Fresno State wide receiver Sharpe signs with Hogs
Raylen Sharpe
Wide Receiver | 5-9 | 165 | Allen, Texas | Allen HS / Houston / Missouri State / Fresno State
At Fresno State
2024 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): All-Mountain West Honorable Mention … Played in 11 games, recording 51 catches for 523 yards (10.3 ypc) and three touchdowns … Also had four carries for 67 yards (16.8 ypc), including a season-long rush of 56 yards … Attempted and completed one pass for a 26-yard touchdown … In his Fresno State debut, caught a pair of passes for 23 yards and a touchdown at Michigan (Aug. 31) … Turned in a season-best 10 receptions for a season-high 116 yards at UNLV (Sept. 28) … Had six catches for 60 yards at Washington State (Oct. 12) … Five receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown against Hawaii (Nov. 2) … Closed out the season with four catches for 35 yards and a touchdown at UCLA (Nov. 30) … Entered the campaign on the preseason watch list for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
At Missouri State
2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Named an FCS All-America selection by Phil Steele (second team), Associated Press (third team) and Stats Perform (third team) … Also named as a first-team All-MVFC selection … Pulled in a school-record 73 receptions for 991 yards and seven touchdowns … His receiving yardage ranked No. 2 in MSU single-season history … Averaged a league-best 99.1 receiving yards per game, which ranked third in FCS, while his 7.3 receptions per game was also tops in the MVFC and No. 5 nationally … Matched another school-record with six 100-yard receiving games on the season, including 11 receptions for 160 yards and two TDs vs. No. 15 UNI (Nov. 11) to earn MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors as well as FedEx Ground FCS National Player of the Week honorable mention … Recorded 13 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown vs. North Dakota State (Oct. 7) … Snagged seven receptions for 142 yards and a TD at UT Martin (Sept. 9) … Earned MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Illinois State game (Nov. 4) after hauling in seven passes for 105 yards and a pair of TDs … Had a season-long 46-yard reception in home opener vs. Utah Tech (Sept. 23) to finish with 109 yards on five catches … Also hauled in 109 yards on eight receptions at Youngstown State (Oct. 28) … Ranked 31st nationally and 2nd in MVFC in all-purpose yards per game (110.8) … His seven touchdowns matched teammate Jacardia Wright for 15th-best in the conference … Completed season with streak of pass receptions in 18 straight games.
2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games, hauling in 16 pass receptions for 307 yards and a TD … Finished third on the team in receiving yardage … First MSU reception was a 67-yard touchdown from Jason Shelley vs. No. 2 South Dakota St. (Sept. 24) … Had three receptions the following week at North Dakota (Oct. 1) for 27 yards … Also had three catches for season-high 82 yards in homecoming win over Western Illinois (Oct. 29), including a 54-yarder … Posted season-high four catches for 45 yards (long 23) in home finale vs. Youngstown State (Nov. 12) … Snagged a pair of passes for 34 yards at home against Southern Illinois (Oct. 8) … Also notched four special teams tackles on the season with three solos.
At Houston
2021 (FRESHMAN): Redshirt season … Appeared in one contest against Grambling State (Sept. 18) … Also participated in track and field at Houston, compiling three top-10 finishes as a freshman, including a first-place finish in the 4×400 relay at the H-Town SpeedCity Series … Top time in 400 hurdles was 55.20 (May 1).
HIGH SCHOOL: Led coach Terry Gambill’s Allen (Texas) High School Eagles to an 11-1 record during his senior year in 2019 … Accounted for 3,500 all-purpose yards and 36 touchdowns as a first-team all-conference quarterback and district MVP as a senior … Racked up 650 all-purpose yards as a backup QB his junior year while accounting for 16 touchdowns … Was part of a Texas 6A state championship team his sophomore year … Was also an all-district pick as a freshman … Three-star prospect in the class of 2020 according to 247Sports … Had offers from SMU, Air Force, Arizona and Army coming out of high school … Standout member of the track and field team as a seven-time USA Track and Field All-American.
