Receiver, West Virginia, 2013–16
Daikiel Shorts
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Clayton, NJ
Daikiel Shorts played receiver at West Virginia (2013–16).
Career highs
9catches, career highvs. Texas Tech, 2013131receiving yards, career highvs. Missouri, 20162receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Arizona State, 2015Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | West Virginia | 45 | 495 | 11.0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 24 | 346 | 14.4 | 2 | 29 |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 45 | 528 | 11.7 | 5 | 29 |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 63 | 894 | 14.2 | 5 | 53 |
| Career | 177 | 2,263 | 12.8 | 14 | 53 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | West Virginia | 6 | WR | ||
| 2014 | West Virginia | 6 | WR | ||
| 2015 | West Virginia | 6 | WR | ||
| 2016 | West Virginia | 6 | WR | 6′1″ | 202 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | West Virginia | 44 | 0.77 | 46th (n=341) | 0.81 | 33.9 | 7% |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 38 | 0.80 | 88th (n=496) | 0.52 | 30.3 | 5% |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 63 | 0.45 | 38th (n=465) | 0.53 | 28.3 | 6% |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 84 | 0.96 | 96th (n=489) | 0.52 | 80.7 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2016 West Virginia 13 games, 63 catches, 894 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 26–11 | 8 | 131 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 38–21 | 6 | 93 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 35–32 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 17–16 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 31 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 48–17 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 53 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 34–10 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 36 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 20–37 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 48–21 | 7 | 104 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 24–20 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 28–56 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 49–19 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 23 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 24–21 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 14–31 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 26 |
2015 West Virginia 13 games, 45 catches, 528 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 44–0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 26 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 41–17 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 45–6 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 24–44 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 26–33 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 38–62 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 10–40 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 31–26 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 38–20 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 49–0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 30–6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 5 | at | L 23–24 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 13 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 43–42 | 6 | 97 | 2 | 22 |
2014 West Virginia 9 games, 24 catches, 346 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 54–0 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 40–37 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 33–45 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 33–14 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 37–34 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 41–27 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 34–10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 20–26 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 29 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 37–24 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 16 |
2013 West Virginia 9 games, 45 catches, 495 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 24–17 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 41–7 | 5 | 88 | 2 | 26 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 30–21 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 42–73 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 28 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 27–37 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 12–35 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 30–27 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 38 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 19–31 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 44–52 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 22 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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