Sterling Sharpe

Green Bay Packers 7th pick

WR · South Carolina · 1988–1994

Draft Details

Year

1988

Round

Round 1

Pick

7th overall

Team

Green Bay Packers

Position

College

South Carolina

Sterling Sharpe Career Stats

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
5× Pro Bowl selection, 3× first-team All-Pro.
Primary starter for 7 seasons.
Ranks 4th in the 1988 draft class in receiving yards (8,134).

Career Totals

Games	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
112	1	72	595	8,134	65

Career span: 1988–1994.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Sterling Sharpe is a former wide receiver out of South Carolina, selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 7th overall pick (round 1) in the 1988 NFL Draft. He played 112 regular-season games from 1988 to 1994. He was named to 5 Pro Bowls and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

More from the 1988 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	ATL	Aundray Bruce	DE	Auburn
1	2	KC	Neil Smith	DE	Nebraska
1	3	DET	Bennie Blades	S	Miami
1	4	TB	Paul Gruber	OT	Wisconsin
1	5	CIN	Rickey Dixon	DB	Oklahoma
1	6	LV	Tim Brown	WR	Notre Dame
1	8	NYJ	Dave Cadigan	G	USC
1	9	LV	Terry McDaniel	DB	Tennessee
1	10	NYG	Eric Moore	OT	Indiana; Northeast Oklahoma
1	11	DAL	Michael Irvin	WR	Miami

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