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Shannon Sharpe

Shannon Sharpe

Position: TE
Height: 6-2    Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: June 26, 1968 in Chicago, IL
College: Savannah State

Career AV: 101 (125th overall since 1950)

8-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 7th round (192nd overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1990 22 DEN 81 16 2 7 99 14.1 1 33 0.4 6.2 99 1 1 2
1991 23 DEN TE 81 16 9 22 322 14.6 1 37 1.4 20.1 1 15 0 15 15.0 0.9 0.1 337 1 0 5
1992* 24 DEN TE 84 16 11 53 640 12.1 2 55 3.3 40.0 2 -6 0 -3 -3.0 -0.4 0.1 634 2 1 8
1993*+ 25 DEN TE 84 16 12 81 995 12.3 9 63 5.1 62.2 995 9 1 13
1994* 26 DEN TE 84 15 13 87 1010 11.6 4 44 5.8 67.3 1010 4 1 11
1995* 27 DEN TE 84 13 12 63 756 12.0 4 49 4.8 58.2 756 4 1 10
1996*+ 28 DEN TE 84 15 15 80 1062 13.3 10 51 5.3 70.8 1062 10 1 14
1997*+ 29 DEN TE 84 16 16 72 1107 15.4 3 68 4.5 69.2 1107 3 1 17
1998*+ 30 DEN TE 84 16 16 64 768 12.0 10 38 4.0 48.0 768 10 0 13
1999 31 DEN te 84 5 5 23 224 9.7 0 24 4.6 44.8 224 0 0 3
2000 32 BAL TE 82 16 15 67 810 12.1 5 59 4.2 50.6 810 5 0 9
2001* 33 BAL TE 82 16 15 73 811 11.1 2 37 4.6 50.7 811 2 1 9
2002 34 DEN TE 84 13 13 61 686 11.2 3 82 4.7 52.8 686 3 0 9
2003 35 DEN TE 84 15 15 62 770 12.4 8 28 4.1 51.3 770 8 0 11
Career 204 169 815 10060 12.3 62 82 4.0 49.3 3 9 0 15 3.0 0.0 0.0 10069 62 8 134
12 yrs DEN 172 139 675 8439 12.5 55 82 3.9 49.1 3 9 0 15 3.0 0.1 0.0 8448 55 7 116
2 yrs BAL 32 30 140 1621 11.6 7 59 4.4 50.7 1621 7 1 18

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1990 22 DEN 81 16 2 1 0 0 0
1991 23 DEN TE 81 16 9 0 1 0 0
1992* 24 DEN TE 84 16 11 1 0 0 0
1993*+ 25 DEN TE 84 16 12 1 0 0 0
1994* 26 DEN TE 84 15 13 1 0 0 0
1995* 27 DEN TE 84 13 12 1 1 0 0
1996*+ 28 DEN TE 84 15 15 1 0 0 0
1997*+ 29 DEN TE 84 16 16 1 0 0 0
2001* 33 BAL TE 82 16 15 1 0 0 0
2003 35 DEN TE 84 15 15 0 1 0 0
Career 204 169 8 3 0 0
12 yrs DEN 172 139 7 3 0 0
2 yrs BAL 32 30 1 0 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1993*+ 25 DEN TE 84 16 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 995
Career 204 169 1 0 0 0 0.0 10069

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1990 22 DEN 81 16 2 1 1 6
1991 23 DEN TE 81 16 9 1 1 6
1992* 24 DEN TE 84 16 11 2 2 12
1993*+ 25 DEN TE 84 16 12 9 9 54
1994* 26 DEN TE 84 15 13 4 4 2 28
1995* 27 DEN TE 84 13 12 4 4 24
1996*+ 28 DEN TE 84 15 15 10 10 60
1997*+ 29 DEN TE 84 16 16 3 3 1 20
1998*+ 30 DEN TE 84 16 16 10 10 60
2000 32 BAL TE 82 16 15 5 5 30
2001* 33 BAL TE 82 16 15 2 2 12
2002 34 DEN TE 84 13 13 3 3 18
2003 35 DEN TE 84 15 15 8 8 48
Career 204 169 62 62 3 378
12 yrs DEN 172 139 55 55 3 336
2 yrs BAL 32 30 7 7 42

