#10

Bauer Sharp

Former tight end at LSU. 2025: 24 catches, 252 receiving yards, 2 TD.

TE · LSU · Sr. · #10

6′5″ · 246 lb · Dothan, AL

CFB Index 41 · #105 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceDrafted by Tampa Bay — Rd 6, Pick 4, #185 overall

The numbers

252

receiving yards · 2025

24 catches · 2 TD · 10.5 per catch

Swing playSwung LSU from 42% to 71% to win.Arkansas at LSU · 23-22

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at LSU. 2025: 24 catches, 252 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Transferred from Oklahoma to LSU in 2025.
Drafted round 6 by the Tampa Bay in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

TD rate: 65th percentile.

The full scouting read

How it ended

Two seasons at LSU, 576 receiving yards — drafted at #185 overall by Tampa Bay.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 73 yds vs SE Louisiana.SE Louisiana · W 56-102025

202412 games

Entered the portal

202512 games

Entered the portal

2026

Drafted by Tampa Bayround 6, pick 185

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2024–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #185

Tampa Bay · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches

2024

Brian Kelly

LSU

2025

Frank Wilson

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Frank Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa Bay2026 NFL rookie season

#185Rd 6 · Pick 4

Tampa Bay2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning

2025LSU7-6HC: Frank Wilson · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

41Rotational starter #105 of 156?

Medium-low confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (93rd percentile). Concern: epa / target (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#281 / 798 · 65th pct

3.4%

Catch rate#370 / 798 · 54th pct

69.0%

Yards / catch#514 / 798 · 36th pct

10.4

Explosive rate#547 / 798 · 31st pct

6.9%

EPA / target#730 / 798 · 9th pct

0.08

Box-score rates (6)

Long catch#12 / 175 · 93rd pct

Receptions#80 / 175 · 54th pct

Rec yards#85 / 175 · 52nd pct

252

Yards / catch#92 / 175 · 47th pct

10.5

Rec TDs#76 / 175 · 43rd pct

Fumbles lost#32 / 33 · 3rd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

18th → 9th percentile

Explosive rate

17th → 31st percentile

Catch rate

64th → 54th percentile

TD rate

41st → 65th percentile

Yards / catch

12th → 36th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

10%3 of his 29 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.0	26.6	11.5	0.3
Road5g	2.0	13.2	9.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.3	27.1	11.7	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	1.6	12.4	9.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #105 of 156 TEs

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	LSU	24	252	10.5	2	--
2024	Oklahoma	42	324	7.7	2	--
Career		66	576	8.7	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 17–10

at Clemson

5 rec · 18 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With G. Chadwick — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG · G. Nussmeier — 232 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR -1.0 · 2 rush yds (4 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · Florida · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.87Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Bauer Sharp for 65 yds to the FLA 16 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Arkansas · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.94(07:59) Shotgun #11 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short right to #10 B.Sharp caught at ARK00, for 12 yards to the ARK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:53, 1ST DOWN #34 D.Ramos kick attempt good (H: #90 G.Chadwick, LS: #43 S.Hall)
Week 4 · SE Louisiana · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.78Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Bauer Sharp for 23 yds for a TD (Damian Ramos KICK)
Week 4 · SE Louisiana · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.32Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Bauer Sharp for 18 yds to the SELA 39 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · South Carolina · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.02Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Bauer Sharp for 11 yds to the LSU 40 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Oklahoma · 1&15 · Q1 · EPA +0.91Shotgun #0 Z.Thomas pass complete short left to #10 B.Sharp caught at OU20, for 17 yards to the OU20 (#22 P.Bowen), 1ST DOWN
Week 9 · Texas A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.89Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Bauer Sharp for a loss of 2 yards to the LSU 23
Week 3 · Florida · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA -0.86Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Bauer Sharp for 1 yd to the LSU 49
Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.84Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Bauer Sharp for 8 yds to the LSU 30
Week 5 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.75Garrett Nussmeier pass complete to Bauer Sharp for 9 yds to the MISS 26

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week