Corbin Sharun

Corbin Sharun (born September 6, 1988) is a Canadian former professional football defensive back and special teams specialist. He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in 2010, where he played for five seasons. He played college football for the St. Francis Xavier University X-Men and junior football for the Edmonton Wildcats.

Early career

Sharun was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Sharun returned home and joined the Edmonton Wildcats of the Canadian Junior Football League. where he switched to the safety position. The Edmonton Sun reported that he took on a defensive role to increase his likelihood of playing professionally. While with the championship-winning Wildcats in 2009, Sharun was named an All-Canadian.

Professional career

Edmonton Eskimos

Sharun was selected by the Edmonton Eskimos in the sixth round of the 2010 CFL draft before that year's season with the 43rd overall pick. The Eskimos signed Sharun to a three-year contract with an option for a fourth year on May 4, 2010. The Eskimos went on to transfer Sharun between the active and practice rosters several times throughout the year. He made his CFL debut on July 11, 2010, against the Montreal Alouettes, and later recorded his first special teams tackle on August 6 against the Toronto Argonauts. In a game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on August 28, Sharun blocked a punt to set up the Eskimos' only touchdown along the way to scoring 17 unanswered points to win 17–14. In his rookie season, Sharun recorded 16 special teams tackles while playing in 15 regular season games, along with one defensive tackle.

Sharun played in all 18 games throughout the regular season of 2011. He recorded the second highest total of special teams tackles in the CFL, leading the West division in that category. Playing against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 9, 2011, Sharun recorded a career-high four tackles. He made one special teams tackle during the playoffs. In a September 7 game against the Stampeders, Sharun caught an unlikely pass from third-string quarterback and holder Matt Nichols following a failed field goal snap and ran 35 yards for both players' first career touchdown.

In the 2013 CFL, Sharun played in 11 games and recorded 14 special teams tackles, but returned to the active roster on July 12.

Sharun achieved nine special teams tackles over 13 games during the 2014 season. He also played in two playoff matches, recording an additional tackle. Following the 2014 season, Sharun was signed to a contract extension by the Eskimos but was released prior to the start of the regular season in 2015.

Calgary Stampeders

The Calgary Stampeders signed Sharun to their practice roster on July 28, 2015, where he remained for most of the season. He was activated for the West Final following an injury to Karl McCartney. In a loss at the West Final, Sharun made three special-teams tackles against his former team, the Eskimos. On June 19, 2016, Sharun was released by the Stampeders.

Statistics

Tackles Receiving Year Team GP TOTAL TKL STT Catches Yards TD ESK 15 17 1 16 0 0 0 ESK 18 26 1 25 0 0 0 ESK 13 13 0 13 0 0 0 ESK 11 15 1 14 1 35 1 ESK 13 9 0 9 0 0 0Total 70 80 3 77 1 35 1