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Jersey Number 1
Trai Sharp
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 215
- Hometown:
- Carrboro, N.C.
- High School:
- Carrboro
- Major:
- Political Science
Bio
ESPN College GameDay Feature on Trai Sharp
2018 as a Senior: 2018 CAA John H. Randolph Inspiration Award recipient... Played in all 13 games... Had 117 carries for 550 yards and four touchdowns... Also had 14 receptions for 123 yards... Averaged 4.7 yards per carry... Rushed for a season-high 107 yards and a touchdown at Towson (Nov. 17)... Four games with at least 60 rushing yards, which included 62 yards at Richmond (Sept. 29), at Villanova (Oct. 13) and against Rhode Island (Nov. 10)... Also had rushing scores against William & Mary (Sept. 22), Elon (Oct. 6) and at New Hampshire (Nov. 3)... Season-long 45-yard rush at Richmond... Made two or more receptions in four games... Gary Clark Offensive MVP.
2017 as a Junior: Played in all 15 games, making eight starts... Third Team All-CAA Running Back... CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2)... Had 163 carries for 759 yards and four touchdowns... Also had 14 receptions for 91 yards and two scores... Averaged 4.7 yards per carry... Ranked eighth in the CAA in rushing (50.6)... Rushed for a career-high 185 yards and a touchdown at Delaware (Sept. 30)... Ran for 130 yards and a score on just nine carries (14.4 per rush) against Norfolk State (Sept. 16)... Six game with at least 50 rushing yards... Had three catches for a career-high 45 receiving yards and a touchdown against NSU... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
2016 as a Sophomore: Played in all 15 games... Had 111 carries for 617 yards and five touchdowns... Also had four receptions for 36 yards and one score... Averaged 5.6 yards per carry... Rushed for a season-high 144 yards and a career-best two touchdowns in FCS quarterfinals versus Sam Houston State (Dec. 9)... Produced first 100-yard game in season opener with 110 yards and a score against Morehead State (Sept. 3)... Five games with at least 75 rushing yards... Two games with two total touchdowns... Scored first career receiving touchdown in regular-season finale versus Elon (Nov. 19).
2015 as a Freshman: Played in four games... Had six carries for 73 yards and one touchdown... Accounted for all of his rushing statistics at Elon (Oct. 17), where he had a career-best 64 yard run on his first career carry... Capped off team's scoring in the 51-0 win with his first collegiate touchdown, a 1-yard run, in the fourth quarter.
High School: Rated as a 3-star recruit by ESPN and 247 Composite and a 2-star Rivals.com… Ranked in the top-100 running backs nationally and top-50 recruits in the state of North Carolina by 247Sports… Had 882 yards and 9.1 yards per carry along with 11 touchdowns as a senior, despite an ankle injury for part of the season… Scored 11 touchdowns in just three games before a season-ending injury as a junior… Rushed for 2,291 yards and 33 touchdowns, to go with 482 receiving yards and four scores as a sophomore… Finished 2012 with more than 3,100 all-purpose yards and 38 touchdowns to lead Carrboro to a 15-1 record and the State 2A Championship game… Also played basketball and ran track and field at Carrboro, advancing to the 2A Regionals in the sprints as a junior.
Personal: Full name is Derritt LeTrai Sharp... Majoring in political science.
2018 as a Senior: 2018 CAA John H. Randolph Inspiration Award recipient... Played in all 13 games... Had 117 carries for 550 yards and four touchdowns... Also had 14 receptions for 123 yards... Averaged 4.7 yards per carry... Rushed for a season-high 107 yards and a touchdown at Towson (Nov. 17)... Four games with at least 60 rushing yards, which included 62 yards at Richmond (Sept. 29), at Villanova (Oct. 13) and against Rhode Island (Nov. 10)... Also had rushing scores against William & Mary (Sept. 22), Elon (Oct. 6) and at New Hampshire (Nov. 3)... Season-long 45-yard rush at Richmond... Made two or more receptions in four games... Gary Clark Offensive MVP.
2017 as a Junior: Played in all 15 games, making eight starts... Third Team All-CAA Running Back... CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2)... Had 163 carries for 759 yards and four touchdowns... Also had 14 receptions for 91 yards and two scores... Averaged 4.7 yards per carry... Ranked eighth in the CAA in rushing (50.6)... Rushed for a career-high 185 yards and a touchdown at Delaware (Sept. 30)... Ran for 130 yards and a score on just nine carries (14.4 per rush) against Norfolk State (Sept. 16)... Six game with at least 50 rushing yards... Had three catches for a career-high 45 receiving yards and a touchdown against NSU... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
2016 as a Sophomore: Played in all 15 games... Had 111 carries for 617 yards and five touchdowns... Also had four receptions for 36 yards and one score... Averaged 5.6 yards per carry... Rushed for a season-high 144 yards and a career-best two touchdowns in FCS quarterfinals versus Sam Houston State (Dec. 9)... Produced first 100-yard game in season opener with 110 yards and a score against Morehead State (Sept. 3)... Five games with at least 75 rushing yards... Two games with two total touchdowns... Scored first career receiving touchdown in regular-season finale versus Elon (Nov. 19).
2015 as a Freshman: Played in four games... Had six carries for 73 yards and one touchdown... Accounted for all of his rushing statistics at Elon (Oct. 17), where he had a career-best 64 yard run on his first career carry... Capped off team's scoring in the 51-0 win with his first collegiate touchdown, a 1-yard run, in the fourth quarter.
High School: Rated as a 3-star recruit by ESPN and 247 Composite and a 2-star Rivals.com… Ranked in the top-100 running backs nationally and top-50 recruits in the state of North Carolina by 247Sports… Had 882 yards and 9.1 yards per carry along with 11 touchdowns as a senior, despite an ankle injury for part of the season… Scored 11 touchdowns in just three games before a season-ending injury as a junior… Rushed for 2,291 yards and 33 touchdowns, to go with 482 receiving yards and four scores as a sophomore… Finished 2012 with more than 3,100 all-purpose yards and 38 touchdowns to lead Carrboro to a 15-1 record and the State 2A Championship game… Also played basketball and ran track and field at Carrboro, advancing to the 2A Regionals in the sprints as a junior.
Personal: Full name is Derritt LeTrai Sharp... Majoring in political science.
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