Randle, Weeden and Blackmon lead Oklahoma State to a Thursday-night triumph.
2010 FWAA All-American Punter
2011 FWAA All-American Kicker
2011 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year
2010 First-Team All-Big 12 Punter
2011 First-Team All-Big 12 Punter
2011 First-Team All-Big 12 Kicker
2010 Ray Guy Award Semifinalist
A case could be made that Sharp is the nation's best special teams player ... Over the last two seasons he has been named a first-team All-American as a kicker and punter .... The ranking Big 12 special teams player of the year and the first person in the history of the league to be named all-conference as a punter and kicker ... Has led the nation in touchbacks on kickoffs each of the last three seasons ... The latest big leg at a school with a history of strong punters ... A 2010 first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America ... Has been a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award and the Lou Groza Award ... Stepped into a tough chore as a redshirt freshman when he had to replace Ray Guy Award winner Matt Fodge ... His candidacy for the 2010 Ray Guy Award was hindered when his name disappeared from the NCAA statistics for a week because he did not have enough attempts to qualify ... His punting averages over the last two seasons are the two best in OSU history.
2011 (Junior): Had 61 touchbacks on kickoffs to lead the nation by 23 ... His field-goal percentage of .880 ranked seventh nationally after he went 22-of-25 ... Hit 79-of-80 extra points and set an OSU record by going 10-for-10 on extra points against Kansas ... Finished the season fifth in the NCAA in scoring with 11.5 points per game and he led all kickers in that category ... His single-season scoring total is fourth in OSU history ... Hit all 14 of his field-goal attempts inside 30 yards ... Long FG of the season was 46 yards vs. Louisiana but his leg is suited for much greater distances ... His average of 46.3 yards was third in the NCAA and led the Big 12 ... Ended the season with 21 punts in excess of 50 yards with a pair of 60 yarders (one each vs. Texas and Kansas) ... Against Arizona, his three punts went for 50, 57 and 55 yards ... Against KU he was on the field for two punts and they covered 60 and 55 yards ... Hit the game-winning 19-yard field goal vs. Stanford to end the Fiesta Bowl in overtime ... Converted four field goals (4-for-4) in his debut as the Cowboy kicker against Louisiana ... Had three field goals against Texas A&M, Kansas State and Oklahoma ... Had at least one field goal in every game but Kansas.
2010 (Sophomore): Helped OSU finish third nationally in net punting (41 yards per boot) ... Of his 46 punts, only four went for touchbacks with 16 fair catches, 15 downed inside the opponent's 20 and 14 in excess of 50 yards ... Seven punts covered at least 60 yards and he had a 78-yarder against Nebraska ...Against the Cornhuskers, his 78-yard punt was accompanied by a 60-yarder, 61-yarder and 59-yarder ... Against Kansas State, four of his punts were downed inside the 10 ... Did not punt at all against Kansas and just once against Baylor ... Had a punt of at least 50 yards in nine of the 11 games in which he appeared ... Did not play in the bowl game.
2009 (Freshman): Honorable mention All-Big 12 ... Ended the season with an average of 45.1 yards per punt for second all-time at OSU and fifth best in the NCAA in 2009 ... Had a stunning 27 punts in excess of 50 yards including four over 60 yards ... Season best was a 67-yarder at Oklahoma ... Averaged 50.8 yards on eight punts in the Cotton Bowl, including a 63-yarder ... That effort included four punts downed inside the Ole Miss 20 ... Had a 62-yarder vs. OU and 61-yarders against Rice and Georgia ... Had 24 punts downed inside the opponents' 20 with only four touchbacks, and 12 punts resulted in fair catches ... Was named a mid-season All-American by Phil Steele and a mid-season freshman All-American by Rivals ... Was also a member of the Ray Guy Watch list ... ... Received the College Football Performance Award as the nation's top kickoff specialist at the conclusion of his freshman season ... Led the nation with 35 touchbacks on kickoffs.
2008: Redshirt.
High School: In the Rivals.com kicker ratings, Sharp was listed second in leg strength and first in accuracy and was ranked as the nation's top kicker ... A Texas 5A all-stater ... Selected to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl ... All-area and all-district selection ... Rated by Texas Football Magazine as the best kicker in Texas ... Scout.com selected him as the nation's second best prospect among kickers and the 45th best prospect in Texas, regardless of position ... Connected on 11 of his 13 field-goal attempts in 2007, including a 55-yarder ... His kickoff prowess was displayed with 75 percent of his efforts resulting in touchbacks ... Averaged 45 yards on his punts as a junior.
Personal: Born Nov. 12, 1989, in Grapevine, Texas ... Son of Perry and Lori Sharp ... Majoring in education.
