Max Scharping
| No. 74 – Houston Texans | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||
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| Born: | August 10, 1996 Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 327 lb (148 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Green Bay Southwest (WI) | ||||||
| College: | Northern Illinois | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 2 / pick: 55 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Max Scharping (born August 10, 1996) is an American football offensive guard for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Illinois, and played high school football at Green Bay Southwest High School.
College career
Coming out of Green Bay Southwest High School, Scharping chose Northern Illinois out of approximately ten scholarship offers.[1] He started four years at NIU, mainly playing tackle positions on either side of the offensive line but sometimes playing offensive guard as well.[1] Scharping made First-Team All-Mid-American Conference his sophomore (2016), junior (2017) and senior (2018) seasons.[2] Analysts noted his strength as a strong suit in college play.[3] 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.[4]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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| 6 ft 5+7⁄8 in (1.98 m) |
327 lb (148 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.69 s | 7.77 s | 28.0 in (0.71 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
27 reps | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
At the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine, Scharping made 27 reps on the bench press.[2]
Houston Texans
Scharping was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round (55th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[6] After starting the year as a backup, he was named the starting left guard in Week 3, and started the final 14 games.
References
- ^ a b Venci, Scott. "NFL draft: Three FRCC football players hoping to be selected". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b Helwick, Steve. "019 NFL Draft Profile: Max Scharping, OT, Northern Illinois". Hustle Belt. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Fornelli, Tom. "NFL Draft 2019: The most underrated player at each position that you should want your team to take". CBS Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Edholm, Eric. "NIU's Scharping hits Senior Bowl with NFL aspirations". rrstar.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Max Scharping Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron. "Texans draft Northern Illinois tackle Max Scharping in second round". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 27 April 2019.