Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn “Turk” Wharton hasn’t yet set the NFL world on fire. Playing in a reserve role — appearing in just under half of the team’s defensive snaps during his first two seasons — he’s collected 56 tackles (27 solo, four for loss) to go along with four sacks, six quarterback hits, three forced fumbles and a pass defensed.
But then again, expectations weren’t high for Wharton, whom Kansas City signed as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri University Science & Technology — a Division II school in Rolla — following the 2020 NFL Draft.