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Shamar Porter
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Shamar Porter

WR · #5 ·
Transfer
Height6'3"
Weight210 lbs
Est. eligibility2 yrs
Production index
High
Roster status
RosteredShamar Porter (WR) officially withdrew from the transfer portal
CollegeUC
Last updatedNov 8, 2026, 10:00 AM
Agency representation
Background

Played in all 12 games during the 2025 season … Season totals of eighteen receptions for 234 yards and one touchdown … Logged a season-high fifty-eight receiving yards on two receptions with one receiving touchdown vs. Florida Atlantic on Nov. 22, with a season-long fifty-six-yard catch … Season-high three receptions vs. Syracuse on Sept. 6 (twenty-three yards) … Season-high three receptions at Buffalo on Sept. 27 (twenty-four yards) … Season-high forty-one receiving yards on two receptions vs. Air Force on Nov. 15, with a long of thirty-one yards … Season-high thirty-three receiving yards on one reception vs. Ball State on Sept. 20 (long of thirty-three yards) … One catch for fifteen yards at Delaware on Sept. 13 … One catch for ten yards at Boston College on Oct. 18 … Did not record a reception vs. Duke on Nov. 8 … One catch for six yards in the season opener vs. Central Connecticut on Aug. 30 … One catch for six yards vs. Army West Point on Dec. 27 Saw action in 12 games during his first season in Storrs...recorded a total of six receptions for 113 yards and three touchdowns...season-high 42 receiving yards and a touchdown on two receptions against Merrimack (Sept. 7)...notched a touchdown and 33 yards on one catch versus Fla. Atlantic (Sept. 21)...scored a touchdown with a six-yard reception in victory at UAB (Nov. 9)...season-long 39-yard catch came in the game against Merrimack...played against Buffalo (Sept. 28), recording a 17-yard catch. Transfers to UConn and will have four years of eligibility remaining…Comes to Storrs from the University of Kentucky…Used his redshirt season in 2023…Chose Kentucky over Georgia, Tennessee and Ole Miss…Was a four-star wide receiver by 247 Sports and On3.com…Ranked as the No. 29 wide receiver in the country and No. 5 in Tennessee according to the On3 Consensus…Was named first-team All-State after totaling 32 catches for 557 yards and a team-high 10 touchdowns in 10 games as a senior at Ensworth HS…Earned U.S. Army Bowl All-America honors…Named to the 2022 Division II-AAA West All-Region Team.

Hometown
🏴󠁵󠁳󠁴󠁮󠁿Nashville, TN
High schoolEnsworth HS
Scholarship--
Career path
  • SignedUnknown · Oct 1, 2026
    Shamar Porter (WR) signed with an agency
  • WithdrawnPortal · 1/13/26, 10:13 AM
    Shamar Porter (WR) officially withdrew from the transfer portal
Career stats
YRSCHOOLGPGSOFF SNAPSPRODRECREC YDSYPRREC TDCARYPCRUSH YDS
2026
University of Connecticut
94210High1833318.5300.00
2025
University of Connecticut
134344Med.1823413.0100.00
2024
University of Connecticut
120153Med.611318.8300.00
2023
University of Kentucky
10----000.0000.00
Career358707High4268016.2700.00
Injury history
Academics and references

Profile last updated Nov 8, 2026