Jamari Sharpe
Jamari Sharpe
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Jamari Sharpe has been at Indiana through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 5 tackles against Iowa — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 13–10
at Ohio State
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Decorian Patterson’s 2020 season.
Matches Decorian on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tylar Wiltz's junior season at Pittsburgh (2022).
Matches Tylar on
Background
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 a...