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JAXSHORTS84

Cecil Shorts

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · WR

Cecil Shorts recorded 68 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, HST, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars.

▶Best highlights

43.8

rec yds/gm

0.6

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

68

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Cecil Shorts's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2012
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 8, 2012

Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2012

6 rec · 105 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2013
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 22, 2013

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

8 rec · 143 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2012
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 25, 2012

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2012

4 rec · 105 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2015
HOUSTONTEXANS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 4, 2015

Houston Texans vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2015

6 rec · 87 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 2, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2012

7 rec · 77 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Cecil Shorts's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 143 receiving yards

Regular Season
2013
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 22, 2013

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

8 rec · 143 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 10 receptions · 16 targets

Regular Season
2014
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 12, 2014

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2014

10 rec · 103 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2015
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 29, 2015

New Orleans Saints vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 29, 2015

3 rec · 18 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2015
HOUSTONTEXANS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 4, 2015

Houston Texans vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2015

6 rec · 87 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Cecil Shorts's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2011–2016

01
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXROBINSON15Allen Robinson

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
HOUSHORTS84Cecil Shorts
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

03
TBSHORTS10Cecil Shorts
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons68 career games53 career passing yards2 career passing touchdowns43 career rushing yards229 career receptions2,979 career receiving yards14 career receiving touchdowns7 career solo tacklesCollege: Mount UnionDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 114Jersey: 101 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2011Most recent: Dec 4, 2016

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history