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Sterling Sharpe
Sterling Sharpe
Position: WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: April 6, 1965 in Chicago, IL
College: South Carolina (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 68 (705th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #222. Deron Cherry… #223. Ken Stabler… #224. Art Monk… #225. STERLING SHARPE… #226. Herschel Walker… #227. Mike Curtis… #228. Gene Lipscomb… |
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1988 | 23 | GNB | WR/wr | 84 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 791 | 14.4 | 1 | 51 | 3.4 | 49.4 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 789 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1989*+ | 24 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 90 | 1423 | 15.8 | 12 | 79 | 5.6 | 88.9 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1448 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 1990* | 25 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 67 | 1105 | 16.5 | 6 | 76 | 4.2 | 69.1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1119 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 1991 | 26 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 69 | 961 | 13.9 | 4 | 58 | 4.3 | 60.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 965 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 1992*+ | 27 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 108 | 1461 | 13.5 | 13 | 76 | 6.8 | 91.3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1469 | 13 | 2 | 14 |
| 1993*+ | 28 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 112 | 1274 | 11.4 | 11 | 54 | 7.0 | 79.6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1282 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 1994* | 29 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 94 | 1119 | 11.9 | 18 | 49 | 5.9 | 69.9 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1134 | 18 | 1 | 12 |
| Career | 112 | 112 | 595 | 8134 | 13.7 | 65 | 79 | 5.3 | 72.6 | 23 | 72 | 0 | 26 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8206 | 65 | 9 | 77 | ||||
| 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 |
| 1988 | 23 | GNB | WR/wr | 84 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1989*+ | 24 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1991 | 26 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1992*+ | 27 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1993*+ | 28 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1994* | 29 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 112 | 112 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23 | GNB | WR/wr | 84 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1989*+ | 24 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 78 | |||||||||
| 1990* | 25 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 26 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1992*+ | 27 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 1993*+ | 28 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1994* | 29 | GNB | WR | 84 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 108 | ||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 112 | 65 | 1 | 66 | 396 |
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| 3 | George Sauer, David Boston, Keyshawn Johnson, Wes Chandler, Greg Jennings, Leon Hart, Gordie Soltau, Chad Johnson, Steve Largent*, Javon Walker |
| 4 | Charley Taylor*, Terry Glenn, Wes Chandler, Billy Howton, Roddy White, Dave Parks, Darrell Jackson, Larry Fitzgerald, Larry Walton, Bert Emanuel |
| 5 | George Sauer, Gordie Soltau, Steve Largent*, Larry Fitzgerald, Reggie Wayne, Billy Howton, Keyshawn Johnson, James Lofton*, Drew Pearson, Roddy White |
| 6 | Billy Howton, Antonio Freeman, Steve Largent*, Harlon Hill, Reggie Wayne, Keyshawn Johnson, Bob Hayes*, Herman Moore, George Sauer, Mark Clayton |
| 7 | James Lofton*, Steve Largent*, Raymond Berry*, Bob Hayes*, Keyshawn Johnson, Herman Moore, Del Shofner, Andre Johnson, Mark Clayton, Cris Collinsworth |
| Career | Andre Johnson, Antonio Freeman, Larry Fitzgerald, Cris Collinsworth, George Sauer, John Gilliam, Joe Horn, John Jefferson, Del Shofner, Bob Hayes* |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1990 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1990 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1993 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1993 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1993 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1993 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1993 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1994 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
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