Darren Mallory Sharper
Position: DB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1975 in Richmond, VA
College: William & Mary (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2nd round (60th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 90 (246th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #193. Mike Munchak… #194. Priest Holmes… #195. Boomer Esiason… #196. DARREN SHARPER… #197. Jackie Slater… #198. Karl Mecklenburg… #199. Bryant Young… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1997 | 22 | GNB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1998 | 23 | GNB | FS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 20 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | 24 | GNB | FS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 29 | 6 | |
| 2000*+ | 25 | GNB | FS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 9 | 109 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 72 | 20 | 14 | ||||||
| 2001 | 26 | GNB | FS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 71 | 24 | 11 | |
| 2002* | 27 | GNB | FS | 42 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 233 | 1 | 89 | 9 | 51 | 17 | 11 | |||||||
| 2003 | 28 | GNB | FS | 42 | 15 | 15 | 2.0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 13 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 29 | GNB | FS | 42 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 97 | 2 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 59 | 13 | 7 | ||
| 2005* | 30 | MIN | FS | 42 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 276 | 2 | 92 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 2006 | 31 | MIN | SS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 8 | |
| 2007* | 32 | MIN | SS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 2008 | 33 | MIN | SS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 2009*+ | 34 | NOR | FS | 42 | 14 | 14 | 0.5 | 9 | 376 | 3 | 99 | 15 | 51 | 20 | 13 | ||||||
| 2010 | 35 | NOR | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Career | 205 | 182 | 7.5 | 63 | 1412 | 11 | 99 | 101 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 120 | 2 | 734 | 211 | 120 | |||||
| 8 yrs | GNB | 121 | 105 | 6.0 | 36 | 677 | 5 | 89 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 473 | 137 | 65 | ||||
| 4 yrs | MIN | 62 | 62 | 1.0 | 18 | 359 | 3 | 92 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 199 | 49 | 37 | ||||
| 2 yrs | NOR | 22 | 15 | 0.5 | 9 | 376 | 3 | 99 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 62 | 25 | 18 | ||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1997 | 22 | GNB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 4.6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 35 | |
| 1999 | 24 | GNB | FS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | |||||
| 2001 | 26 | GNB | FS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | |||||
| 2002* | 27 | GNB | FS | 42 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | 29 | GNB | FS | 42 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | |||||
| 2009*+ | 34 | NOR | FS | 42 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | |||||
| Career | 205 | 182 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 23 | 5.9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 | 72 | ||||
| 8 yrs | GNB | 121 | 105 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 23 | 5.9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 | 66 | |||
| 2 yrs | NOR | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1997 | 22 | GNB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2002* | 27 | GNB | FS | 42 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 29 | GNB | FS | 42 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2005* | 30 | MIN | FS | 42 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2007* | 32 | MIN | SS | 42 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2009*+ | 34 | NOR | FS | 42 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Career | 205 | 182 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 78 | |||||||||||||
| 8 yrs | GNB | 121 | 105 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | MIN | 62 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | NOR | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 2000 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2000 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 2000 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 2002 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2002 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 2005 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 2005 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2005 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 2005 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 2007 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2009 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2009 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 2009 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 2010 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |