Jamari Sharpe

BLOOMINGTON, IN - November 01, 2025 - linebacker Rolijah Hardy #21 of the Indiana Hoosiers and defensive back Jamari Sharpe #22 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Indiana Hoosiers at SECU Stadium in College Park, MD. Photo By Luke Miller/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Luke Miller/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Indiana Athletics

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 188
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Northwestern

2025 (Redshirt-Junior Season)
Season: Started all 16 games ... Second career interception came in the fourth quarter to seal the College Football Playoff national championship versus Miami (Fla.) (1/20).

Kennesaw State (9/6): Lone tackle came in the third quarter and was part of a forced fumble and fumble recovery on the same play ... Forced fumble was the first of his career. Indiana State (9/12): Posted three tackles ... Combined with Isaiah Jones on a second-quarter tackle for loss. Illinois (9/20): Part of a defense that held Illinois to just 2 yards rushing - the sixth-fewest yards rushing allowed since at least 1950 ... Had three stops. at Iowa (9/27): Made five tackles - all solo ... Broke up one pass. at Oregon (10/11): Part of a defense that limited Oregon’s offense to its fewest yards of total offense since 2021 versus Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game ... Chipped in two tackles ... Added two pass breakups. Michigan State (10/18): Made three tackles ... Forced a fumble in the fourth quarter when he chased down Aiden Chiles on his 63-yad run and saved a touchdown. UCLA (10/25): Posted four stops - three solo. at Maryland (11/1): Totaled four tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss ... Combined with Rolijah Hardy on a second-quarter tackle for loss ... Forced a fumble behind the line of scrimmage in the third quarter that was recovered by Byron Baldwin Jr. at Penn State (11/8): Had four tackles with a solo tackle for loss ... Stop behind the line was part of a forced fumble that was recovered by Aiden Fisher and set up an IU touchdown in the second quarter ... Broke up one pass. Wisconsin (11/15): Posted three tackles ... Logged solo tackle for loss in first quarter. at Purdue (11/28): Posted three tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss ... Posted a solo tackle behind the line in the second quarter. vs. Ohio State (12/6): Made two stops. vs. Alabama (1/1): Posted three tackles. vs. Oregon (1/9): Posted three tackles ... Made a solo tackle for loss in the fourth quarter. vs. Miami (Fla.) (1/20): Intercepted the Hurricanes’ final pass in the fourth quarter to seal the victory in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game ... Chipped in six tackles - five solo ... Broke up one pass.

2024 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in nine games with three starts.

Western Illinois (9/6): Logged one tackle ... Added one pass breakup. Charlotte (9/21): Started and made five tackles ... Broke up four passes ... Had solo tackle for loss in the second quarter ... Helped hold the 49ers to under 300-yards of total offense, the fourth straight game without allowing 300-plus yards of total offense - the longest such streak by an IU defense since at least 1996. Michigan (11/9): Totaled three tackles. Purdue (11/30): Part of a defense that help Purdue to a program-low 67 yards of total offense ... Limited the Boilermakers to just 54 yards passing to mark the sixth opponent in 2024 held under 200 yards passing ... Recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter that led to Indiana’s final score of the game. at Notre Dame (12/20): Made the start and chipped in four tackles ... Combined with Amare Ferrell on a fourth-quarter sack ... The combined sack was the first of his career and first TFL in 2024.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in all 12 games with nine starts ... made first career start against No. 3/4 Ohio State (9/2) ... one of 18 Hoosiers to make first career start.

Ohio State (9/2): Made first collegiate start. Indiana State (9/8): Posted first career tackle in the second quarter. Louisville (9/16): Had three stops ... charted his first career pass breakup in the fourth quarter ... first career tackle for loss in the fourth quarter. Akron (9/23): Registered three tackles and one pass breakup. at Maryland (9/30): Tallied one solo tackle. at Michigan (10/14): Made two stops. Rutgers (10/21): Posted one tackle. at Penn State (10/28): Notched two tackles. Wisconsin (11/4): Logged one solo stop. at Illinois (11/11): Charted three tackles. Michigan State (11/18): Totaled three tackles ... made first career interception in the third quarter. at Purdue (11/25): Recorded two solo tackles.

2022 (Freshman Season)
Appeared in three games and redshirted his first collegiate season ... made collegiate debut against Illinois (9/2) ... one of 33 student-athletes to make collegiate debut in 2022 ... one of 15 true freshmen to debut in 2022.

Prep/Personal
Defensive back and wide receiver for head coach Max Edwards at Northwestern Senior High School ... Selected to play in the Dade-Broward All-Star Game ... Northwestern captured the 2019 state title ... Also lettered in track and field ... Finished sixth in the 100-meter dash at the 3A state meet with a 10.69 as a junior ... 4x100 team finished second ... Won the district title in the 200-meter with a 21.47 ... Parents are Jeremiah Sharpe and Marissa Romeo ... Born on Sept. 22, 2003.