Linebacker, Iowa, 2021–25
Karson Sharar
- Number
- No. 43
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Iowa Falls, IA
- Born
- Mar 7, 2003
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Karson Sharar played linebacker at Iowa (2021–25). The Arizona Cardinals took Sharar in round 6, No. 183 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, best game on filethree times; last vs. Michigan State, 20252sacks, best game on filevs. Vanderbilt, 2025Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Iowa 13 games, 83 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. UAlbany | W 34–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Iowa State | L 13–16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Massachusetts | W 47–7 | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Rutgers | W 38–28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Indiana | L 15–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Wisconsin | W 37–0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Penn State | W 25–24 | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Oregon | L 16–18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at USC | L 21–26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan State | W 20–17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Nebraska | W 40–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2024 Iowa 6 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Illinois State | W 40–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atMinnesota | W 31–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Ohio State | L 7–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Washington | W 40–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Northwestern | W 40–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Iowa 6 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Western Michigan | W 41–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Michigan State | W 26–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Purdue | W 20–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atWisconsin | W 15–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Minnesota | L 10–12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNebraska | W 13–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Iowa 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. South Dakota State | W 7–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1½″ | |
| Weight | 231 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 76¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 40″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 13 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.98 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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