Now, the next game the former University of MA wide receiver will play will be as a member of the Tennessee Titans.
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The Titans picked University of MA wide receiver Tajae Sharpe with the first selection of the fifth round, the 140th selection overall in the NFL Draft.
The 6-foot-2, 194-pound Piscataway, New Jersey native is the 25th player in UMass history to be drafted in either the National Football League or AFL, with the most recent being former tight end Rob Blanchflower, who was selected in the seventh round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014.
The 6-foot-3, 188-pound Sharpe led the nation with 9.3 catches per game last season and averaged 109.9 yards receiving per game.
Other current Titans receivers include Kendall Wright, Harry Douglas, Richard Matthews, Dorial Green-Beckham and Justin Hunter.
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Michigan State offensive tackle Jack Conklin, center, the Tennessee Titans’ top draft pick, appears at a news conference with Titans’ general manager Jon Robinson, left, and head coach Mike Mularkey, right, on Friday, April 29, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Sharpe was taken with the 140th overall pick (fifth round) in the 2016 NFL Draft on Saturday.
