Player Dossier

2017-2021

Georgia Southern

Shai Werts

WR • 5'11" • 205 lbs • Clinton, SC, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Shai Werts reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

0%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Georgia Southern • Louisville
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina

Player Story

Shai Werts built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Clinton, SC wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia Southern and Louisville. The clearest part of Shai Werts' career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7969

Newberry · Newberry, SC

Committed To
Georgia Southern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Shai Werts, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Shai Werts reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
53
Receptions
5
Touchdowns
68

Quick Answers

Shai Werts quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia Southern · WR
Career Receiving Yards
53
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 50 games
Best season
2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Top game
Coastal Carolina
Recruit profile
3-star · Newberry · Georgia Southern
High school pipeline
Newberry · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 5 · Senior
2021 Receiving yards rank
23 receiving yards · WR 874th (top 85%) · ACC 162nd (top 70%) · National 1,556th (top 77%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern111301062.7
2018 PostseasonGeorgia Southern13-0250.7
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern13-02350.7
2019 PostseasonGeorgia Southern11-0050.7
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern11-01450.7
2020 PostseasonGeorgia Southern11-0450.7
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern11-01550.7
2021 Regular SeasonLouisville4423054.8
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern4-0054.8

Related Context

Shai Werts played WR for Georgia Southern and Louisville. Across 5 tracked seasons, Shai Werts recorded 3,778 passing yards, 3,054 rushing yards, and 53 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Georgia Southern.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Georgia Southern paired 30 primary output with 100 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia Southern, Louisville.

Analysis workspace

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2020 Postseason · Georgia Southern

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

0.4

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 0. Campbell: 0. Louisiana: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. South Alabama: 0. Troy: 0. Texas State: 0. Army: 0. Georgia State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

— vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Wed 12/23vs Louisiana TechW 38-34.7
Sat 11/28@ Georgia StateL 24-303.6
Sat 11/21@ ArmyL 27-280.4
Sat 11/14vs Texas StateW 40-385.7
Sat 11/7vs TroyW 20-133.1
Thu 10/29vs South AlabamaW 24-176.5
Sat 10/24@ Coastal CarolinaL 14-282.3
Sat 10/17vs MassachusettsW 41-05.8
Sat 10/3@ UL MonroeW 35-304.9
Sat 9/26@ LouisianaL 18-203.2
Sat 9/12vs CampbellW 27-2611.1

Player Story

Shai Werts story

Shai Werts built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Clinton, SC wearing No. 5, spending time with Georgia Southern and Louisville. The clearest part of Shai Werts' career was his backfield work: 3,054 rushing yards, 707 carries, 34 rushing touchdowns, and 53 receiving yards across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Georgia Southern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 3,778 passing yards, 53 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Southern and Louisville.

The arc is straightforward: Shai Werts moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia Southern

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Louisville

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201720182018201920192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern3010014.3
2018 PostseasonGeorgia Southern00.4-30
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern00.40
2019 PostseasonGeorgia Southern00.40
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern00.40
2020 PostseasonGeorgia Southern00.40
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern00.40
2021 Regular SeasonLouisville2345.68.523
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern2345.68.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Coastal Carolina

Week 14 · L 17-28 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

30

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Kentucky

Week 13 · L 21-52

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Receiving Yards

63.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ NC State

Week 9 · L 13-28 · Conference game

7

Receiving Yards

46.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

7 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.

#4

@ Duke

Week 12 · W 62-22 · Conference game

5

Receiving Yards

33.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

5 receiving yards with a 16.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ Louisiana

Week 13 · W 34-24 · Conference game

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Receiving Yards

takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

30 primary output · 100 efficiency · 14.3 usage

62.7

#2

2021 Regular Season · Louisville

54.8

23 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 8.5 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

54.8

23 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 8.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games