Max Scharping

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 67 games (33 starts) in his five-year NFL career with the Texans (2019-2021), Bengals (2023), Commanders (2024), and the Steelers (2024)

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 67 games (33 starts) in his five-year NFL career with the Texans (2019-2021), Bengals (2023), Commanders (2024), and the Steelers (2024)

2024 (STEELERS/COMMANDERS)

• Played in two games this season but remained on the inactive list for majority of the 2024 season

2023 (BENGALS)

• Played in all 17 regular season games

2022 (TEXANS/BENGALS)

• Played in one game, went from the Texans to the Bengals

2021 (TEXANS)

• Played in 17 games (11 starts)

2020 (TEXANS)

• Played in 15 games (8 starts)

2019 (TEXANS)

• Played in 16 games (14 starts)

COLLEGE

• Started 53 consecutive games, every game of his career from 2015-18, and played every offensive snap (998 plays) in 2018.
• Earned a $13,000 scholarship as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete and one of 12 finalists for the William Campbell Trophy.
• Also a semifinalist for the Wuerffel Trophy.
• Selected as a first team Google Cloud Academic All-American and was an All-District selection three times during his NIU career.
• Scored on a two-point conversion by taking a lateral pass and rumbling into the end zone vs. Ohio for his first career touch and score.
• Huskie backs had eight 100-yard rushing games in 2018, including five (three straight) by Tre Harbison.
• Two tailbacks went over the 100-yard mark vs. Toledo.
• NIU gained 296 rushing yards in back-to-back games vs. Akron and Toledo.
• According to PFF, allowed just eight QB pressures on 469 pass-blocking snaps for a 92.2% pass block grade through the MAC Championship game.
• Did not allow any sacks or QB pressures versus Utah, BYU or Florida State.
• Graded out to a 92 percent mark vs. Toledo.
• Gave up a sack at Iowa for his first sack allowed since 2015.
• Had an excellent day versus FSU All-American Brian Burns with no sacks or pressures.
• Named one of Top 10 offensive linemen in the FBS by USA Today.
• Grad student earned his master's degree in December.

PERSONAL

• Born Aug. 10 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
• Son of Paul and Jackie Scharping.
• Earned his undergraduate degree in kinesiology and completed his master's degree in December 2018.
• Three-time all-conference and two-time all-area honoree.
• Started all but one game over three seasons on the offensive and defensive lines.
• Garnered all-state honors following his senior season.
• Posted 13 tackles and a fumble recovery on defense.
• Also earned all-area honors from the WIAA and the Green Bay Press-Gazette, along with first team all-conference recognition.
• Ended his junior season with first team all-area and all-conference laurels.
• Registered eight tackles and two pass breakups in 2012.
• Picked up honorable mention all-conference honors as a sophomore.