Cecil Shorts
Cecil C. Shorts III
Born: December 22, 1987
Kent, OH
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
College: Mount Union
High School: Collinwood (Cleveland, OH)
Career: 2011-2016
Drafted: 2011 in Round 4, #114 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars
Cecil Shorts played from 2011 to 2016 during his career with the Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Shorts caught 229 passes for 2,979 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 158.3 |
| 2015 | NFL Houston Texans | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 158.3 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 53 | 17.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 2015 | NFL Houston Texans | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2012 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 55 | 979 | 17.8 | 80 | 7 |
| 2013 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 66 | 777 | 11.8 | 59 | 3 |
| 2014 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 53 | 557 | 10.5 | 53 | 1 |
| 2015 | NFL Houston Texans | 42 | 484 | 11.5 | 42 | 2 |
| 2016 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 152 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 229 | 2979 | 13.0 | 80 | 14 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 27 | 0 |
| 2015 | NFL Houston Texans | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 120 | 5.7 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 2016 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 23 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | NFL Houston Texans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2011 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2012 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 2013 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2014 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2015 | NFL Houston Texans | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 9 |
| 2013 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 13 |
| 2014 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 12 |
| 2015 | NFL | Houston Texans | 11 | 4 |
| 2016 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 5 |
