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Name: Shai Werts (+) Sept 2021 Leg INJ/Out...Transfer from Georgia Southern)
College: Louisville
Number: 5
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-11 Weight: 205
Position: Pos2: RB/QB/ATH
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2022
40 Low: 4.52 40 Time: 4.62 40 High: 4.70
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Data Scout Notes: X-R2/Low Production-8GP-4Rec in 21...Recheck/QB to WR/Off-Field to Check/Co-backup WR 2021: NAC...(+) Sept 2021 Leg INJ/Out...Transfer from Georgia Southern...2020: WuerffelFinalist/HMC...WuerffelSemifinalist...PWuerffel...2019: HMC...Coming off Aug 2019 Suspension...HM All-Sun Belt QB w/69-116-987-10-0-59.5 pass, 182-908-5.0-15 rush in 1 3
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Shai Werts, Louisville, Player News
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A newcomer to the Cardinals, Werts spent the offseason switching from quarterback to wide receiver. The Georgia Southern transfer has drawn rave reviews from his teammates and coaches throughout both spring practices and summer workouts. Louisville is lo oking for new playmakers on the outside and the 5-foot-11 receiver has the potential to be one of them for the Cardinals. He's a good athlete, as proven by his time at Georgia Southern. Werts ran for more than 3,000 career yards at quarterback with 34 to uchdowns. With his combination of size, athleticism and IQ that coach Gunter Brewer raves about, there's reason to be optimistic for Werts making a quick transition. Werts will likely start the year coming off the bench, with Jordan Watkins, Braden Smith and Justin Marshall the frontrunners to start, but if he continues his strong offseason play he'll be in the rotation. - Courier Journal
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022  WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Former Georgia Southern quarterback Shai Werts decided at the end of his fourth year of starting in Statesboro that it was time for change. Werts knew that if he was to have a better chance at a job in the NFL, he needed to switch positions. The Louisvil le Cardinals sat at the ready to pluck him from the transfer portal, led by wide receivers coach Gunter Brewer, who had been waiting to coach Werts since 2016, when Brewer was in the same position at North Carolina. "I had the pleasure of recruiting him at North Carolina, along with a lot of other Power Five and ACC schools that wanted him to play receiver at that time," Brewer said. "He wanted to live the dream playing quarterback, and I don't blame him, went to a place that really fit him well." Brewer was full of praise for Werts' work ethic and knowledge of the game, saying he was a great fit for the Cardinals. Werts made good as a quarterback at GS, guiding the Eagles to three bowl games and earning MVP awards in the 2018 Camellia Bowl vict ory against Eastern Michigan and in the 2020 New Orleans Bowl win over Louisiana Tech. Werts finished his GS career with 3,777 yards passing, 3,083 rushing and 68 total touchdowns in the Eagles' run-first option offense. - Savannah Morning News
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY FINALIST: Shai Werts, Georgia Southern University, senior, quarterback,...Werts has been an active member of the Statesboro community since setting foot on campus. Some of his notable projects include, but are not limited to: Missio n Trip to Cuba with Athletes in Action, Boys & Girls Club volunteer, Elementary School Field Day - Fight Against Childhood Obesity, Habit for Humanity - helped to build houses for less fortunate, Bulloch County Back to School Drive, Community Food Bank t hrough a church group, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes participant - to raise awareness of sexual violence against women, Relay for Life participant, Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). - Georgia Southern Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Georgia Southern quarterback Shai Werts, the starter the past four seasons including as the Most Valuable Player of the New Orleans Bowl in the 2020 season finale, announced on his Twitter account on Thursday that he is entering the transfer portal. Wert s was shown on social media after this season working out as a wide receiver with a personal coach. Werts, a 5-foot-11, 205-pound redshirt senior from Clinton, S.C., wrote that he will use the extra year of eligibility the NCAA granted because of the cor onavirus pandemic to play a fifth season in sixth years of college instead of declaring for the NFL draft.Werts is the Sun Belt Conference's all-time leader among quarterbacks for rushing yards and is tied as Georgia Southern's career leader in to uchdown passes. He was an honorable mention selection in each season that he played (2017-20) and SBC Academic Honor Roll for 2016-17 through 2018-19. - Savannah Morning News
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: Shai Werts, QB,...Leads the team with 649 yards rushing and eight touchdowns...Carried the ball 131 times for an average of 5.0 yards per carry...Has completed 73 of 121 passes for 936 yards and seven touch downs...Has thrown six interceptions. - Georgia Southern Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Shai Werts had three touchdown runs and threw a 65-yard scoring pass to help Georgia Southern beat Louisiana Tech 38-3 in the New Orleans Bowl on Wednesday. Werts, who missed the Eagles' last two regular-season games because of a shoulder injury, scored one of his touchdowns on a designed QB run that covered 37 yards. His two other rushing TDs came from a yard out. Georgia Southern came up with four interceptions - including two near its own goal line in the first quarter. Safety Justin Birdsong interce pted two passes - the first against Louisiana Tech starter Aaron Allen and the second against reserve