Cecil Shorts

Cecil Shorts, a WR, appears on NFL rosters across 2011–2016. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.

The basics

Position	WR
College	Mount Union
Born	1987-12-22
Height	6 ft 0 in
Weight	202 lb
Drafted	pick 114 by JAX in 2011

Seasons on an NFL roster

6 seasons of roster appearances, 2011–2016. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.

2011	Jacksonville Jaguars
2012	Jacksonville Jaguars
2013	Jacksonville Jaguars
2014	Jacksonville Jaguars
2015	Houston Texans
2016	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Career statistics

Regular-season totals, 1999–2026 (the seasons the open statistics cover). Play-offs are not included.

Receiving yards by season. Every figure is in the table below.

Season	G	Cmp	Att	Pass Yds	Pass TD	Rush	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2011	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	30	1
2012	14	0	0	0	0	1	-4	55	979	7
2013	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	777	3
2014	13	2	2	32	1	0	0	53	557	1
2015	11	1	1	21	1	10	47	42	484	2
2016	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	152	0
Career	68	3	3	53	2	11	43	229	2979	14

Defensive statistics

Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.

Solo tackles by season. Every figure is in the table below.

Season	G	Solo
2011	10	2
2014	13	4
2016	7	1
Career	30	7

Where this came from

Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.

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