Receiver, Georgia Southern and Louisville, 2017–⁠21

Shai Werts

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Clinton, SC

Shai Werts played receiver at Georgia Southern (2017–⁠20), Louisville (2021), Georgia Southern (2021) and Louisville (2021).

At a glance

Best season
901
Rushing yards, 2018 (Georgia Southern, 10–⁠3)
Best game
155 yards
Vs. Campbell, week 2, 2020: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

255passing yards, career highat Louisiana, 20203touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. Massachusetts, 2020163rushing yards, career highvs. South Carolina State, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Louisiana Tech, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Georgia Southern2077223.5342
2018Georgia Southern1819015.01547
2019Georgia Southern1717314.3564
2020Georgia Southern1467094.91141
2021Louisville2−9−4.501
Career7073,0544.33464

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Georgia Southern8515255.99296.175
2018Georgia Southern6911659.59878.5100
2019Georgia Southern6712752.87996.391
2020Georgia Southern7913160.31,0638.186
Career30052657.03,7787.23412

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Georgia Southern5WRYr 1
2018Georgia Southern5WRYr 2
2019Georgia Southern5WRYr 3
2020Georgia Southern5WRYr 4
2021Louisville5WRSr. (Yr 5)
2021Georgia Southern5WRSr. (Yr 5)5′11″205

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Georgia Southern3580.033rd (n=507)0.5210.845%0.01
2018Georgia Southern2790.3217th (n=497)0.5389.038%0.31
2019Georgia Southern3000.124th (n=499)0.5434.841%0.15
2020Georgia Southern2770.2312th (n=346)0.5564.641%0.15
2021Louisville8-0.39––-3.1––

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Louisville 4 games, 4 catches, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 23vs.Boston CollegeW 28–⁠141−1000––
Oct 30atNC StateL 13–⁠28––––17
Nov 18atDukeW 62–⁠22110125
Nov 27vs.KentuckyL 21–⁠52––––111
2020 Georgia Southern 11 games, 1,063 passing yards, 8 TD; 709 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.CampbellW 27–⁠2614155141––
Sep 26atLouisianaL 18–⁠201032010––
Oct 3atUL MonroeW 35–⁠30734010––
Oct 17vs.MassachusettsW 41–⁠01376133––
Oct 24atCoastal CarolinaL 14–⁠281636023––
Oct 29vs.South AlabamaW 24–⁠171491036––
Nov 7vs.TroyW 20–⁠131650127––
Nov 14vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠3821120336––
Nov 21atArmyL 27–⁠289418––
Nov 28atGeorgia StateL 24–⁠301140117––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠31571337––
2019 Georgia Southern 11 games, 799 passing yards, 9 TD; 731 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atLSUL 3–⁠556−7010––
Sep 28vs.LouisianaL 24–⁠372193021––
Oct 3atSouth AlabamaW 20–⁠1720102023––
Oct 19vs.Coastal CarolinaW 30–⁠271348011––
Oct 26vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠7867046––
Oct 31atApp StateW 24–⁠211383155––
Nov 9atTroyL 28–⁠492222019––
Nov 16vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠291353224––
Nov 23atArkansas StateL 33–⁠3818158164––
Nov 30vs.Georgia StateW 38–⁠101555114––
Dec 21 ✦vs.LibertyL 16–⁠232257013––
2018 Georgia Southern 13 games, 987 passing yards, 10 TD; 901 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.South Carolina StateW 37–⁠622163323––
Sep 8vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠131483116––
Sep 15atClemsonL 7–⁠38171016––
Sep 29vs.Arkansas StateW 28–⁠2122113136––
Oct 6vs.South AlabamaW 48–⁠131085235––
Oct 11atTexas StateW 15–⁠13131807––
Oct 20atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠31670133––
Oct 25vs.App StateW 34–⁠1414129147––
Nov 3atUL MonroeL 25–⁠44123011––
Nov 10vs.TroyL 21–⁠351635118––
Nov 17atCoastal CarolinaW 41–⁠17638112––
Nov 24atGeorgia StateW 35–⁠141375118––
Dec 15 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 23–⁠211679229––
2017 Georgia Southern 11 games, 929 passing yards, 7 TD; 722 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atAuburnL 7–⁠412316025––
Sep 9vs.New HampshireL 12–⁠2231122042––
Sep 23atIndianaL 17–⁠521339020––
Oct 4vs.Arkansas StateL 25–⁠4329112024––
Oct 14vs.New Mexico StateL 27–⁠351529015––
Oct 28atTroyL 16–⁠381172020––
Nov 4vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠211563117––
Nov 9atApp StateL 6–⁠271734028––
Nov 18vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠015113140––
Nov 25atLouisianaW 34–⁠241014115––
Dec 2atCoastal CarolinaL 17–⁠2828108015130

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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