No. 98 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | June 25, 1998||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | University City (University City, Missouri) | ||||||||
College: | Missouri S&T (2016–2019) | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Tershawn Wharton (born June 25, 1998) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri S&T.
Wharton grew up in University City, Missouri and attended Maplewood Richmond Heights High School for his first three seasons before transferring to University City High School. As a senior, he recorded 110 tackles with four quarterback sacks and an interception and was named first-team All-Suburban Central Conference. [1]
Wharton was a four year starter for the Missouri S&T Miners. He was named first-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) after recording 64 tackles and 13.5 sacks in his sophomore season. [2] He had 7.5 sacks both as a junior and senior and was named first-team All-GLVC in each season. Wharton finished his collegiate career with 58 tackles for loss and 35.5 sacks. [3]
Wharton was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020. [4] He made the Chiefs final roster out of training camp. [5] Wharton made his NFL debut in the season opener on September 10, 2020 against the Houston Texans, making two tackles in a 34–20 win. [6] In Week 8 against the New York Jets, Wharton recorded his first career sack during the 35–9 win. [7] Wharton finished his rookie season with 27 tackles, four tackles for loss, and two sacks with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. [8]
In the Chiefs' week 5 game of the 2022 season, Wharton tore his ACL. [9] He was placed on injured reserve on October 15, 2022. [10] Without Wharton, the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. [11]
Wharton recorded 21 tackles, 2 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery in 2023. The Chiefs reached Super Bowl LVIII where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22. [12] Wharton recorded one tackle in the game. [13]
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