Honors
- All-America: 2023 (AP, Phil Steele, Stats Perform)
- All-MVFC: 2023 (1st team)
- MVFC Offensive Player of the Week: 11/4/23, 11/11/23
- FedEx Ground FCS National Player of the Week: 11/11/23 (honorable mention)
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2022
2023
Named as an FCS All-America selection by Phil Steele (second team), Associated Press (third team) and Stats Perform (third team) ... Also named as a first-team All-MVFC selection ... Pulled in a school-record 73 receptions for 991 yards and 7 touchdowns ... His receiving yardage ranked No. 2 in MSU single-season history ... Averaged a league-best 99.1 receiving yards per game, which ranked No. 3 in FCS, while his 7.3 receptions per game was also tops in the MVFC and No. 5 nationally ... Matched another school-record with six 100-yard receiving games on the season, including 11 receptions for 160 yards and 2 TDs vs. No. 15 UNI (11/11/23) to earn MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors as well as FedEx Ground FCS National Player of the Week honorable mention ... Recorded 13 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown vs. North Dakota State (10/7/23) ... Snagged 7 receptions for 142 yds and a TD at UT Martin (9/9/23) ... Earned MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Illinois State game (11/4/23) with 7 catches for 105 yards and a pair of TDs ... Had a season-long 46-yard reception in home opener vs. Utah Tech (9/23/23) to finish with 109 yards on 5 catches ... Also hauled in 109 yards on 8 receptions at Youngstown State (10/28/23) ... Ranked 31st nationally and 2nd in MVFC in all-purpose yards per game (110.8) ... His 7 touchdowns matched teammate Jacardia Wright for 15th-best in the conference ... Completed season with streak of pass receptions in 18 straight games.
2022
Played in 10 games as a sophomore, hauling in 16 pass receptions for 307 yards and a TD ... Finished third on team in receiving yardage ... First MSU reception was a 67-yard touchdown from Jason Shelley vs. No. 2 South Dakota St. (9/24/22) ... Had 3 receptions the following week at North Dakota (10/1/22) for 27 yards ... Also had 3 catches for season-high 82 yards in homecoming win over Western Illinois (10/29/22), including a 54-yarder ... Posted season-high 4 catches for 45 yards (long 23) in home finale vs. Youngstown State (11/12/22) ... Snagged 2 passes for 34 yards at home against Southern Illinois (10/8/22) ... Alos notched 4 special teams tackles on the season with 3 solos.
Houston
Played the 2021 season at the University of Houston ... Appeared in one contest against Grambling State (9/18/21) ... Also participated in track and field at Houston, compiling three top-10 finishes as a freshman, including a first-place finish in the 4x400 relay at the H-Town SpeedCity Series ... Top time in 400 hurdles was 55.20 (5/1/21).
High School
Led coach Terry Gambill's Allen (Texas) High School Eagles to an 11-1 record his senior year (2019) ... Accounted for 3,500 all-purpose yards and 36 touchdowns as a first-team all-conference quarterback and district MVP as a senior ... Racked up 650 all-purpose yards as a backup QB his junior year while accounting for 16 touchdowns ... Was part of a Texas 6A state championship team his sophomore year ... Was also an all-district pick as a freshman ... 247Sports named Sharpe as a three-star prospect in the class of 2020 ... Had offers from SMU, Air Force, Arizona and Army coming out of high school.
Personal
Raylen Sharpe was born 3/27/02 in Killeen, Texas ... Son of Ray Sharpe of Allen, Texas ... Has a brother, Jaylen, and a sister, Kaelyn ... Majoring in Communication Studies ... Was a seven-time USA Track and Field All-American.
