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#43 Karson Sharar

Height 6-2
Weight 224 lbs.
Class So.
Hometown Iowa Falls, Iowa
High School Iowa Falls-Alden
Karson Sharar - Football - University of Iowa Athletics

Hawk Item — Redshirted . . . saw action in four games as a true freshman.

2022 – – Saw action in first sevem games before injury . . . saw action in 7-3 opening win over South Dakota State, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed just 120 yards total offense . . . saw action in 10-7 loss to Iowa State but had no statistics . . . saw action in 27-10 win at Rutgers as defense allowed just 61 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 27-10 win at Rutgers but had no stats as defense allowed just 61 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 27-14 loss to #4 Michigan, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 9-6 loss at Illinois but had no statistics. . . saw action in 54-10 loss at #2 Ohio State but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 33-13 win over Northwestern due to injury . . . did not see action in 24-3 win at Purdue due to injury . . . did not see action in 24-10 win over Wisconsin due to injury . . . did not see action in 13-10 win at Minnesota due to injury . . . did not see action in 24-17 loss to Nebraska due to injury . . . did not see action in 21-0 Music City Bowl win over Kentucky.

2021 – – Saw first action of career on special teams in 51-14 win at Maryland as defense allowed just 97 net rushing yards and 271 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 28-21 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in 20-17 Citrus Bowl loss to #22 Kentucky, but had no statistics.

High school honors – – Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior . . . second-team all-state as a junior . . . earned first-team all-district honors as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . Career – – Three-year football letterman . . . recorded 81 tackles as a senior, along with 1,325 all-purpose yards and 15 total touchdowns . . . totaled 41 tackles as a junior, along with 1,115 all-purpose yards and 17 touchdowns . . . 32.5 tackles as a sophomore, along with 585all-purpose yards and eight touchdowns . . . team captain as a senior . . . also competed in basketball as a prep, earning all-state honors.

Personal – – Born 3/7/03 . . . business major . . . parents are Kim and Lincoln Sharar . . . high school coach was Don Anderson.