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Zavier Short

  • position WR
  • height 6-2
  • weight 220
  • class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Chapin, S.C.
  • High school Chapin
  • position WR
  • height 6-2
  • weight 220
  • class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Chapin, S.C.
  • High school Chapin

Zavier Short Bio

* 2022 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Wide receiver who did not see any game action in two seasons with the Gamecocks.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Second-year player who worked at wide receiver after initially coming to campus as a tight end… worked with the scout team… did not see any game action… entered the transfer portal on Dec. 1.

2022 (Freshman)
True freshman who joined the team as a tight end… showed flashes early in fall camp but was limited for much of the fall due to injury… did not see any game action… redshirted… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Chapin (S.C.) High School in 2022 where he played wide receiver… selected for the Shrine Bowl and the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl in Myrtle Beach… is the all-time leading receiver at Chapin with 217 catches for 3,391 yards… led the Eagles with 67 catches for 1,038 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2021 when they went 8-4 in 2021 under head coach Justin Gentry… considered the 23rd-best player in the Palmetto state and the 190th-best wide receiver in the country, according to 247Sports Composite.

PERSONAL
John Zavier Short was born March 30, 2004… is a sport and entertainment management major.