
Receiver, Florida (from Penn State), 2018–22
Justin Shorter
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 223 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Monmouth Junction, NJ
- Born
- Apr 17, 2000
Justin Shorter played receiver at Penn State (2018–19) and Florida (2020–22). The Buffalo Bills took Shorter in round 5, No. 150 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, career highat Vanderbilt, 2022155receiving yards, career highat Tennessee, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat LSU, 2021Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | Florida | 25 | 268 | 10.7 | 3 | 46 |
| 2021 | Florida | 41 | 550 | 13.4 | 3 | 52 |
| 2022 | Florida | 29 | 577 | 19.9 | 2 | 75 |
| Career | 110 | 1,552 | 14.1 | 8 | 75 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Florida | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 4 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Penn State | 4 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Florida | 4 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Florida | 4 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Florida | 4 | WR | Jr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 223 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 5 | 0.30 | – | – | 1.5 | – |
| 2019 | Penn State | 15 | 0.45 | – | – | 6.8 | – |
| 2020 | Florida | 35 | 0.59 | 55th (n=346) | 0.55 | 20.7 | 4% |
| 2021 | Florida | 54 | 0.77 | 65th (n=410) | 0.67 | 41.4 | 6% |
| 2022 | Florida | 49 | 0.78 | 59th (n=683) | 0.71 | 38.1 | 9% |
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
2022 Florida 9 games, 29 catches, 577 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 29–26 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 16–26 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–28 | 2 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 33–38 | 7 | 155 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 52–17 | 1 | 75 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 24–17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 35–45 | 3 | 71 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 20–42 | 3 | 66 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 24–31 | 8 | 106 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Florida 12 games, 41 catches, 550 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 35–14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 42–20 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 38–14 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 13–20 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 42–0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at | L 42–49 | 6 | 113 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 7–34 | 4 | 50 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 17–40 | 5 | 92 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 70–52 | 6 | 93 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 23–24 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 24–21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | L 17–29 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Florida 11 games, 25 catches, 268 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at | W 51–35 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 38–24 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | L 38–41 | 2 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 41–17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 44–28 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 63–35 | 1 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | W 38–17 | 5 | 94 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 34–10 | 3 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | at | W 31–19 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | L 34–37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 20–55 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Penn State 8 games, 12 catches, 137 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 79–7 | 3 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 17–10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | W 59–0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 17–12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 28–7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 26–31 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 17–28 | 3 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
2018 Penn State 3 games, 3 catches, 20 yards
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ | |
| Weight | 229 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¾″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 82⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.35 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.46 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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