Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#22
Jamari Sharpe
Redshirt senior defensive back on Indiana's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 188 lb · Miami, FL · Northwestern
CFB Index 50 · #268 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Indiana for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 829 nationally · Signed with Indiana
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Indiana's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Indiana in 2022.
Jamari Sharpe
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Jamari Sharpe has been at Indiana through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 1 tackles against North Texas — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Indiana3-star out of Miami Northwestern
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Indiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Indiana
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning
2024Indiana11-2HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
50 · #268 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #268 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #44 of 77 Big Ten DBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (17 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Decorian Patterson’s 2020 season.
Matches Decorian on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tylar Wiltz's junior season at Pittsburgh (2022).
Matches Tylar on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jamari Sharpe
Background
2025 (Redshirt-Junior Season) Season: Started all 16 games ... Second career interception came in the fourth quarter to seal the College Football Playoff national championship versus Miami (Fla.) (1/20). Kennesaw State (9/6): Lone tackle came in the third quarter and was part of a forced fumble a...
The secondary · Indiana
- #22Jamari Sharpe49 tackles · 2025
- #1Amare Ferrell48 tackles · 2025
- #13Jiquan Sanks45 tackles · 2025
- #4A.J. Harris33 tackles · 2025
- #10Ryland Gandy11 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Indiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology