Shamier Jeffery
- position WR
- height 6-1
- weight 214
- class Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown St. Matthews, S.C.
- High school Calhoun County
- position WR
- height 6-1
- weight 214
- class Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown St. Matthews, S.C.
- High school Calhoun County
Shamier Jeffery Bio
2015: Played in 10 of 12 games with a pair of starts… caught seven passes for 71 yards… started against Kentucky and Vanderbilt… had a 9-yard reception against UCF… did not play at Georgia or Missouri… had a season-best game at LSU when he caught three passes for a career-best 35 yards, including a career-long 22-yard reception… caught two passes for 23 yards at Texas A&M… appeared in 30 games as a Gamecock… logged 15 catches for 112 yards.
2014: Fourth-year wide receiver… saw action in nine games… caught two passes for nine yards… caught his first pass of the season against Furman… had one reception for four yards at Auburn… made his first career start at Florida… presented with the Everyday Attitude award for the offense during the spring of 2014.
2013: Sophomore wide receiver who saw action in eight games… caught six passes for 32 yards… five of the receptions came in the win over Arkansas… also had a catch in the Capital One Bowl win over Wisconsin… made one of the bigger plays of the season when, as part of the “hands team” he recovered the onside kick vs. Kentucky to preserve the victory… shared Most Improved honors among the wide receivers with Shaq Roland in the spring.
2012: Played in three contests, getting on the field against East Carolina, Arkansas and Michigan… did not log any statistics.
2011: Redshirted as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played both quarterback and wide receiver at Calhoun County in St. Matthews, S.C., graduating in 2011… coached by Walt Wilson… passed for over 2,000 yards as a senior… played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach following his senior campaign… was a two-time Orangeburg (S.C.) Times and Democrat Elite 11 selection… passed for 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in just seven games as a junior signal-caller for the Saints… also played basketball at Calhoun County… given a three-star rating, considered the 53rd-best wide receiver in the country and ranked as the 13th-best player in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.com… rated a three-star prospect and the nation’s 86th-best wide receiver by Scout.com… four-star prospect, according to 247Sports.com… named to PrepStar’s All-Atlantic Region class… had offers from Auburn, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, NC State and Tennessee.
PERSONAL: Shamier Jeffery was born September 9, 1991… is a sociology major… brother of Carolina’s record-setting All-American wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, a 2012 second-round draft pick by the Chicago Bears.