Receiver, Massachusetts, 2012–⁠15

Tajae Sharpe

Number
No. 1
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Piscataway, NJ
Born
Dec 23, 1994

Tajae Sharpe played receiver at Massachusetts (2012–⁠15). The Tennessee Titans took Sharpe in round 5, No. 140 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,319
Receiving yards, 2015 (Massachusetts, 3–⁠9)
Best game
239 yards
Vs. Ball State, week 12, 2014: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in receptions, 2015
Drafted
No. 140
Round 5, 2016 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

15catches, career highvs. Florida International, 2015239receiving yards, career highvs. Ball State, 20142receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Toledo, 2015

Honors

All-America: Walter Camp second team 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Massachusetts2020610.3035
2013Massachusetts6168011.1438
2014Massachusetts851,28115.1777
2015Massachusetts1111,31911.9549
Career2773,48612.61677

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Massachusetts1WR
2013Massachusetts1WR
2014Massachusetts1WR
2015Massachusetts1WR6′3″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Massachusetts710.5823rd (n=341)0.8141.49%
2014Massachusetts1350.6773rd (n=496)0.5290.015%
2015Massachusetts1770.4234th (n=465)0.5374.520%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Massachusetts 12 games, 111 catches, 1,319 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12atColoradoL 14–⁠4811138041–
Sep 19vs.TempleL 23–⁠2511156045–
Sep 26atNotre DameL 27–⁠62883015–
Oct 3vs.Florida InternationalW 24–⁠1415159118–
Oct 10atBowling GreenL 38–⁠6213156123–
Oct 17vs.Kent StateL 10–⁠15746025–
Oct 24vs.ToledoL 35–⁠5112159235–
Oct 31atBall StateL 10–⁠201183020–
Nov 7vs.AkronL 13–⁠17753024–
Nov 14atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠17467139−3
Nov 21vs.Miami (OH)L 13–⁠20681027–
Nov 27atBuffaloW 31–⁠266138049–
2014 Massachusetts 12 games, 85 catches, 1,281 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Boston CollegeL 7–⁠30290177–
Sep 6vs.ColoradoL 38–⁠4158304117
Sep 13atVanderbiltL 31–⁠34873019–
Sep 20atPenn StateL 7–⁠48499177–
Sep 27vs.Bowling GreenL 42–⁠4713179239–
Oct 4atMiami (OH)L 41–⁠429154045–
Oct 11atKent StateW 40–⁠17219010−3
Oct 18vs.Eastern MichiganW 36–⁠1413193042–
Oct 25atToledoL 35–⁠42775136–
Nov 12vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠1013239061–
Nov 18atAkronL 6–⁠30541013–
Nov 28vs.BuffaloL 21–⁠41436224–
2013 Massachusetts 12 games, 61 catches, 680 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atWisconsinL 0–⁠45113013–
Sep 7vs.MaineL 14–⁠241185127–
Sep 14atKansas StateL 7–⁠37998027–
Sep 21vs.VanderbiltL 7–⁠2474519–
Oct 5atBowling GreenL 7–⁠28338124–
Oct 12vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠10452024–
Oct 19atBuffaloL 3–⁠32794023–
Oct 26vs.Western MichiganL 30–⁠31449028–
Nov 2vs.Northern IllinoisL 19–⁠63565024–
Nov 16vs.AkronL 13–⁠14552037–
Nov 23atCentral MichiganL 0–⁠37216011–
Nov 29atOhioL 23–⁠51373138–
2012 Massachusetts 11 games, 20 catches, 206 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atUConnL 0–⁠37115015–
Sep 8vs.IndianaL 6–⁠45333018–
Sep 15atMichiganL 13–⁠63227022–
Sep 22atMiami (OH)L 16–⁠27337020–
Sep 29vs.OhioL 34–⁠372005–
Oct 6atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠521909–
Oct 20vs.Bowling GreenL 0–⁠242404–
Oct 27atVanderbiltL 7–⁠49117017–
Nov 3atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠631101–
Nov 10atAkronW 22–⁠14350035–
Nov 17vs.BuffaloL 19–⁠29113013–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠27); played in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 9–⁠29).

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′2″
Weight194 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size8⅜″
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press11 reps

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 61 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2016Tennessee Titans16415222
2018Tennessee Titans15263162
2019Tennessee Titans13253294
2020Minnesota Vikings3000
2021Atlanta Falcons14252300
NFL career611171,3978

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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