Tershawn Wharton
![]() Wharton with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021 | |||||||||||||
No. 98 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | St. Louis, Missouri | June 25, 1998||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | University City (University City, Missouri) | ||||||||||||
College: | Missouri S&T | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Tershawn Wharton (born June 25, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Missouri S&T.
Early life and high school[]
Wharton grew up in University City, Missouri and attended Maplewood Richmond Heights High School for his first three seasons before transferring to University City High School. As a senior, he recorded 110 tackles with four quarterback sacks and an interception and was named first team All-Suburban Central Conference.[1]
College career[]
Wharton was a four year starter for the Missouri S&T Miners. He was named first team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) after recording 64 tackles and 13.5 sacks in his sophomore season.[2] He had 7.5 sacks both as a junior and senior and was named first team All-GLVC in each season. Wharton finished his collegiate career with 58 tackles for loss and 35.5 sacks.[3]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
280 lb (127 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | |||||||||
All values from Pro Day[4] |
Wharton was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020.[5] He made the Chiefs final roster out of training camp.[6] Wharton made his NFL debut in the season opener on September 10, 2020 against the Houston Texans, making two tackles in a 34–20 win.[7] In Week 8 against the New York Jets, Wharton recorded his first career sack during the 35–9 win.[8] Wharton finished his rookie season with 27 tackles, four tackles for loss, and two sacks with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.[9]
References[]
- ^ Kean, John (February 3, 2016). "S&T football announce recruit signings". The Rolla Daily News. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Kean, John (December 1, 2017). "FOOTBALL: Miners' Jones, Wharton named All-Super Region 3". Phelps County Focus. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (May 7, 2020). "Chiefs UDFA DE Tershawn Wharton ready to show NFL he belongs". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Tershawn Wharton, Missouri S&T, DT, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Pollock, Billy (April 27, 2020). "Missouri S&T defensive star signs with Chiefs". Missourinet.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ McDowell, Sam; Teope, Herbie (September 5, 2020). "Chiefs are trimming their roster to 53 with Saturday cuts: Get tracker updates here". Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (September 10, 2020). "Instant analysis of Chiefs' Week 1 win over Texans". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – November 1st, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "What to Expect from Tershawn Wharton and Tommy Townsend in Year 2". Retrieved August 30, 2021.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Missouri S&T Miners football players
- Players of American football from Missouri
- Sportspeople from St. Louis County, Missouri