Justin Shorter

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HISTORY

2022 (Redshirt Junior): Started at wide receiver in nine games… Finished the season with 29 receptions for 577 yards and 2 touchdowns… Recorded 8 receptions for 106 yards at Vanderbilt (Nov. 19)… Recorded 3 catches for 66 yards vs. Georgia (Oct. 29)… Recorded 3 catches for 71 yards and a touchdown vs. LSU (Oct. 15)… Recorded 1 catch for 20 vs. Missouri (Oct. 8)… Recorded 1 catch for 75 yards and a touchdown vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 2)… Recorded 7 catches for 155 yards… Recorded 2 catches for 33 yards vs. USF (Sept. 17)… Recorded 2 catches for 26 yards and 1 tackle on special teams vs. Kentucky (Sept. 10)… Recorded 2 catches for 25 yards vs. Utah (Sept. 3).

2021 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in all 13 games this season, starting at wide receiver in 12 of them… Caught three passes for 54 yards in the Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF (Dec. 23)... Collected two receptions for 10 yards with a touchdown and an assisted tackle against Florida State (Nov. 27)… Recorded two receptions for 22 yards against Missouri (Nov. 20)… Registered six receptions for 93 yards against Samford (Nov. 13)… Logged five receptions for 92 yards against South Carolina (Nov. 6)… Tallied four receptions for a total of 50 yards against Georgia (Oct. 30)… Recorded six receptions for a total of 113 yards and two touchdowns against LSU (Oct. 16)… Logged one reception for 9 yards against Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)… Caught three passes for a total of 19 yards against Kentucky (Oct. 2)… Recorded three receptions for a total of 54 yards against Tennessee (Sept. 25)… Tallied two receptions for a total of 23 yards against South Florida (Sept. 11)… Caught four passes for a total of 11 yards and had one kickoff return in season opener against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4)... Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in all 10 regular season games at wide receiver... Made Florida debut in season opener at Ole Miss (Sept. 26)... Recorded 23 catches for 246 yards and three touchdowns, all career-highs... One of six Florida pass catchers with at least three touchdowns... Totaled game and season highs in catches (5) and yards (94) in Florida's 38-17 win at Vanderbilt (Nov. 21)... Found end zone in three consecutive games (Missouri, Georgia, Arkansas)... Caught a pass in all 10 regular season games... Scored first Florida touchdown at Missouri (Oct. 31)... Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Florida

2019 (Redshirt Freshman) at Penn State: Saw action in 10 games with five stars... Had 12 catches for 137 yards... Made first career start in the season opener vs. Idaho (Aug. 31) and had three catches for 36 yards... Caught three passes for 28 yards at Ohio State (Nov. 23) and two for 29 yards against Pittsburgh (Sept. 14). 

2018 (Freshman) at Penn State: Played in four games... Made collegiate debut vs. Kent State (Sept. 15)... Caught first-career pass against Wisconsin (Nov. 10)... Had a 9-yard catch at Rutgers (Nov. 17)... Snagged two catches for 17 yards against Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1). 

High school: Three-time letterman for head coach Joe Goerge at South Brunswick High School...Two-time team captain...Guided the Vikings to a 12-1 record and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Group 5 State Championship in 2017...Helped South Brunswick to an 11-1 record and a state title in 2015...Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game...Participated in Nike's The Opening Finals and played with future teammate Ricky Slade on Team Mach Speed...Helped lead Mach Speed to The Opening title...Garnered All-USA Offense All-America second-team accolades from USA Today as a senior...Selected as USA Today’s All-USA New Jersey Offensive Player of the Year in 2017...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today’s All-USA New Jersey Football Team as a senior...Selected first-team News 12 All-New Jersey Football in 2017...Named to NJ.com’s all-state first team as a senior...Honored by NJ.com as an All-Group 5 first-team choice in 2017 and was a third-team honoree in 2016...Selected All-Greater Middlesex Conference first team as a junior and senior...Named All-Red Division first team in 2016 and 2017...Named team MVP as a junior...Grabbed 36 receptions for 522 yards and seven touchdowns and had 322 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries in 2017...Recorded 45 receptions with 718 yards and six scores as a junior...Had 31 catches for 582 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore...Had seven career interceptions...Rated a consensus five-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 7 overall prospect, No. 1 player in New Jersey and No. 1 wide receiver by 247Sports...Rated the No. 8 prospect in the country, No. 1 wide receiver, No. 1 player in New Jersey and No. 3 in the region by ESPN...Ranked the No. 18 prospect overall, No. 3 wide receiver and No. 1 player in New Jersey by Rivals...Lettered in track & field once.

 

PERSONAL

Academic honors:

• Earned his bachelor's degree in Education Sciences (Spring 2022)
• Two-time SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2020)

2022

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
29.0	19.9	2.0	75.0	577.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

2021

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
41.0	13.4	3.0	52.0	550.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0

kickReturns
LONG	YDS	NO	TD	AVG
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0

2020

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
25.0	10.7	3.0	46.0	268.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	1.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0

kickReturns
LONG	YDS	NO	TD	AVG
18.0	34.0	2.0	0.0	17.0