Quinn Sharp: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Oklahoma State Punter

How can someone be unsuccessful with a name like Quinn Sharp?

The kicker out of Oklahoma State doesn't play quarterback, but he has a future role in the NFL as a kicker. The question is where.

Sharp was both punter and later place kicker for the Cowboys. Which will he be at the next level?

Combine results courtesy of NFL.com. College stats courtesy of sports-reference.com.

Background

Full Name: Quinn Sharp

Birthday: November 12, 1989

Hometown: Grapevine, Texas

School: Oklahoma State

Year: Senior (redshirt)

Major: Sports management

Twitter: @SimplySalty13 (unverified)

Sharp was born in Grapevine but he played his high school football at Mansfield Summit High School in Arlington, Texas. He was one of the highest-rated kicking prospects of 2007.

The five-year senior started his freshman year as a redshirt.

Collegiate Stats

As noted earlier, Quinn Sharp was an all-around kicker for Oklahoma State.

He wasn't put on place-kicking duties until his junior year with Dan Bailey, now with the Dallas Cowboys, handling that load through 2010.

To add to his sparkling career as a kicker and punter, Quinn was a superb kickoff specialist. He led the nation in kickoff touchbacks in his last two seasons.

Special Teams

	Kicking							Punting
Year	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Punts	Yds	Avg
2009	0	0		0	0		0	67	3023	45.1
2010	0	0		0	0		0	46	2127	46.2
2011	79	80	98.8	22	25	88	145	47	2175	46.3
2012	72	72	100	28	34	82.4	156	44	2036	46.3
Career	151	152	99.3	50	59	84.7	301	204	9361	45.9

Draft Process

Measurables

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 189 lbs.

Arm Length: 30 3/4"

Hand Size: 9 1/4"

There was no combine performance for Quinn Sharp, and he only showed off his kicking and punting skills at Oklahoma State's pro day

Unfortunately, an extended downtime might have caused a poor performance for Sharp that day.

Awards Galore

Caleb Sturgis, Dustin Hopkins and Brad Wing are hogging all the draft attention at kicker—the fraction of a percent that kickers get, at any rate—but Quinn Sharp was quietly decorated just the same.

The awards started rolling in after his sophomore season, one year before he even took over place-kicking duties.

Sharp was so good that he earned all-Big 12 honors for kicking and punting during his final two seasons. He was the first Oklahoma State player to ever earn an all-conference nod three years running.

Observations

"

I would draft Quinn Sharp. Guy had a boot. Never missed.

— David Leake (@DavidLeake) April 19, 2013"

"

Quinn Sharp is a stats victim again. His career punting avg. of 45.9 would be an NCAA record if he had 250 attempts. He finishes with 202.

— Kevin Klintworth (@KKlintworth) March 4, 2013"

"

Quinn Sharp's luscious locks #jealous

— Jarech Page (@JPAGE84) April 15, 2013"

Follow @AlexMiglio