CECIL SHORTSShorts, Cecil Carlon, IIIHeight: 6-0 Weight: 205 Born: December 22, 1987 Kent, OH High School: Collinwood (Cleveland, OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mount Union | |
| 2008 | Mount Union | |
| 2009 | Mount Union | |
| 2010 | Mount Union |
| Draft: 4th round (114th overall) 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2011 JAC NFL | 84 | WR | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2012 JAC NFL | 84 | WR | 14 | 9 |
| 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2013 JAC NFL | 84 | WR | 13 | 13 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 84 | WR | 13 | 12 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 18 | WR | 11 | 4 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 10 | WR | 9 | 5 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 70 | 43 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/30/2011 | 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2011 JAC NFL |
| Signed | 7/28/2011 | 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2011 JAC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/24/2012 | 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2012 JAC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/17/2013 | 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2013 JAC NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/10/2015 | 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL |
| Signed | 3/16/2015 | 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL |
| Released | 9/3/2016 | 2016 Houston Texans (NFL)2016 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 9/7/2016 | 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/6/2016 | 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2012 JAC NFL | 656 | 654 | 61.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2013 JAC NFL | 762 | 759 | 71.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 741 | 741 | 71.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 590 | 567 | 47.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 4.8 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 268 | 252 | 22.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 3.6 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3017 | 2973 | 0 | 44 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2011 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2012 JAC NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2013 JAC NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2012 JAC NFL | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 23t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 23t | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2011 JAC NFL | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 30 | 15.0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2012 JAC NFL | 105 | 55 | 52.4 | 979 | 17.8 | 80t | 7 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2013 JAC NFL | 124 | 66 | 53.2 | 777 | 11.8 | 59 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 110 | 53 | 48.2 | 557 | 10.5 | 53 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 75 | 42 | 56.0 | 484 | 11.5 | 42 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 152 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 453 | 229 | 50.6 | 2979 | 13.0 | 80t | 12 | 140 | 42 | 8 | 3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2011 JAC NFL | 12 | 6 | 50 | 4.2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 9 | 8 | 70 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 14 | 120 | 5.7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2011 JAC NFL | 4 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 101 | 20.2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2012 JAC NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2011 JAC NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2016 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2011 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2012 JAC NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2013 JAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)2014 JAC NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 55 | 0 | 4 |
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