Jamari Sharpe

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

Photo by: Indiana Athletics

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 187
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Northwestern

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 ... starred at wideout for three years and cornerback for one season ... selected to play in the Dade-Broward All-Star Game ... Northwestern captured the 2019 state title ... 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 ... three-year football and two-year track and field letterwinner ... parents are Jeremiah Sharpe and Marissa Romeo ... intends to study engineering ... born on Sept. 22, 2003.