Tajae Sharpe

BIOGRAPHY

Tajae Sharpe was born on December 23rd, 1994, in Newark, New Jersey. He is a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL.

He Attended Piscataway Township High School in New Jersey and was MSG Athlete of the Year. He was selected second team all-state selection and first team all-county and all-area teams. He served as team captain as a senior while playing wide receiver and safety. He led Piscataway High School to a pair of state championship titles in 2010 and 2011. He played basketball in high school as well. He was a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and committed to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to play college football.

Sharpe played in 11 games and made eight starts as a freshman at UMass in 2012. He had 20 receptions for 206 yards. Sharpe led the team with 61 receptions for 680 yards and four touchdowns in 2013 and 85 receptions for 1,281 yards and seven touchdowns in 2014. As a senior in 2015, he broke UMass records for career receptions and receiving yards, finishing the season with 111 receptions for 1,319 yards and five touchdowns. Sharpe majored in communications.

Sharpe was selected in the fifth round (140th overall) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2016 NFL Draft. Throughout training camp, Sharpe competed with Andre Johnson, Dorial Green-Beckham, and Kendall Wright for a starting wide receiver position. He was named one of the starting wide receivers, opposite Rishard Matthews, going into the regular season. Sharpe made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Titans' season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. He finished the game with seven receptions for 76 receiving yards. harpe finished his rookie season with 41 receptions, 522 yards, and 2 touchdowns.

In 2018 he recorded one reception for 17 yards in the 27-20 defeat. During Week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sharpe scored his first touchdown of the season as the Titans won by a score of 26-23 in overtime. He finished the game with three receptions for 27 yards and a touchdown. In a Week 7 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, Sharpe matched his single-game career-high in receptions with 7 and also gained a new career-high in receiving yards with 101. During a Week 11 38-10 road loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Sharpe caught five passes for 37 yards and a touchdown.