Darren Sharper
Darren Mallory Sharper
Born: November 3, 1975
Richmond, VA USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: William & Mary
High School: Hermitage (Richmond, VA)
Career: 1997-2010
Drafted: 1997 in Round 2, #60 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Darren Sharper played from 1997 to 2010 during his career with the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints. Sharper intercepted 63 passes for 1,412 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 50 | 2 |
| 1999 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 109 | 12.1 | 47 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 233 | 33.3 | 89 | 1 |
| 2003 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 50 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 97 | 24.2 | 43 | 2 |
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 276 | 30.7 | 92 | 2 |
| 2006 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 41 | 1 |
| 2008 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 376 | 41.8 | 99 | 3 |
| Totals | 63 | 1412 | 22.4 | 99 | 11 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2000 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2001 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 12.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 63 | 53 | 20 | ||||||
| 1999 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 98.5 | 84 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 82 | 72 | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2001 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 83 | 71 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 59.5 | 51 | 17 | 9 | |||||
| 2003 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 77.5 | 71 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 65.5 | 59 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 46 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2006 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 60 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 56 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 61.5 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 61 | 51 | 20 | 15 | |||||
| 2010 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 13.5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 839.5 | 734 | 211 | 101 | 3 | 8 | 120 | 2 | 8 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1997 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 2002 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2004 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2007 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 1999 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 13 |
| 2003 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 15 |
| 2004 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 13 |
| 2005 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 2006 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 2007 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 2008 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 2009 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 14 |
| 2010 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 1 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-2000s Team
Honors
2000 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2000 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2000 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2000 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2002 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2002 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2005 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2007 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2009 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2010 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
