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Player Dossier
2022-2025Iowa
Karson Sharar
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Iowa Falls, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Karson Sharar shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Karson Sharar built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Iowa Falls, IA wearing No. 43, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Karson Sharar's career was his defensive production: 104...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 183
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Karson Sharar, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Iowa. Karson Sharar shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 104
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Karson Sharar quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · LB
- Career Tackles
- 104
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Carver · 40 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 6 · Pick 2 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 83 tackles · LB 94th (top 8%) · Big Ten 20th (top 3%) · National 126th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 78 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 69.4 |
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Karson Sharar played LB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Karson Sharar recorded 104 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Iowa paired 23 primary output with 43.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
43.5
Usage
17
Consistency
34.2
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 5. UAlbany: 0. Iowa State: 0. Massachusetts: 1.5. Rutgers: 2. Indiana: 2. Wisconsin: 1. Penn State: 3.5. Minnesota: 0. Oregon: 1. USC: 1. Michigan State: 6. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 5 by 70.8. UAlbany: 4 by 16.7. Iowa State: 7 by 29.2. Massachusetts: 5 by 35.8. Rutgers: 10 by 61.7. Indiana: 3 by 32.5. Wisconsin: 7 by 39.2. Penn State: 9 by 72.5. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 10 by 51.7. USC: 7 by 39.2. Michigan State: 10 by 91.7. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 9 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
91.7 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Vanderbilt2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | @ Nebraska | W 40-16 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 20-17 | 10 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ USC | L 21-26 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Oregon10+ tackles | L 16-18 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Minnesota | W 41-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 25-24 | 9 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Wisconsin | W 37-0 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs IndianaSplash game | L 15-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Rutgers10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-28 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Massachusetts | W 47-7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Iowa State | L 13-16 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UAlbany | W 34-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Karson Sharar story
Karson Sharar built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Iowa Falls, IA wearing No. 43, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Karson Sharar's career was his defensive production: 104 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Karson Sharar's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 3 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Karson Sharar 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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Iowa
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 0.5 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 1 | 10 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 10 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Iowa | 23 | 43.5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa | 23 | 43.5 | 17 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 82 Michigan State
Week 13 · W 20-17 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 11 Vanderbilt
Week 1 · W 34-27 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 15 Penn State
Week 8 · W 25-24 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
3.5
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 72 Rutgers
Week 4 · W 38-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 4 Oregon
Week 11 · L 16-18 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Iowa
23 primary output · 43.5 efficiency · 17 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Iowa
69.4
23 primary · 43.5 efficiency · 17 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Iowa
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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