Max Scharping
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Max Scharping
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_team = Pittsburgh Steelers
| number = 64
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|10}}
| birth_place = Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 325
| high_school = Southwest (Green Bay)
| college = Northern Illinois (2014–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 55
| pastteams =
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2019|2021}})
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2022|2023}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
- Washington Commanders ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- 3× first-team All-MAC
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 81
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 33
| pfr = S/SchaMa01
}}
Max Scharping (born August 10, 1996) is an American professional football guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies and was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. Scharping has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Commanders.
College career
Coming out of Green Bay Southwest High School, Scharping chose Northern Illinois out of approximately ten scholarship offers. He started four years at NIU, mainly playing tackle positions on either side of the offensive line but sometimes playing offensive guard as well.{{Cite web |last=Venci |first=Scott |date=April 24, 2019 |title=NFL draft: Three FRCC football players hoping to be selected |url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/2019/04/24/nfl-draft-three-frcc-football-players-hoping-selected-max-scharping-alec-ingold-emmit-carpenter/3562917002/ |access-date=27 April 2019 |website=Green Bay Press-Gazette}} Scharping made First-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) his sophomore (2016), junior (2017) and senior (2018) seasons.{{cite web |last1=Helwick |first1=Steve |title=019 NFL Draft Profile: Max Scharping, OT, Northern Illinois |url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/2019/4/21/18411254/2019-nfl-draft-profile-max-scharping-ot-northern-illinois |website=Hustle Belt |date=April 21, 2019 |access-date=27 April 2019}} Analysts noted his strength as a strong suit in college play.{{cite web |last1=Fornelli |first1=Tom |title=NFL Draft 2019: The most underrated player at each position that you should want your team to take |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/nfl-draft-2019-the-most-underrated-player-at-each-position-that-you-should-want-your-team-to-take/ |website=CBS Sports |date=April 25, 2019 |access-date=27 April 2019}} Scharping was invited to the 2019 Senior Bowl after his senior season; he only stayed at school to win the MAC championship, a goal which he accomplished.{{cite web |last1=Edholm |first1=Eric |title=NIU's Scharping hits Senior Bowl with NFL aspirations |url=https://www.rrstar.com/sports/20190124/nius-scharping-hits-senior-bowl-with-nfl-aspirations |website=rrstar.com |access-date=27 April 2019}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 7/8
| weight = 327
| shuttle = 4.69
| cone drill = 7.77
| vertical = 28.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 0
| bench = 27
| arm span = 33 5/8
| hand span = 10
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/max-scharping/32005343-4808-3616-ff9b-04768d49e58e |title=Max Scharping Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 3, 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1006632&DraftYear=2019 |title=2019 Draft Scout Max Scharping, Northern Illinois NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=draftscout.com}}
}}
=Houston Texans=
Scharping was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round (55th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Aaron |title=Texans draft Northern Illinois tackle Max Scharping in second round |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-draft-Northern-Illinois-tackle-Max-13799663.php?ipid=hpsportsctp |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=27 April 2019}} After starting the year as a backup, he was named the starting left guard in Week 3, and started the final 14 games.
Scharping was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on October 28, 2020,{{cite news |title=Houston Texans Transactions (10-28-20) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-10-28-20 |website=HoustonTexans.com |date=October 28, 2020 |access-date=November 11, 2020}} and activated on November 10.{{cite news |author=Williams, Charean |title=Texans remove Max Scharping, Whitney Mercilus, Dylan Cole from COVID list |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/11/10/texans-remove-max-scharping-whitney-mercilus-dylan-cole-from-covid-list/ |website=NBCSports.com |date=November 10, 2020 |access-date=November 11, 2020}}
On August 30, 2022, Scharping was waived by the Texans.{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2022) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-8-30-2022 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=HoustonTexans.com}}
=Cincinnati Bengals=
On August 31, 2022, Scharping was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals.{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Bengals Roster Moves: Practice Squad Announced |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-roster-moves-practice-squad-2022-season-brandon-allen |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Bengals.com}} He would be named the starting right guard in the team's 2022 playoff games due to starter Alex Cappa suffering an ankle injury in their Week 18 game against the Baltimore Ravens.
On March 20, 2023, Scharping re-signed with the Bengals.{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Bengals Re-Sign Max Scharping |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-roster-moves-max-scharping-re-signed-free-agency-2023 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Bengals.com}}
=Philadelphia Eagles=
On June 3, 2024, Scharping signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.{{Cite web |last=La Rose |first=Adam |date=2024-06-03 |title=Eagles Sign G Max Scharping |url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2024/06/eagles-sign-g-max-scharping |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Pro Football Rumors |language=en-US}} He was released on August 26, 2024.{{cite web |last1=McPherson |first1=Chris |title=Eagles release 4 players ahead of final roster cutdown |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-release-will-grier-parry-nickerson-julian-okwara-max-scharping |website=philadelphiaeagles.com |access-date=27 August 2024}}
=Washington Commanders=
Scharping signed with the Washington Commanders practice squad on August 28, 2024.{{cite news|url=https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/2024/08/29/commanders-sign-16-players-to-practice-squad/|work=USAToday.com|title=Commanders sign 16 players to practice squad|first=Bryan|last=Manning|date=August 29, 2024|accessdate=August 29, 2024}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
On October 1, 2024, Scharping was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers off the Commanders practice squad.{{cite web | last=Varley | first=Teresa | title=Steelers make multiple roster moves | website=Steelers.com | date=2024-10-01 | url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-multiple-roster-moves-x1336 | access-date=2024-10-05}}
On April 15, 2025, Scharping re-signed with the Steelers on a one-year contract.{{cite web |last1=Varley |first1=Teresa |title=Steelers sign Scharping to one-year contract |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-sign-scharping-to-one-year-contract |website=steelers.com |access-date=16 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|maxscharping}}
- [https://www.steelers.com/team/players-roster/max-scharping/ Pittsburgh Steelers bio]
- [https://niuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/max-scharping/5010 Northern Illinois Huskies bio]
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