David Sharpe (American football)

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David Sharpe
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Sharpe with the Washington Football Team in 2021
No. 74 – Carolina Panthers
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-21) October 21, 1995 (age 28)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:346 lb (157 kg)
Career information
High school: Duncan U. Fletcher (Neptune Beach, Florida)
College: Florida
NFL Draft: 2017  / Round: 4 / Pick: 129
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:45
Games started:6
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

David Sharpe (born October 21, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Houston Texans and Washington Football Team.

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Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6+14 in
(1.99 m)
343 lb
(156 kg)
35+38 in
(0.90 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
5.44 s1.90 s3.11 s4.78 s7.87 s20.5 in
(0.52 m)
8 ft 1 in
(2.46 m)
19 reps
All values from NFL Combine [1] [2] [3]

Oakland Raiders (first stint)

Sharpe was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round, 129th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. [4] [5] On September 1, 2018, Sharpe was waived by the Raiders. [6]

Houston Texans

On September 12, 2018, Sharpe was signed by the Houston Texans to their practice squad. [7] On September 25, Sharpe was promoted to the active roster. [8] He was waived on October 31, 2018. [9]

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

On November 1, 2018, Sharpe was claimed off waivers by the Raiders. [10] On April 16, 2020, Sharpe was re-signed to a one-year contract. [11]

Washington Football Team

On September 1, 2020, the Raiders traded Sharpe and a seventh round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft to the Washington Football Team in exchange for a sixth round pick in the same draft. [12] In the first 9 games of the season, Sharpe mainly played a backup role at right tackle. Sharpe started at right tackle Week 11 win against the Cincinnati Bengals after normal starter Morgan Moses was moved to left tackle to start in place of Geron Christian and Cornelius Lucas who were unable to play due to injuries. [13] He re-signed with the team on March 29, 2021. [14]

Sharpe was placed on the team's COVID-19 reserve list on July 31, 2021, [15] and was activated on August 23, 2021. [16] He was waived on August 31, 2021. [17]

Baltimore Ravens

On September 21, 2021, the Baltimore Ravens signed Sharpe to their practice squad. [18] On October 23, 2021, Sharpe was elevated to the Ravens' active roster [19] in advance of the team's Week 7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, a game in which he played 12 snaps. [20] He reverted to the practice squad after the game. On December 31, 2021, Sharpe was promoted to the active roster.

On August 30, 2022, Sharpe was released by the Ravens and signed to the practice squad the next day. [21] [22] Sharpe was signed a reserve/future contract on January 1, 2023.

On August 29, 2023, Sharpe was released by the Ravens. [23]

Carolina Panthers

On September 1, 2023, Sharpe was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. [24] He was promoted to the active roster on September 11. [25] Sharpe was released on November 8. [26] He re-signed with the practice squad on November 13 then promoted to the active roster again the next day. [27] [28]

Statistics

YearTeamGPGS
2017 OAK 52
2018 HOU 100
2019 OAK 92
2020 WAS 102
2021 BAL 20
2023 CAR 60
Career426

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