Tajaé Lamar Sharpe (born December 23, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UMass.

Sharpe attended Piscataway Township High School in Piscataway, New Jersey and played football and basketball.^[1] He was a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and committed to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to play college football.^[2][3]

Sharpe played in 11 games and made eight starts as a freshman at UMass in 2012. He had 20 receptions for 206 yards. Sharpe led the team with 61 receptions for 680 yards and four touchdowns in 2013 and 85 receptions for 1,281 yards and seven touchdowns in 2014.^[4][5][6] As a senior in 2015, he broke UMass records for career receptions and receiving yards, finishing the season with 111 receptions for 1,319 yards and five touchdowns.^{[7][8][9][10]} Sharpe majored in communications.^[11][12]

Sharpe was selected in the fifth round (140th overall) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2016 NFL Draft.^[14]

On May 9, 2016, the Titans signed Sharpe to a four-year, $2.61 million contract with a signing bonus of $274,884.^[15][16]

Throughout training camp, Sharpe competed with Andre Johnson, Dorial Green-Beckham, and Kendall Wright for a starting wide receiver position. He was named one of the starting wide receivers, opposite Rishard Matthews, going into the regular season. Sharpe made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Titans' season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. He finished the 16-25 loss with seven receptions for 76 receiving yards. On November 13, 2016, he caught three passes for 68 receiving yards and scored his first NFL touchdown on a 33-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota as the Titans routed the Green Bay Packers 47-25. The next game, Sharpe caught four passes for 68 receiving yards and caught a 34-yard touchdown pass as the Titans lost to the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 24-17.^[17]

Sharpe finished his rookie season with 41 receptions, 522 yards, and 2 touchdowns.^[18]

On September 2, 2017, Sharpe was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury, prematurely ending his season.^[19]

Sharpe returned from his injury in time for the Titans' season opener against the Miami Dolphins. He recorded one reception for 17 yards in the 27-20 defeat. During Week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sharpe scored his first touchdown of the season as the Titans won by a score of 26-23 in overtime. He finished the game with three receptions for 27 yards and a touchdown.^[20] In a Week 7 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, Sharpe matched his single-game career-high in receptions with 7 and also gained a new career-high in receiving yards with 101.^[21] During a Week 11 38-10 road loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Sharpe caught five passes for 37 yards and a touchdown. Sharpe finished the 2018 season with 26 receptions, 316 yards, and 2 touchdowns. He also rushed for 16 yards.

Sharpe’s grandma, Cozy Little, is a breast cancer survivor who was initially diagnosed in 2001.^[22] She was honored as the 12th Titan prior to a 2016 home game against the Cleveland Browns in conjunction with the team’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month efforts. Sharpe’s family members nicknamed him “Show,” which is short for “Showtime.”

On May 10, 2017, Sharpe and teammate Sebastian Tretola were named as defendants in a federal civil lawsuit that alleges the teammates were at a Nashville bar watching the 2017 NFL Draft. Dante R. Satterfield, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, claims he told Sharpe he'd probably lose playing time as a result of the Titans selecting wide receiver Corey Davis in the first round. The report alleges Sharpe responded by challenging him to a fight in a back alley and was accompanied by Tretola as a lookout. Satterfield claims he was knocked unconscious for 12 hours, suffered a concussion, and facial fractures from the incident and is suing for $500,000 in damages.^[23][24]