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5 Justin Shorter

  • Class Senior
  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 181
  • Hometown Swedesboro, N.J.
  • High School Blair Academy

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS:
All-Patriot League First Team (2022)
All-Patriot League Second Team (2021, 2024)
Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League Second Team (2022)
Phl Steele's All-Patriot League Third Team (2023)
Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League Fourth Team (2021)
Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week (10/31/22)
Patriot League Rookie of the Week (10/18/21)
Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (10/07/24)

AS A SENIOR IN 2024:
  • Made 12 appearances at receiver and on special teams, starting on 11 occasions.
  • Selected to All-Patriot League Second Team.
  • Caught 40 catches for 462 yards and five touchdowns.
  • Returned 19 punts for 124 yards and added 13 yards on two kick returns.
  • Hauled in 11 receptions for 140 yards and four touchdowns in win against Colgate, tying program and Patriot League single-game record for touchdowns while earning Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week honors (10/5).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2023:

  • Selected to Phil Steele All-Patriot League Third Team.
  • Preseason All-Patriot League. 
  • Started all 11 games at wide receiver. 
  • Ranked second on the team with 443 yards on 34 receptions. 
  • Totaled three touchdowns on the year. 
  • Also handled kickoff return duties for the Crusaders, totaling 288 yards on 14 returns. 
  • Hauled in seven catches for 112 yards and two touchdowns in a victory against Colgate (9/23).
  • Finished with 71 receiving yards against #24 Harvard.
  • Caught seven catches for 53 yards in the victory at Bucknell (10/7). 
  • Had two kickoff returns for 56 yards including a long of 39 yards in the win at Lehigh (11/4).
  • Reeled in three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown at Army West Point (11/11).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022: 

  • All-Patriot League First Team selection.
  • Picked as Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week on 10/31.
  • Named to Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League second team.
  • Started all 13 games at wide receiver. 
  • Had 32 receptions for 431 yards and four touchdowns.
  • Rushed six times for 54 yards.
  • Returned 16 kickoffs for 398 yards.
  • Had a career-long 52-yard kick return against Fordham (10/29).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021: 
  • All-Patriot League second team selection as a return specialist. 
  • Named to Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League fourth team.
  • Had 29 receptions for 375 yards and a pair of touchdowns. 
  • Recorded nine kick returns for a total of 174 yards on the season. 
  • Had a 63-yard reception in win vs. Yale (9/18). 
  • Earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors after totaling 112 all-purpose yards against Georgetown (10/16). 
  • Caught two touchdowns in win over Bucknell (11/20).
BEFORE HOLY CROSS:
  • Played at wide receiver and defensive back at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. under head coach Greg Bowman.
  • Earned first team All-Conference honors in 2019, while being named first team All-WJPL American Division, first team All-Cape Atlantic County and first team All Mid-Atlantic Prep League in 2018.
  • Over career, tallied 69 receptions, 912 yards, eight interceptions and 13 touchdowns.
  • Also played varsity basketball.
  • Team won the Mid-Atlantic Prep League championship in 2019.
PERSONAL: 
  • Majoring in sociology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 180 lbs
  • 19

    2021Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 176 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2022Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 174 lbs
    19
  • 5

    2023Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 181 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 181 lbs
    5
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