018. DiLalla, Aric. DenverBroncos.com. September 3, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  13. Web site: Broncos promote WR Hunter Sharp to active roster, sign River Cracraft to practice squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224000221/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-promote-WR-Hunter-Sharp-to-active-roster-sign-River-Cracraft-to-practice-squad/c2f0e58f-39f5-4426-8d10-ad1d4bd19f56. dead. February 24, 2018. Swanson, Ben. DenverBroncos.com. October 18, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  14. Web site: Broncos sign ILB Kevin Snyder, waive WR Hunter Sharp. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209030319/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-sign-ILB-Kevin-Snyder-waive-WR-Hunter-Sharp/8028f8f5-adb6-45ae-9e2c-cb74292a92e5. dead. February 9, 2018. Swanson, Ben. DenverBroncos.com. October 28, 2017.
  15. Web site: Giants sign OL Damien Mama, WR Hunter Sharp among roster moves. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. December 12, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117205426/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-sign-OL-Damien-Mama-WR-Hunter-Sharp-among-roster-moves/8983fd67-abba-4ddf-9218-0e43c6016cbf. January 17, 2018.
  16. News: Hunter Sharp makes first TD catch. Newsday. January 2, 2018.
  17. Web site: Giants waive QB Davis Webb, announce practice squad among roster moves. Eisen, Michael. Giants.com. September 2, 2018.
  18. Web site: Bills elevate CB Ryan Lewis to active roster. Brown, Chris. BuffaloBills.com. September 18, 2018.
  19. Web site: Bills add Cam Phillips, Xavier Coleman to practice squad; Hunter Sharp released. Bills Wire. USA Today. November 7, 2018.
  20. Web site: Brown and Brown To IR, Edebali Signed, Sharp and Wallace to Practice Squad. Bengals.com. November 20, 2018.
  21. Web site: Bengals Make Player Moves Before Week 17. Bengals.com. December 28, 2018. December 28, 2018. December 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181228200136/https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-make-player-moves-before-week-17. dead.
  22. News: Bengals Announce 53-Man Roster . Bengals.com . August 31, 2019 . August 31, 2019 . August 31, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190831213214/https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-announce-53-man-roster . dead .
  23. Web site: SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT RESULTS. XFL.com. November 22, 2019.
  24. Web site: XFL Injured Reserve . XFL.com . February 6, 2020.
  25. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.

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