Shakur Nesmith: WR · Massachusetts · #12.
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Shakur Nesmith
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Third year in the same receiving corps at Massachusetts. A game that shows it: 16 receiving yards and 1 reception against Florida International — Week 3, 2016.
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Massachusetts | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2015 | Massachusetts | 15 | 204 | 13.6 | 3 | 56 |
| 2014 | Massachusetts | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 1 | 36 |
| Career | 24 | 334 | 13.9 | 4 | 56 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-26vs Boston College | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-13vs Florida International | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Total | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
Week 3 · 2016
W 21-13
1 rec · 16 yds
With A. Ford — 278 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.6 · L. Laurent — 41 yards per punt · 4 punts · 54 long
3 seasons under Mark Whipple, all pass-leaning offenses — 8-28 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 12.5 YDS/g, 12.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Whipple
Pass share
55.1%
436 pass / 356 run
Plays / game
66.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
490 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Massachusetts, 334 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charley Molnar → Mark Whipple. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
