Player Dossier

2022-2025

Iowa

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.

Usage Score

17

Efficiency

43.5

Consistency

34.2

Season Value

48.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

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 gameW 34-2753220
Fri 11/28@ NebraskaW 40-1652000
Sat 11/22vs Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash gameW 20-17109310
Sat 11/15@ USCL 21-2674001
Sat 11/8vs Oregon10+ tacklesL 16-18104100
Sat 10/25vs MinnesotaW 41-311000
Sat 10/18vs Penn StateSplash gameW 25-24942.5000
Sat 10/11@ WisconsinW 37-074100
Sat 9/27vs IndianaSplash gameL 15-2031000
Sat 9/20@ Rutgers10+ tackles · Splash gameW 38-28103110
Sat 9/13vs MassachusettsW 47-7511.5000
Sat 9/6@ Iowa StateL 13-1673000
Sat 8/30vs UAlbanyW 34-743000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonIowa04.20.8
2023 Regular SeasonIowa0.56.41.40.5
2024 PostseasonIowa1102.20.5
2024 Regular SeasonIowa1102.20
2025 PostseasonIowa2343.51722
2025 Regular SeasonIowa2343.5170

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Michigan State

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 72.7 takeover score.

#2

Vanderbilt

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#3

Penn State

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

#4

Oregon

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.1 takeover score.

#5

Northwestern

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Iowa

23 primary output · 43.5 efficiency · 17 usage

48.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · Iowa

48.7

23 primary · 43.5 efficiency · 17 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Iowa

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

5

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8422

Carver · Columbus, GA

Committed To
Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

104

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 26 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.