JD Head in the third quarter. Georgia Southern (8-5), which came in averaging 262 yards rushing, finished with 322 against Louisiana Tech (5-5). - AP Co llege Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST: Shai Werts, QB, Georgia Southern,...The Wuerffel Trophy announced today its semifinalists for the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy. The Wuerffel Trophy, known as "College Football's Premier Award for Community Service" is presented annually to the Football Bowl Subdivision player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from the University of Florida, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Troph y exists to honor college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world. The award has honored over 1,300 nominees since its inception in 2005. - Georgia Southern Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Shai Werts ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, Alex Raynor kicked four field goals and Georgia Southern held off Texas State 40-38 in a shootout on Saturday. The Eagles (6-2, 4-2 Sun Belt Conference) racked up 386 yards rushing as Werts (21 carries for 120) and Logan Wright (14-103) each topped 100 yards. Texas State (1-9, 1-5), despite being outgained 437-299 in total yards, put together back-to-back TDs to scrap into a 21-20 lead before halftime, then twice came within two points after ha lftime before falling.The Bobcats' Tyler Vitt passed for 114 yards and a TD and Brady McBride passed for 155 more with two scores, including a late touchdown to Jah'marae Sheread that made it 40-38 with 2:50 left in the game. Georgia Southern ran out the clock by twice converting on third down. Matt LaRoche tore off a 27-yard run on a third-and-4 deep in his own territory. Werts pounded out five yards to convert a final first down to wind down the final seconds. - AP College Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Saturday will be quarterback Shai Werts' 40th career start, making him just one of three Eagles in the modern era to start 40 or more games behind or under center. Tracy Ham (1982-86) started 53 games and Raymond Gross (1987-90) started 52. - Georgia Sou thern Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Shai Werts threw three touchdown passes and added a 4-yard touchdown run to help Georgia Southern beat Massachusetts 41-0 on Saturday. Werts was 11-of-16 passing for 128 yards with no interceptions and finished with 13 carries for 76 yards. On the fifth play from scrimmage, Werts hit Malik Murray for a 47-yard touchdown catch-and-run, then added TD passes of 8 and 10 yards to Beau Johnson that gave Georgia Southern (3-1) a 21-0 lead with 9:12 left in the first half. UMass (0-1) was limited to 191 total yards, converted just 2-of-13 third downs with four three-and-outs, and never moved past the Georgia Southern 21-yard line.UMass announced the cancellation of its 2020 football season on Aug. 11 due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic bu t later reversed course and on Sept. 21 the school said it would play a limited number of games to be announced as they are scheduled and Saturday's contest against Georgia Southern is the only one currently on the slate for the Minutemen. Georgia Southe rn's 25,000-seat Allen E. Paulson Stadium was limited to a capacity of 6,200 due to concerns related to pandemic. - Georgia Southern/AP College Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Shai Werts threw a touchdown pass, and added a 41-yard TD run midway through the fourth quarter as Georgia Southern scored 21 straight points to beat Campbell 27-26 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. The game was delayed 40 minutes because of lightning. Campbell listed 17 players and Georgia Southern had 16 players inactive for the game due to various reasons. Hajj-Malik Williams threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Kelsey to pull Campbell to within 27-26 with 15 seconds left, but Willi ams' threw an incomplete pass to Julian Hill on the ensuing two-point conversion attempt. Werts finished with 155 yards rushing and was 7-of-13 passing for 53 yards that included a 1-yard TD pass to D.J. Butler. Williams was 17 of 27 for 237 yards and ha d a threw a 40-yard touchdown pass Jai Williams. Williams also had an 8-yard scoring run in the third quarter. - AP College/Georgia Southern Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Shai Werts, Georgia Southern, senior, quarterback,...During his career, Werts has individually composed over 100 hours of community Service to such projects as: Mission Trip to Cuba with Athletes in Action, Boys & Girls Club volunteer, Elementary School Field Day - Fight Against Childhood Obesity, Habit for Humanity - helped to build houses for less fortunate, Bulloch County Back to School Drive, Community Food Bank through a church group, Walk a Mile in Her Sh oes participant - to raise awareness of sexual violence against women, and Relay for Life. - Georgia Southern Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Georgia Southern has hired Chris Davis as its new deputy director of athletics, a GS spokesperson confirmed to the Savannah Morning News on Sunday morning, June 14. Davis comes to GS after spending the last 11 years at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabam a, most recently serving as the Vice President and General Manager of Auburn Sports Properties. In this role, Davis worked to grow corporate partnership revenue. "My family and I love living in Auburn and being a member of the Auburn family," Davis said in a tweet Saturday night. "The loveliest Village has given us tons of love, smiles, care and in some tough times a bunch of support." The University of Miami graduate will replace Lisa Sweany, who held the deputy AD role since 2017 following NCAA Divisi on I Georgia Southern's merger with Armstrong State in Savannah. Sweany was athletic director for the Division II Pirates program for six years. - Savannah Morning News
