Receiver, UConn (from Kentucky), 2023–⁠26

Shamar Porter

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Nashville, TN

Shamar Porter plays receiver for UConn, after Kentucky (2023). Last time out, at Temple: 2 catches, 39 yards. Porter leads UConn in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

11 catches, 235 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 2 catches, 39 yards at Temple, W 34–⁠20

Next game: vs. Massachusetts, Oct 23

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 11LAF
  2. 62MD
  3. 50@USM
  4. 61@M-OH
  5. 12SYR
  6. 39@TEM

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024UConn611318.8339
2025UConn1721912.9156
2026UConn1123521.4253
Career3456716.7656

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Kentucky5WRYr 1
2024UConn5WRYr 2
2025UConn5WRYr 3
2026UConn5WRJr. (Yr 4)6′3″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2024UConn81.80––14.4–
2025UConn310.2824th (n=1040)0.468.84%
2026UConn190.87––16.6–

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

2026 UConn 6 games, 11 catches, 235 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.LafayetteW 56–⁠7111011
Sep 12vs.MarylandL 14–⁠38362139
Sep 19atSouthern MissW 48–⁠20250138
Sep 26atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠24261053
Oct 3vs.SyracuseL 41–⁠42112012
Oct 10atTempleW 34–⁠20239030
2025 UConn 10 games, 17 catches, 219 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 59–⁠131606
Sep 6atSyracuseL 20–⁠27323010
Sep 20vs.Ball StateW 31–⁠25133033
Sep 27atBuffaloW 20–⁠17324013
Oct 4vs.Florida InternationalW 51–⁠1021206
Oct 18atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠23110010
Oct 25atRiceL 34–⁠371606
Nov 15vs.Air ForceW 26–⁠16241031
Nov 22atFlorida AtlanticW 48–⁠45258156
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArmyL 16–⁠411606
2024 UConn 6 games, 6 catches, 113 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.MerrimackW 63–⁠17242139
Sep 21vs.Florida AtlanticW 48–⁠14133133
Sep 28vs.BuffaloW 47–⁠3117017
Oct 26vs.RiceW 17–⁠10––––
Nov 1vs.Georgia StateW 34–⁠27115015
Nov 9atUABW 31–⁠231616
2023 Kentucky 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠14––––

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

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