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Desmond Clark, Jamie Asher, Eric Green, Bennie Cunningham, Zach Miller, Marcedes Lewis, Dan Johnson, Ben Utecht, Greg Latta, Paul Coffman
4 Jerry Smith, Marv Cook, Junior Miller, Eric Green, Pete Retzlaff, Milt Morin, Kellen Winslow Jr., Ben Coates, Ted Kwalick, David Hill
5 Charle Young, Jerry Smith, Mark Bavaro, Ted Kwalick, Pete Retzlaff, Ben Coates, Milt Morin, Jerome Barkum, Alge Crumpler, Steve Jordan
6 Charle Young, Mark Bavaro, Ben Coates, Milt Morin, Alge Crumpler, Ted Kwalick, Jerry Smith, Pete Retzlaff, Jerome Barkum, Paul Coffman
7 Rich Caster, Jason Witten, Fred Arbanas, Ben Coates, Jerry Smith, Dave Casper*, Todd Christensen, Riley Odoms, Tony Gonzalez, Alge Crumpler
8 Dave Casper*, Mike Ditka*, Kellen Winslow*, John Mackey*, Tony Gonzalez, Rich Caster, Riley Odoms, Bob Tucker, Fred Arbanas, Keith Jackson
9 Dave Casper*, Kellen Winslow*, Mike Ditka*, Tony Gonzalez, John Mackey*, Fred Arbanas, Riley Odoms, Todd Christensen, Bob Tucker, Rich Caster
10 Dave Casper*, Mike Ditka*, Kellen Winslow*, John Mackey*, Fred Arbanas, Tony Gonzalez, Todd Christensen, Riley Odoms, Jerry Smith, Bob Tucker
11 Mike Ditka*, Dave Casper*, Kellen Winslow*, John Mackey*, Tony Gonzalez, Riley Odoms, Charlie Sanders*, Raymond Chester, Jerry Smith, Bob Tucker
12 Mike Ditka*, Tony Gonzalez, Dave Casper*, Riley Odoms, Ozzie Newsome*, Kellen Winslow*, Raymond Chester, Charlie Sanders*, John Mackey*, Jerry Smith
13 Tony Gonzalez, Mike Ditka*, Ozzie Newsome*, Riley Odoms, Dave Casper*, Kellen Winslow*, Jackie Smith*, Raymond Chester, Charlie Sanders*, John Mackey*
14 Tony Gonzalez, Ozzie Newsome*, Mike Ditka*, Riley Odoms, Jackie Smith*, Dave Casper*, Kellen Winslow*, Raymond Chester, Charlie Sanders*, John Mackey*
Career Tony Gonzalez, Ozzie Newsome*, Mike Ditka*, Riley Odoms, Dave Casper*, Jackie Smith*, Kellen Winslow*, Raymond Chester, Charlie Sanders*, John Mackey*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
2001

First-Team All-Pro

1993
1996
1997
1998

Receptions

1993 NFL 81 (8)
1994 NFL 87 (8)
Career 815 (21)

Receiving Yds

1993 NFL 995 (10)
Career 10060 (32)

Receiving TD

1993 NFL 9 (5)
1996 NFL 10 (5)
1998 NFL 10 (6)
Career 62 (54)

Long Reception

2002 NFL 82 (4)

Receiving Yds/Game

Career 49.3 (147)

Touchdowns

1993 NFL 9 (9)
Career 62 (118)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1993 NFL 9 (9)
Career 62 (116)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Career 3 (23)

Yds From Scrimmage

Career 10069 (77)

All-Purpose Yds

Career 10069 (118)

Yds/Touch

Career 12.3 (194)

Games Started

Career 169 (187)

Playoff Games

Career 18 (97)

Playoff Games Started

Career 18 (43)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1993Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1994UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1995UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
1996Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1997Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1998Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1990 22 16 TE 16 33
1991 23 16 TE 40 16
1992 24 16 TE 75 24 4 44
1993 25 16 TE 154 96 1 6
1994 26 15 TE 125 70 2 20
1995 27 13 TE 100 32 4 49
1996 28 15 TE 166 104 1 13
1997 29 16 TE 129 67 1 17
1998 30 16 TE 137 70 1 17
1999 31 5 TE 22 37
2000 32 16 TE 111 50 2 37
2001 33 16 TE 93 18 3 49
2002 34 13 TE 87 24 5 55
2003 35 15 TE 125 60 2 27
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