Tershawn Wharton

Tershawn Wharton (born June 25, 1998) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri S&T.

Tershawn Wharton

Wharton with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021
No. 98 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1998-06-25) June 25, 1998 (age 26) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:	University City (University City, Missouri)
College:	Missouri S&T (2016–2019)
Undrafted:	2020
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (2020–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2x Super Bowl champion (LVII, LVIII) 3× First-team All-GLVC (2017–2019)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024
Total tackles: 114 Sacks: 13.5 Forced fumbles: 4 Fumble recoveries: 2 Pass deflections: 3 Interceptions: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Wharton grew up in University City, Missouri and attended Maplewood Richmond Heights High School 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.^[1]

College career

Wharton was a four year starter for the Missouri S&T Miners. He was named first-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) after recording 64 tackles and 13.5 sacks in his sophomore season.^[2] 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.^[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m)	10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m)
All values from Pro Day[4]

Wharton was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020.^[5] He made the Chiefs final roster out of training camp.^[6] Wharton made his NFL debut in the season opener on September 10, 2020 against the Houston Texans, making two tackles in a 34–20 win.^[7] In Week 8 against the New York Jets, Wharton recorded his first career sack during the 35–9 win.^[8] Wharton finished his rookie season with 27 tackles, four tackles for loss, and two sacks with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.^[9]

In the Chiefs' week 5 game of the 2022 season, Wharton tore his ACL.^[10] He was placed on injured reserve on October 15, 2022.^[11] Without Wharton, the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.^[12]

Wharton recorded 21 tackles, 2 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery in 2023. The Chiefs reached Super Bowl LVIII where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22.^[13] Wharton recorded one tackle in the game.^[14]

On March 14, 2024, the Chiefs re-signed Wharton to a one-year, $2.742 million extension.^[15]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Sfty	PD	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FF	FR
2020	KC	16	1	27	14	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	1
2021	KC	17	1	29	13	16	2.0	0	1	1	0	0.0	1	0	2	0
2022	KC	5	0	8	4	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2023	KC	17	1	21	7	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1
2024	KC	17	10	29	18	11	6.5	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Career		72	13	114	56	58	13.5	0	3	1	0	0.0	1	0	4	2

Postseason

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Sfty	PD	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FF	FR
2020	KC	3	0	4	0	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2021	KC	3	0	1	1	0	1.0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2022	KC	0	0	did not play due to injury
2023	KC	4	0	7	2	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2024	KC	1	1	1	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career		11	1	13	4	9	3.0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0