Usage / Role
23%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Kansas
Jake Sharp
RB • 5'10" • Salina, KS, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jake Sharp leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Player Story
Jake Sharp built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Salina, KS wearing No. 1, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Jake Sharp's career was his backfield work: 1,972 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Air Force
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jake Sharp, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Kansas. Jake Sharp leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,728
- Rushing yards
- 1,972
- Receiving yards
- 756
- Touchdowns
- 26
Quick Answers
Jake Sharp quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,728
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Kansas
- Top game
- Kansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Marian Central Catholic · Air Force
- High school pipeline
- Marian Central Catholic · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 695 scrimmage yards · RB 84th (top 19%) · Big 12 24th (top 12%) · National 230th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Kansas | 7 | 202 | 129 | 73 | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2007 Postseason | Kansas | 10 | 63 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 62.9 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 627 | 523 | 104 | 6 | 62.9 |
| 2008 Postseason | Kansas | 13 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 70.7 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Kansas | 13 | 1,077 | 794 | 283 | 12 | 70.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 695 | 429 | 266 | 7 | 60 |
Related Context
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Jake Sharp played RB for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jake Sharp recorded 1,972 rushing yards, 756 receiving yards, and 26 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Kansas paired 1,141 primary output with 47.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2006 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 66.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
Win with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2006 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
28.9
Efficiency
66.5
Usage
7.5
Consistency
69
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern State: 46. UL Monroe: 18. South Florida: 6. Oklahoma State: 42. Baylor: 24. Colorado: 42. Iowa State: 24
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern State: 8 by 64.6. UL Monroe: 2 by 87.5. South Florida: 2 by 31.3. Oklahoma State: 2 by 100. Baylor: 6 by 41.7. Colorado: 1 by 100. Iowa State: 6 by 40.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins27.2 · Games = 5 · -5.8 vs Losses
Losses33 · Games = 2 · +5.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Colorado
Player Story
Jake Sharp story
Jake Sharp built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Salina, KS wearing No. 1, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Jake Sharp's career was his backfield work: 1,972 rushing yards, 419 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 756 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 756 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.
The arc is straightforward: Jake Sharp moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620072007200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Kansas | 202 | 66.5 | 7.5 | — |
| 2007 Postseason | Kansas | 690 | 50.9 | 21.3 | 488 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Kansas | 690 | 50.9 | 21.3 | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | Kansas | 1,141 | 47.8 | 28 | 451 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Kansas | 1,141 | 47.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Kansas | 695 | 43.4 | 24.2 | -446 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas State
Week 10 · W 52-21 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
257
Scrimmage Yards
97.1 takeover
257 scrimmage yards and 46.4 usage.
#2
vs Northern Colorado
Week 1 · W 49-3
132
Scrimmage Yards
86.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
132 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.
#3
@ UTEP
Week 2 · W 34-7
133
Scrimmage Yards
85.6 takeover
Win with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
133 scrimmage yards and 31.9 usage.
#4
vs Baylor
Week 7 · W 58-10 · Conference game
110
Scrimmage Yards
79.8 takeover
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 26.5 usage.
#5
@ Iowa State
Week 6 · W 35-33 · Conference game
186
Scrimmage Yards
77.9 takeover
Win with 186 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
186 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Kansas
1,141 primary output · 47.8 efficiency · 28 usage
70.7
#2
2008 Regular Season · Kansas
70.7
1,141 primary · 47.8 efficiency · 28 usage
#3
2007 Postseason · Kansas
62.9
690 primary · 50.9 efficiency · 21.3 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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