Justin Shorter
Justin Shorter
Beats you over the top. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 155 rec yds, 7 receptions against Tennessee, Week 4, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida, 1,147 receiving yards — drafted at #150 overall by Buffalo.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Mullen → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
BuffaloEntering 4th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida | 29 | 577 | 19.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida | 41 | 550 | 13.4 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Penn State | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 73 | 1,147 | 15.7 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Penn State | 1 | 9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 9 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 29–26
vs Utah
2 rec · 25 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Joseph Ngata’s 2021 season.
Matches Joseph on
Differs from Joseph on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Derry’s path through Monmouth.
Joshua Derry
Blayne Taylor
Matches Joshua on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to James Bostic's graduate season at Ohio (2022).
Matches James on
Differs from James on
Player DNA
Players who play like Justin Shorter
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2018–2022+2785%
Up 2785% from first season to most-recent.