Justin Shorter
Birth dateApril 17, 2000 (age 26)
Birth placePrinceton, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft
Height in4
Weight lb227
TeamLas Vegas Raiders
PositionWide receiver
High schoolSouth Brunswick
College
Draftyear2023
Draftround5
Draftpick150
Pastteams
StatusReserve/Injured
Statseason2025
Statlabel 1Receptions
Statlabel 2Receiving yards
Statlabel 3Receiving touchdowns
Statlabel 4Games played
Statvalue 417
Statlabel 5Tackles
Statvalue 53
PfrShorJu00

Justin D. Shorter (born April 17, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and Florida Gators.

Early life

Shorter grew up in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, New Jersey, where he played prep football at South Brunswick High School.[1]

College career

Shorter began his college career at Penn State. He played in four games and caught three passes for 20 yards as a true freshman before redshirting the season.[2] Shorter had 12 receptions for 137 yards ten games into his redshirt freshman season before entering the NCAA transfer portal.[3]

Shorter ultimately transferred to Florida.[4] He was granted immediate eligibility to play for Florida after transferring after receiving a waiver from the NCAA.[5] Shorter had 25 receptions for 268 yards and three touchdowns in his first season with the Gators.[6] As a redshirt junior, he caught 41 passes for 550 yards and three touchdowns.[7] Shorter had 29 catches for 577 yards and two touchdowns during his redshirt senior season.[8] After the regular season, he announced he would forgo playing in the 2022 Las Vegas Bowl and declared for the 2023 NFL draft.[9]

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

Shorter was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round, 150th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2023.[11]

Shorter was released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts on August 27, 2024.[12]

Las Vegas Raiders

On August 29, 2024, Shorter was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders' practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 1.[14]

On August 26, 2025, Shorter was waived by the Raiders as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] On September 5, Shorter was promoted to the active roster.[17] He was waived on October 27, following the Raiders signing Tyler Lockett.[18] Shorter was re-signed to the practice squad on October 28.[19]

Shorter signed a reserve/future contract with Las Vegas on January 5, 2026.[20] He was placed on injured reserve on May 4.

Career statistics

NFL

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesReceivingTacklesFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDCmbSoloAstFFFumFRYdsTD
2024LV100000.00000000000
2025LV70000.00030300000
Career170000.00030300000

College

SeasonGamesReceivingRushingKick returns
GPGSRecYdsAvgYPGTDAttYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTD
2018403206.75.00199.000000
20191051213711.413.7000000000
20201202526810.722.33000023417.00
202113124155013.442.3300001000
2022992957719.964.1200000000
Career48261101,55214.132.38199.0033411.30

References

  1. ^ Snyder, Audrey (May 24, 2019). "The work ethic behind Justin Shorter's five-star potential at Penn State". The Athletic. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Pallotto, Brett (August 10, 2019). "Penn State football's Justin Shorter poised to break out at receiver". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Kercheval, Ben (November 26, 2019). "Penn State WR Justin Shorter, former five-star recruit in 2018 class, enters NCAA transfer portal". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Sammon, Will (January 27, 2020). "Why Florida is a fit for Penn State transfer wide receiver Justin Shorter". The Athletic. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Long, Mark (September 11, 2020). "Former Penn State WR Justin Shorter gets waiver to play now at Florida". The Morning Call. Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Harvey, Demetrius (July 13, 2021). "Gators WR Justin Shorter Shows off Number Change On Instagram". SI.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Nettuno, Tyler (December 27, 2021). "Justin Shorter to return for Florida Gators in 2022". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Flick, Daniel (March 31, 2023). "NFL Draft: Bills Have 'Plenty of Interest' in Florida WR Justin Shorter". SI.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Rudner, Jacob (December 1, 2022). "Justin Shorter declares for NFL Draft, skipping bowl game". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "Bills' Justin Shorter: Links up with Buffalo". CBS Sports. RotoWire. April 29, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  11. ^ White, Alec (August 30, 2023). "Bills sign OT Germain Ifedi, re-sign LS Reid Ferguson to 53-man roster". Buffalo Bills. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  12. ^ White, Alec (August 27, 2024). "Buffalo Bills made these moves to get to initial 53-man roster | 2024". Buffalo Bills
  13. ^ "We have signed TE Justin Shorter to the practice squad.". No. 1829192042804867514.
  14. ^ "Raiders sign WR Ramel Keyton and TE Justin Shorter to the active roster". Las Vegas Raiders. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  15. ^ "Raiders announce 2025 practice squad additions". raiders.com. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Raiders make moves to bring roster to 53-player limit for 2025 season". raiders.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Raiders sign WR Justin Shorter to active roster, place WR Amari Cooper on Reserve/Retired list". Raiders.com. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  18. ^ "Raiders make Tyler Lockett signing official, waive Justin Shorter". NBCSports.com. October 27, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  19. ^ https://nfltraderumors.co/raiders-sign-wr-justin-shorter-to-practice-squad/
  20. ^ "Raiders announce 12 Reserve/Future signings". Raiders.com. January 5, 2026.