#43

Karson Sharar

Former linebacker at Iowa. 2025: 83 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

LB · Iowa · Sr. · #43

6′2″ · 235 lb · Iowa Falls, IA

CFB Index 78 · #72 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceDrafted by Arizona — Rd 6, Pick 2, #183 overall

How he plays

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

Tackles for loss: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

12 TFL · 4 sacks · 1 PBU

Best game: 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, vs Vanderbilt

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Iowa. 2025: 83 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2021.
Drafted round 6 by the Arizona in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Iowa, 104 tackles — drafted at #183 overall by Arizona.

His career

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

2021

Signed with Iowa3-star out of Iowa Falls-Alden

2026

Drafted by Arizonaround 6, pick 183

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1340 national

CFB

College

Iowa

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #183

Arizona · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Arizona2026 NFL rookie season

#183Rd 6 · Pick 2

Arizona2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-18 over that span.

2022Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

78All-Conference level #72 of 583?

High confidenceBreakout6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (96th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#51 / 2975 · 98th pct

12.0

Tackles#124 / 2975 · 96th pct

QB hurries#117 / 2975 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#165 / 2975 · 94th pct

Sacks#169 / 2975 · 93rd pct

4.0

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	6.0	1.1	0.1	0.0
Road6g	6.8	0.7	0.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.9	0.8	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	7.0	1.1	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirk Ferentz

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #72 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #72 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Iowa	83	42	12.0	4.0	1	--	--
2024	Iowa	12	7	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2023	Iowa	8	6	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2022	Iowa	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		104	55	13.5	4.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 34–27

at Vanderbilt

2 TFL · 1 QB HUR · 5 TOT

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

With M. Gronowski — 212 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.5 · 54 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · R. Dakin — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week