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
Career highs
15catches, career highvs. Florida International, 2015239receiving yards, career highvs. Ball State, 20142receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Toledo, 2015Honors
All-America: Walter Camp second team 2015
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Massachusetts | 20 | 206 | 10.3 | 0 | 35 |
| 2013 | Massachusetts | 61 | 680 | 11.1 | 4 | 38 |
| 2014 | Massachusetts | 85 | 1,281 | 15.1 | 7 | 77 |
| 2015 | Massachusetts | 111 | 1,319 | 11.9 | 5 | 49 |
| Career | 277 | 3,486 | 12.6 | 16 | 77 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Massachusetts | 1 | WR | |
| 2013 | Massachusetts | 1 | WR | |
| 2014 | Massachusetts | 1 | WR | |
| 2015 | Massachusetts | 1 | WR | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Massachusetts | 71 | 0.58 | 23rd (n=341) | 0.81 | 41.4 | 9% |
| 2014 | Massachusetts | 135 | 0.67 | 73rd (n=496) | 0.52 | 90.0 | 15% |
| 2015 | Massachusetts | 177 | 0.42 | 34th (n=465) | 0.53 | 74.5 | 20% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 14–48 | 11 | 138 | 0 | 41 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 23–25 | 11 | 156 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 27–62 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 24–14 | 15 | 159 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Oct 10 | at | L 38–62 | 13 | 156 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 10–15 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 35–51 | 12 | 159 | 2 | 35 | – |
| Oct 31 | at | L 10–20 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 13–17 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 28–17 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 39 | −3 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 13–20 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 31–26 | 6 | 138 | 0 | 49 | – |
2014 Massachusetts 12 games, 85 catches, 1,281 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 7–30 | 2 | 90 | 1 | 77 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 38–41 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 41 | 17 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 31–34 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Sep 20 | at | L 7–48 | 4 | 99 | 1 | 77 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 42–47 | 13 | 179 | 2 | 39 | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 41–42 | 9 | 154 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 40–17 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | −3 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 36–14 | 13 | 193 | 0 | 42 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 35–42 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 36 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 24–10 | 13 | 239 | 0 | 61 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 6–30 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 21–41 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 24 | – |
2013 Massachusetts 12 games, 61 catches, 680 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 0–45 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 14–24 | 11 | 85 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 7–37 | 9 | 98 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 7–24 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 7–28 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 17–10 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 3–32 | 7 | 94 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 30–31 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 19–63 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 13–14 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 0–37 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 23–51 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 38 | – |
2012 Massachusetts 11 games, 20 catches, 206 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 0–37 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 6–45 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | L 13–63 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Sep 22 | at | L 16–27 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 34–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | L 14–52 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 0–24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | L 7–49 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 3 | at | L 0–63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | W 22–14 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 19–29 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 194 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 8⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| Bench press | 11 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 41 | 522 | 2 |
| 2018 | Tennessee Titans | 15 | 26 | 316 | 2 |
| 2019 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 25 | 329 | 4 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 25 | 230 | 0 |
| NFL career | 61 | 117 | 1,397 | 8 | |
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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