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
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, 2020Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 207 | 722 | 3.5 | 3 | 42 |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 181 | 901 | 5.0 | 15 | 47 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 171 | 731 | 4.3 | 5 | 64 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 146 | 709 | 4.9 | 11 | 41 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 2 | −9 | −4.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 707 | 3,054 | 4.3 | 34 | 64 | |
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 85 | 152 | 55.9 | 929 | 6.1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 69 | 116 | 59.5 | 987 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 67 | 127 | 52.8 | 799 | 6.3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 79 | 131 | 60.3 | 1,063 | 8.1 | 8 | 6 |
| Career | 300 | 526 | 57.0 | 3,778 | 7.2 | 34 | 12 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 5 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 5 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 5 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 5 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Louisville | 5 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | ||
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 5 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 358 | 0.03 | 3rd (n=507) | 0.52 | 10.8 | 45% | 0.01 |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 279 | 0.32 | 17th (n=497) | 0.53 | 89.0 | 38% | 0.31 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 300 | 0.12 | 4th (n=499) | 0.54 | 34.8 | 41% | 0.15 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 277 | 0.23 | 12th (n=346) | 0.55 | 64.6 | 41% | 0.15 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 8 | -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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 28–14 | 1 | −10 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | L 13–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 62–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 21–52 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 11 |
2020 Georgia Southern 11 games, 1,063 passing yards, 8 TD; 709 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 27–26 | 14 | 155 | 1 | 41 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 18–20 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 35–30 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 41–0 | 13 | 76 | 1 | 33 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | L 14–28 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 24–17 | 14 | 91 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 20–13 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 27 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 40–38 | 21 | 120 | 3 | 36 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 27–28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 24–30 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 38–3 | 15 | 71 | 3 | 37 | – | – |
2019 Georgia Southern 11 games, 799 passing yards, 9 TD; 731 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 3–55 | 6 | −7 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 24–37 | 21 | 93 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 20–17 | 20 | 102 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 30–27 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 41–7 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 46 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | at | W 24–21 | 13 | 83 | 1 | 55 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 28–49 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 51–29 | 13 | 53 | 2 | 24 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 33–38 | 18 | 158 | 1 | 64 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 38–10 | 15 | 55 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | L 16–23 | 22 | 57 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
2018 Georgia Southern 13 games, 987 passing yards, 10 TD; 901 rushing yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 37–6 | 22 | 163 | 3 | 23 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 34–13 | 14 | 83 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at | L 7–38 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 28–21 | 22 | 113 | 1 | 36 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 48–13 | 10 | 85 | 2 | 35 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 15–13 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | W 48–31 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 33 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 34–14 | 14 | 129 | 1 | 47 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | L 25–44 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 21–35 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at | W 41–17 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 35–14 | 13 | 75 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Dec 15 ✦ | vs. | W 23–21 | 16 | 79 | 2 | 29 | – | – |
2017 Georgia Southern 11 games, 929 passing yards, 7 TD; 722 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 7–41 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 25 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 12–22 | 31 | 122 | 0 | 42 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 17–52 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 25–43 | 29 | 112 | 0 | 24 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 27–35 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 16–38 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 17–21 | 15 | 63 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 6–27 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 28 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 52–0 | 15 | 113 | 1 | 40 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 34–24 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Dec 2 | at | L 17–28 | 28 | 108 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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