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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2019 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Shai Werts, Georgia Southern (RJr., QB, Clinton, S.C.),...An honorable mention all-conference selection in 2017 and 2018...Has rushed for 676 yards and five touchdowns...Has also thrown for 704 yards and nin e touchdowns...Got the start in the opener at No. 6 LSU, but his day was cut short after suffering a right shoulder injury early on...Played just 17 snaps. - Georgia Southern Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Shai Werts threw for one touchdown, ran for two and the defense came up with three turnovers as Georgia Southern rolled to a 51-29 win over Louisiana Monroe on Saturday. Werts had touchdown runs of 11 and 24 yards and a 33-yard connection with Darion And erson to put the Eagles on top 24-7 at halftime. Donald Rutledge Jr. had a 42-yard interception return in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, which made it 38-14. The Warhawks scored twice in the fourth quarter but each time Georgia Southern respon ded, including a 42-yard return by Monquavion Brinson on an onside kick attempt in the final minute. The Eagles (6-4, 4-2 Sun Belt Conference) were outgained 370-325 in total offense. J.D. King had 102 yards rushing and a 6-yard touchdown run in the clos ing minute of the third quarter. Caleb Evans went 21-of-36 passing for 285 yards and two touchdowns for the Warhawks but was intercepted twice. - Georgia Southern/AP College Football
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Shai Werts said the last 10 days have been the most trying of his entire life. Given what he's gone through prior, that's saying something. "It's been difficult," Werts said after a team scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 10, at Paulson Stadium in discussing his J uly 31 arrest on charges of misdemeanor possession of cocaine and speeding in Saluda County, South Carolina. "I stayed down and I knew that the truth was eventually going to come out. Just didn't know how long it would take. It's definitely been hard to deal with."The truth - the substance found on the hood of Werts' car that night in Saluda County which tested positive for cocaine on the scene - was actually not cocaine. In fact, it wasn't a controlled substance of any kind, according to the Aug . 8 test results from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). "SLED received the substance and completed the drug analysis," read the official report from The Eleventh Circuit Solicitor's Office. "The forensic scientist determined that no con trolled substance was detected." - Savannah Morning News
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Shai Werts, the starting quarterback for LSU's season opening opponent Georgia Southern, is back with the team after being suspended earlier in the week, according to Georgia TV station's report. WSAV-TV says Werts returned to practice on Saturday after submitting to, and passing, a drug test, but school officials say the two-year starter is still suspended for the opener against the Tigers until his case plays out, according to the Georgia Southern Student-Athlete Code of Conduct. Werts could possibly play if his misdemeanor charges are dropped, at which point it is up to the school's athletic director and school staff to determine disciplinary action. Werts was indefinitely suspended after being arrested and charged with speeding and misdemeanor poss ession of cocaine during a traffic stop in Saluda, South Carolina on Wednesday night. - Baton Rouge Advocate
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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Georgia Southern indefinitely suspended quarterback Shai Werts on Friday after it was discovered the two-year starter was arrested for cocaine possession. The Eagles open their season Aug. 31 at LSU. On Wednesday, Werts was pulled over by police in South Carolina for speeding when they noticed a white substance on his car, according to the police report. Werts reportedly told police the substance was bird poop but later tested positive for cocaine, according to The George-Anne, Georgia Southern's studen t newspaper.Werts is the Eagles' expected starter heading into the season. He was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team in 2018, when he started in all 13 games for Georgia Southern, which went 10-3 with a 23-21 win over Eastern Michiga n in the Camellia Bowl. Werts rushed for 908 yards and 15 touchdowns in Georgia Southern's option offense, and he passed for 987 yards and 10 touchdowns with no interceptions. Head coach Chad Lunsford also announced Friday defensive end Quan Griffin was suspended from a separate arrest. - Baton Rouge Advocate
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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A shock was delivered to Georgia Southern fans just minutes before the team officially opened fall football camp on Friday as head coach Chad Lunsford announced the arrests and subsequent suspensions of two Eagle players - most notably starting quarterba ck Shai Werts. "Shai was arrested Wednesday in Saluda, South Carolina," Lunsford said. "It is our understanding that he was charged with speeding and misdemeanor possession of cocaine after some residue was found on the hood of the car."Werts came to Georgia Southern in 2016 and sat out his first season before winning the starting quarterback job as a redshirt freshman ahead of the 2017 season opener. He has started all but one game - missed due to injury in 2017 - since then and has become the l eader of the Eagle offense. - Statesboro Herald
(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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