Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Florida
Justin Shorter
WR • 6'4" • 223 lbs • Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Justin Shorter reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State • Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
Justin Shorter built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Monmouth Junction, NJ wearing No. 4, spending time with Florida and Penn State. The clearest part of Justin Shorter's career was...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 150
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Justin Shorter, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Florida. Justin Shorter reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,552
- Receptions
- 110
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Justin Shorter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,552
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Florida
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · South Brunswick · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- South Brunswick · 6 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 5 · Pick 16 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 577 receiving yards · WR 169th (top 16%) · SEC 20th (top 9%) · National 177th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 8 | 12 | 137 | 0 | 46.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida | 11 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida | 11 | 23 | 246 | 3 | 46.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Florida | 12 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 68.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida | 12 | 38 | 496 | 3 | 68.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida | 9 | 29 | 577 | 2 | 79.7 |
Related Context
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Justin Shorter played WR for Penn State and Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Shorter recorded 9 rushing yards, 1,552 receiving yards, and 17 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Florida paired 577 primary output with 95.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 95.4 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Florida.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Florida
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
64.1
Efficiency
95.4
Usage
18.1
Consistency
63.2
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 25. Kentucky: 26. South Florida: 33. Tennessee: 155. Eastern Washington: 75. Missouri: 20. LSU: 71. Georgia: 66. Vanderbilt: 106
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.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 2 by 83.3. Kentucky: 2 by 86.7. South Florida: 2 by 100. Tennessee: 7 by 100. Eastern Washington: 1 by 100. Missouri: 1 by 100. LSU: 3 by 100. Georgia: 3 by 100. Vanderbilt: 8 by 88.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins38.3 · Games = 4 · -46.5 vs Losses
Losses84.8 · Games = 5 · +46.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
100 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | @ Vanderbilt100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-31 | — | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Georgia | L 20-42 | — | 3 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 41 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs LSU | L 35-45 | — | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 1 | 51 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Missouri | W 24-17 | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Eastern Washington | W 52-17 | — | 1 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Tennessee100 receiving yards | L 33-38 | — | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 22.10 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs South Florida | W 31-28 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Kentucky | L 16-26 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Utah | W 29-26 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Justin Shorter story
Justin Shorter built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Monmouth Junction, NJ wearing No. 4, spending time with Florida and Penn State. The clearest part of Justin Shorter's career was his receiving role: 110 catches, 1,552 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 9 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 rushing yards, 17 tackles, and 34 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Justin Shorter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Penn State
2018-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Florida
2020-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Penn State | 20 | 38.4 | 8.9 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Penn State | 20 | 38.4 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 137 | 76 | 9.8 | 117 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida | 268 | 58.8 | 8.5 | 131 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida | 268 | 58.8 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Florida | 550 | 73.9 | 16.6 | 282 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida | 550 | 73.9 | 16.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida | 577 | 95.4 | 18.1 | 27 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tennessee
Week 4 · L 33-38 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
99.1 takeover
155 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ LSU
Week 7 · L 42-49 · Conference game
113
Receiving Yards
95.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ South Carolina
Week 10 · L 17-40 · Conference game
92
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
92 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Vanderbilt
Week 12 · W 38-17 · Conference game
94
Receiving Yards
87.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Vanderbilt
Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game
106
Receiving Yards
85.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
106 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Florida
577 primary output · 95.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · Florida
68.9
550 primary · 73.9 efficiency · 16.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Florida
68.9
550 primary · 73.9 efficiency · 16.6 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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