Going into the 2023 football season, Auburn Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers’ roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] in his first season on the Plains.
Up next is transfer wide receiver [autotag]Jyaire Shorter[/autotag]. He has been one of the most explosive receivers in college football during his career and is looking to do it at the highest level in his final season.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Killeen, Texas
Height: 6-2
Weight: 209
Previous School: North Texas
Class in 2023: Senior
247Sports Composite Ranking
Three-Star / No. 280 in Texas / No. 83 TE
Career Stats
| Year | G | Receptions | Yards | YPC | YPG | TDs |
| 2018 (North Texas) | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2019 (North Texas) | 12 | 24 | 473 | 19.7 | 39.4 | 9 |
| 2020 (North Texas) | 3 | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 32.3 | 0 |
| 2021 (North Texas) | 2 | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 53.5 | 0 |
| 2022 (North Texas) | 13 | 23 | 628 | 27.3 | 48.3 | 11 |
PFF Grades
| Year | Offense | Receiving | Passing | Drops | Run Blocking |
| 2018 | 65.8 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 70.7 | 60.6 |
| 2019 | 68.4 | 69.4 | 69.4 | 77.2 | 54.1 |
| 2020 | 61.0 | 63.4 | 63.4 | 74.9 | 63.2 |
| 2021 | 59.7 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 77.5 | 44.6 |
| 2022 | 68.6 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 35.1 | 68.5 |
Depth Chart Overview
Shorter was a big-play machine for North Texas but has battled injuries throughout his career. He has the ability to take the top off the defense and that is something that Auburn has been sorely lacking over the past few seasons. He has shown a knack for finding the endzone as well, with 34.5% of his catches going for touchdowns.
He is battling [autotag]Koy Moore[/autotag] to be the starting wide receiver-Z. Moore is a returning contributor and has multiple years of SEC experience so I expect him to win the job to start but both players will have key roles and Shorter’s explosiveness will be too important and he will take over as the starter during the season.