Player Career

Daikiel Shorts Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Daikiel Shorts story

Daikiel Shorts built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Clayton, NJ wearing No. 6, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Daikiel Shorts' career was his receiving role: 177 catches, 2,263 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with West Virginia. 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. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Daikiel Shorts 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

    West Virginia

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonWest Virginia49574.221.9
2014 Regular SeasonWest Virginia34692.610-149
2015 PostseasonWest Virginia52869.319.7182
2015 Regular SeasonWest Virginia52869.319.70
2016 PostseasonWest Virginia89484.125.3366
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia89484.125.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Missouri

Week 1 · W 26-11

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

131

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

131 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ TCU

Week 10 · W 30-27 · Conference game

98

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Kansas

Week 10 · W 48-21 · Conference game

104

Receiving Yards

92.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 99 efficiency score.

#4

@ Arizona State

Week 1 · W 43-42 · Postseason

97

Receiving Yards

90.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

97 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Youngstown State

Week 2 · W 38-21

93

Receiving Yards

90.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · West Virginia

894 primary output · 84.1 efficiency · 25.3 usage

85.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · West Virginia

85.5

894 primary · 84.1 efficiency · 25.3 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · West Virginia

64.9

495 primary · 74.2 efficiency · 21.9 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games