A converted quarterback who has only been playing tight end since 2022, Sharp is a developmental projection whose NFL value lives in his alignment versatility, competitive toughness, and willingness to block. He's not going to win contested catches or run away from safeties downfield, but he understands offensive structure at a level most TEs his age don't — because he used to run those offenses from behind center. The production numbers are modest (24 catches at LSU, 42 at Oklahoma the year prior), and the receiving ceiling is limited at the next level, but his willingness to play the dirty-work role in heavy personnel groupings and contribute on special teams gives him a path to an NFL roster. The question is whether his receiving game develops enough to be anything more than a blocking specialist who can chip in underneath.
- Willing and competitive run blocker — praised by Brian Kelly, Joe Sloan, and Shrine Bowl film reviewers for physicality at the point of attack
- Alignment versatility: can line up in-line, shift across formations, or operate as a short-area target without forcing substitution tips
- Former quarterback processing and spatial awareness translate to understanding offensive structure and route concepts
- Competitive toughness and motor — plays every snap with effort per coaching evaluations
- Good size for the position at 6-5, 246 with adequate length
- Extremely limited receiving production: career-high 42 catches (Oklahoma 2024) and never surpassed 324 receiving yards in a season, suggesting a low-volume target at best
- Only 3.5 years of experience at tight end total — still raw with route-running nuance and release package against NFL-caliber defenders
- Yards per reception consistently below 11.0, indicating inability to create explosive plays or generate meaningful YAC
- No evidence of contested-catch ability or vertical threat — not a mismatch weapon in the red zone or down the seam
Similar profile — an in-line blocking TE with adequate receiving ability who carved out a long NFL career as a complementary piece in 12-personnel packages. Sharp's former-QB intelligence and blocking willingness map to Smythe's career arc as a role player who does the little things well without ever commanding significant target share.