Tershawn Wharton
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tershawn Wharton
| image = Tershawn Wharton 2021 (51616123844) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Wharton with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021
| current_team = Carolina Panthers
| number = 92
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|25}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 280
| high_school = University City {{nowrap|(University City, Missouri)}}
| college = Missouri S&T (2016–2019)
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2020|2024}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- 2x Super Bowl champion (LVII, LVIII)
- 3× First-team All-GLVC (2017–2019)
| statleague = NFL
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 114
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 13.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 4
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 3
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = W/WharTe00
}}
Tershawn Wharton (born June 25, 1998) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri S&T Miners.
Early life
Wharton grew up in University City, Missouri and attended Maplewood Richmond Heights High School for his first three seasons before transferring to University City High School. As a senior, he recorded 110 tackles with four quarterback sacks and an interception and was named first-team All-Suburban Central Conference.{{Cite web |last=Kean |first=John |date=February 3, 2016 |title=S&T football announce recruit signings |url=https://www.therolladailynews.com/article/20160203/SPORTS/160209582 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=The Rolla Daily News}}
College career
Wharton was a four year starter for the Missouri S&T Miners. He was named first-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) after recording 64 tackles and 13.5 sacks in his sophomore season.{{Cite web |last=Kean |first=John |date=December 1, 2017 |title=FOOTBALL: Miners' Jones, Wharton named All-Super Region 3 |url=http://www.phelpscountyfocus.com/sports/local/article_f57e6452-d6c9-11e7-bb95-97b95d77d431.html |access-date=September 8, 2020 |website=Phelps County Focus}} He had 7.5 sacks both as a junior and senior and was named first-team All-GLVC in each season. Wharton finished his collegiate career with 58 tackles for loss and 35.5 sacks.{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Charles |date=May 7, 2020 |title=Chiefs UDFA DE Tershawn Wharton ready to show NFL he belongs |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2020/05/07/kansas-city-chiefs-de-tershawn-wharton-missouri-s-and-t-division-2/ |access-date=September 8, 2020 |website=Chiefs Wire |publisher=USA Today}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1
| weight = 280
| arm span = 31 1/4
| hand span = 10 1/4
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1029770&DraftYear=2020 |title=Tershawn Wharton, Missouri S&T, DT, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=December 19, 2021}}
}}
=Kansas City Chiefs=
Wharton was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Pollock |first=Billy |date=April 27, 2020 |title=Missouri S&T defensive star signs with Chiefs |url=https://www.missourinet.com/2020/04/27/missouri-st-defensive-star-signs-with-chiefs/ |access-date=September 8, 2020 |website=Missourinet.com}} He made the Chiefs final roster out of training camp.{{Cite web |last=McDowell |first=Sam |last2=Teope |first2=Herbie |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Chiefs are trimming their roster to 53 with Saturday cuts: Get tracker updates here |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article245506570.html |access-date=September 8, 2020 |website=Kansas City Star}} Wharton made his NFL debut in the season opener on September 10, 2020 against the Houston Texans, making two tackles in a 34–20 win.{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Charles |date=September 10, 2020 |title=Instant analysis of Chiefs' Week 1 win over Texans |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/lists/kansas-city-chiefs-houston-texans-instant-analysis-week-1-win/ |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=Chiefs Wire |publisher=USA Today}}
In Week 8 against the New York Jets, Wharton recorded his first career sack during the 35–9 win.{{Cite web |title=New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs – November 1st, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202011010kan.htm |access-date=November 4, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Wharton finished his rookie season with 27 tackles, four tackles for loss, and two sacks with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.{{Cite web |last=Van Sickle |first=Mark |date=2021-06-26 |title=What to Expect from Tershawn Wharton and Tommy Townsend in Year 2 |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/gm-report/what-to-expect-from-tershawn-wharton-and-tommy-townsend-in-year-2 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en}}
In the Chiefs' week 5 game of the 2022 season, Wharton tore his ACL.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |date=2022-10-11 |title=Tershawn Wharton tore ACL in Monday night's game |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/10/11/tershawn-wharton-tore-acl-in-monday-nights-game/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}} He was placed on injured reserve on October 15, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Charles |date=October 15, 2022 |title=Chiefs make several roster moves ahead of Week 6 vs. Bills |url=https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2022/10/15/kansas-city-chiefs-roster-moves-tershawn-wharton-ir-dicaprio-bootle-signed-zayne-anderson-cole-christiansen-practice-squad-elevation/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Chiefs Wire |publisher=USA Today}} Without Wharton, the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202302120phi.htm |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
Wharton recorded 21 tackles, 2 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery in 2023. The Chiefs reached Super Bowl LVIII where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22.{{Cite web |last=Maaddi |first=Rob |date=2024-02-12 |title=Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime |url=https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-2024-score-chiefs-49ers-49b5dca51c05ab0f259cef0d7da76c2d |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=AP News |language=en}} Wharton recorded one tackle in the game.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LVIII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 11th, 2024 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202402110kan.htm |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On March 14, 2024, the Chiefs re-signed Wharton to a one-year, $2.742 million extension.{{cite web|title=Report: KC Chiefs re-signing DL Tershawn Wharton to one-year contract|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/news/report-kc-chiefs-re-signing-dl-tershawn-wharton-to-one-year-contract|website=Si.com|date=March 14, 2024}}
=Carolina Panthers=
On March 10, 2025, Wharton signed a three-year, $54 million contract with the Carolina Panthers.{{cite web |last1=Oz |first1=Idan |title=BREAKING: Underrated Chiefs' DT Signs With Panthers |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/news/breaking-underrated-kansas-city-dt-signs-with-panthers |website=Kansas City Chiefs on Sports Illustrated |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=13 March 2025}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the Super Bowl |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | |
| 2020 | KC
| 16 || 1 || 27 || 14 || 13 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | KC
| 17 || 1 || 29 || 13 || 16 || 2.0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|KC
| 5 || 0 || 8 || 4 || 4 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|KC
| 17 || 1 || 21 || 7 || 14 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | KC
| 17 || 10 || 29 || 18 || 11 || 6.5 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WharTe00.htm Career] | 72 | 13 | 114 | 56 | 58 | 13.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
=Postseason=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | |
| 2020 | KC
| 3 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | KC
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|KC
| 0 || 0 || colspan="13"| did not play due to injury | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|KC
| 4 || 0 || 7 || 2 || 5 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | |KC
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WharTe00.htm Career] | 11 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
{{footballstats|yahoo=32952}}
- [https://www.chiefs.com/team/players-roster/tershawn-wharton/ Kansas City Chiefs bio]
- [https://minerathletics.com/sports/football/roster/tershawn-wharton/6355 Missouri S&T Miners bio]
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{{Super Bowl LVII}}
{{Super Bowl LVIII}}
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Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:Missouri S&T Miners football players
Category:Players of American football from St. Louis County, Missouri