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LB2026 Draft Prospect

Karson Sharar

Iowa

Measurables

6'1 5/8"

231 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1

Coverage-Skills Off-Ball

Karson Sharar projects as a coverage-skills off-ball — a LB from Iowa who tested with an elite athletic profile (85th composite). Combine line reads 6'1 5/8" · 231 lb, 4.56s 40, 40″ vertical, 123″ broad. College defensive line: 104 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT · 1 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 18 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

18C

Dominance score · multi-component

Limited college production

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

4th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

38th

2025

Breakout

15%

4th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

4th

Tk/G · 2.17

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

A-

Speed

83th percentile · 4.56s 40-yard

A-

Burst

87th percentile · 40" vert · 123" broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

C

Frame

23th percentile · 6'1 5/8" · 231 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.34
  1. #1

    Vosean Joseph

    2019 R5 · #147 · Florida · 6-1/230lb

    83

    sim

  2. #2

    JD Bertrand

    2024 R5 · #143 · Notre Dame · 6-1/235lb

    82

    sim

  3. #3

    Chance Campbell

    2022 R6 · #219 · Mississippi · 6-2/232lb · 4.57s 40

    80

    sim

Scheme fit

Sub-package coverage backer in a Cover-3/match scheme.

X-Factor

Burst grades in the 87th percentile — 40" vert.

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 23th percentile (6'1 5/8") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. LB class · 2000–2026 baseline
51

Athletic composite

51stSOLID

3 of 6 metrics graded

1× Elite2× Excellent
4.56s83rdEXCELLENT
i

40-Yard

vs. 450

40.096thELITE
i

Vertical

vs. 407

123.077thEXCELLENT
i

Broad

vs. 408

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

55

Athletic composite

55thSOLID

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Great1× Below avg
31.121stBELOW AVG
i

Arm

vs. 223

10.189thGREAT
i

Hand

vs. 223

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022IOWA101000000
2023IOWA862000000
2024IOWA1275000000
2025IOWA834241141000
Career1045549141000