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| Position | Tight end |
| Class |  |
| Major | Multidisciplinary Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Dothan (Dothan, Alabama) |
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Bauer Sharp is an American college football tight end who most recently played for the Oklahoma Sooners. He previously played for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions.
Sharp and grew up in Dothan, Alabama and initially attended Northside Methodist Academy, where he played quarterback. After his sophomore year he transferred to Dothan High School. [1] Sharp passed for 1,082 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. [2] He committed to play college football at Southeastern Louisiana. [3]
Sharp redshirted his true freshman season with the Southeastern Louisiana Lions. [4] He caught 11 passes for 78 yards and one touchdown while also rushing ten times for 83 yards at quarterback in the wildcat formation. [5] Sharp was named first team All-Southland Conference as a redshirt sophomore after catching 29 passes for 288 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 133 yards and five touchdowns on 25 carries. [6] Following the end of the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal. [7]
Bauer transferred to Oklahoma. [8] He entered his first season with the Sooners as the team's starting tight end. [9]
On December 7, 2024, Sharp announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time. [10]
Dothan High School is a public co-educational institution encompassing grades 10 to 12. The high school is located in the southeastern portion of the state of Alabama in Dothan, and has the 36th-largest high school student population in the state. The school won two football state titles during the 1980s.
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