Max
Scharping.
Max
Scharping.
Northern Illinois· 6'6"· 327 lb
Gap/duo power run system requiring resilient blockers for interior push and vertical movement.
Rotational interior lineman Year 1 with potential to develop into a starting guard.
Spread-option or Air Raid schemes that rely heavily on quick-set pass protection from finesse blockers.
Scharping's power and size are best utilized in a scheme that emphasizes a strong run game, leveraging his ability to generate push upfront rather than asking him to excel in high-volume, quick-pass sets.
Selected #55 overall in Round 2 of the 2019 NFL Draft by Houston Texans out of Northern Illinois.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- —s
- Vertical
- 28inp50
- Broad jump
- 108inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.77sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.69sp50
- Bench
- 27repp50
Offensive linemen do not accumulate box-score statistics, so there is no season table here. Games and starts are only listed when an official source publishes them.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Max Scharping has played for the Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals, serving as a versatile interior offensive lineman. He has started games at both guard positions throughout his career.
Data note: Offensive linemen do not accumulate box-score statistics, so there is no season table here. Games and starts are only listed when an official source publishes them.