Cecil Shorts III

Cecil Shorts III
No. 84     Jacksonville Jaguars
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: December 22, 1987 (1987-12-22) (age 24)
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College: Mount Union
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 114
Debuted in 2011 for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Receptions     2
Receiving yards     30
Touchdowns     1
Stats at NFL.com

Cecil C. Shorts III (born December 22, 1987) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He attended Collinwood High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and later the University of Mount Union where he played for the Mount Union Purple Raiders football team.

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Early years

Shorts attended Collinwood High School in Cleveland, Ohio, where he played quarterback on the football team that his father, Cecil Shorts, Jr., coached.[1][2]

College career

During his freshman season, Shorts suffered an injury that kept him from playing the entire year. In 2007, he was the backup quarterback to Greg Micheli, but made 12 receptions for 289 yards and three touchdowns. Shorts switched to wide receiver after Pierre Garçon graduated, and immediately became the top receiver. In 2008, Shorts caught 77 passes for 1,484 yards and 23 touchdowns. His 23 receiving touchdowns set a league record.[2] He earned Associated Press first-team Little All-America honors following the 2009 season.[3] In the 2009 NCAA Division III National Football Championship on December 19, 2009 against the UW–Whitewater Warhawks, Shorts caught 10 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns. The Purple Raiders lost, however, 38–28.[4] In 2010, Shorts' play was hampered by an ankle injury that prevented him from playing in three games. He finished the season with 18 receiving touchdowns, three return touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. He earned Associated Press first-team Little All-America honors for the second consecutive year following the season.[5] Shorts had 4,705 receiving yards for 63 touchdowns in his career.[6] He was considered a top wide receiver prospect in the 2011 NFL Draft.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 11¾ in 205 lb 4.50 s 1.59 s 2.54 s 4.07 s 6.50 s 34½ in 9 ft 6 in 21 rep
All values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.[8]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Shorts was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 114th overall pick (4th round) in the 2011 NFL Draft.[8]

References

  1. ^ Turner, Jamie (October 4, 2008). "Shorts, Kmic lead offensive avalanche as Mount Union overwhelms Baldwin-Wallace, 48-3". The Plain Dealer. http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2008/10/shorts_kmic_lead_offensive_ava.html. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  2. ^ a b Popovich, Mike (August 12, 2009). "Mount Union's Cecil Shorts III may get shot at his old QB position". cantonrep.com. http://www.cantonrep.com/college/x1591365979/Mount-Unions-Cecil-Shorts-III-may-get-shot-at-his-old-QB-position. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  3. ^ "ACU OL Washington named Little All-American". reporternews.com. December 17, 2009. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/dec/17/acu-ol-washington-named-little-all-american/. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  4. ^ "Warhawks charge to D-III title". Beloit Daily News. December 21, 2009. http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2009/12/21/sports/local_sports/sports2106.txt. Retrieved 2010-09-02. 
  5. ^ Pluto, Terry (December 17, 2010). "Mount Union's Cecil Shorts III might have NFL in future: Terry Pluto". The Plain Dealer. http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/index.ssf/2010/12/mount_unions_cecil_shorts_iii.html. Retrieved 2011-04-16. 
  6. ^ Legwold, Jeff (March 30, 2011). "Mount Union WR Cecil Shorts long on talent for NFL draft". The Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_17728394. Retrieved 2011-04-16. 
  7. ^ "Cecil Shorts III,". cbssports.com. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1662349. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
  8. ^ a b "Cecil Shorts III, DS #20 WR, Mount Union". nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=89141&draftyear=2011&genpos=WR. Retrieved 2011-04-16. 

External links

Blaine Gabbert • Will Rackley • Cecil Shorts III • Chris Prosinski • Rod Issac
Draft Years: 1995  • 1996  • 1997  • 1998  • 1999  • 2000  • 2001  • 2002  • 2003  • 2004  • 2005  • 2006  • 2007  • 2008  • 2009  • 2010 • 2011
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