Tershawn Wharton (born June 25, 1998) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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at Missouri S&T.

Early life and high school

Wharton grew up in

University City, Missouri University City (colloquially, U. City) is an inner-ring suburb of the city of St. Louis in St. Louis County, Missouri, St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was measured at 35,065 by the 2020 United States Census, 2020 c ...

and attended

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for his first three seasons before transferring to University City High School. As a senior, he recorded 110 tackles with four quarterback sacks and an interception and was named first-team All- Suburban Central Conference.

College career

Wharton was a four year starter for the

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. He was named first-team All-

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(GLVC) after recording 64 tackles and 13.5 sacks in his sophomore season. He had 7.5 sacks both as a junior and senior and was named first-team All-GLVC in each season. Wharton finished his collegiate career with 58 tackles for loss and 35.5 sacks.

Professional career

Wharton was signed by the

as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020. He made the Chiefs final roster out of training camp. Wharton made his NFL debut in the season opener on September 10, 2020 against the

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, making two tackles in a 34–20 win. In Week 8 against the

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, Wharton recorded his first career sack during the 35–9 win. Wharton finished his rookie season with 27 tackles, four tackles for loss, and two sacks with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. In the Chiefs' week 5 game of the 2022 season, Wharton tore his ACL. He was placed on injured reserve on October 15, 2022. Without Wharton, the Chiefs defeated the

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References

External links

Missouri S&T Miners bio

Kansas City Chiefs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wharton, Tershawn 1998 births Living people American football defensive tackles Kansas City Chiefs players Missouri S&T Miners football players Players of American football from St. Louis County, Missouri