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Shemar
BRIDGES
#17 Wide Receiver
Shemar
BRIDGES
#17 Wide Receiver
Height 6'4
Weight 208 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1997-12-26 (27)
Born Jacksonville, FL
School Fort Valley State
Status AMER
Receptions 34
Yards 361
Touchdowns 2
Average 10.6

CFL: 2

Tiger-Cats: 2

 

ACQUIRED:

Signed as a free agent on January 25, 2024.

 

AWARDS

East Division All-CFL – 1 – (2024)

East Division Most Outstanding Rookie (2024)

Ticats Most Outstanding Rookie (2024)

 

CAREER

2025: Appeared in 18 regular season games, recording 34 receptions for 361 yards and two touchdowns. Playoffs: Appeared in the Eastern Final, posting four receptions for 33 yards and one touchdown.

 

2024: Signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Jan. 25…Started 15 regular season games at receiver…Posted 83 receptions for 933 yards and four touchdowns…Established a new Tiger-Cats franchise record for receptions by a first year player, surpassing the mark (76) set by Jalen Saunders in 2017…Posted nine receptions for 113 yards and one touchdown week 3 at Saskatchewan…Registered eight receptions for 103 yards week 10 at Montreal…Tallied eight receptions for 117 yards week 11 at Edmonton.

 

2023: Spent time on the practice squad of the Ravens…Released on Aug. 25.

 

2022: Signed with the National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens as undrafted free agent.

 

COLLEGE/PERSONAL

College: Suited up in 16 games over three seasons at Fort Valley State University (2019-21), registering 92 receptions for 1,358 yards and seven touchdowns…Began his collegiate career at Tusculum University where he played seven games over two seasons (2017-18).]

 

Personal: Son of Tina Grant and Andra Bridges…Stepfather Damian Swain played in the CFL for the BC Lions (2002).

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP TAR REC YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2024
HAM 15 120 83 933 215 4 11.2 45
2025
HAM 18 51 34 361 131 2 10.6 29
Total
33 171 117 1294 346 6 11.1 45

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2024
HAM 15 0 0 0 0.0 0
2025
HAM 18 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
33 0 0 0 0.0 0

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2024
HAM 15 0 0 0.0 0 0
2025
HAM 18 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total
33 1 0 0.0 0 0

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2024
HAM 15 0 0 0 15
2025
HAM 18 0 1 0 19

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-07
1 CGY 3 6 26 0 8.7 11
06-14
2 SSK 1 3 9 0 9.0 9
06-27
4 MTL 2 2 20 0 10.0 14
07-04
5 TOR 2 4 16 0 8.0 9
07-12
6 OTT 2 2 14 0 7.0 10
07-20
7 OTT 1 1 4 0 4.0 4
07-27
8 BC 2 3 21 0 10.5 13
08-02
9 EDM 1 2 7 0 7.0 7
08-07
10 BC 2 5 32 1 16.0 29
08-16
11 SSK 4 5 35 0 8.8 12
09-01
13 TOR 2 3 36 1 18.0 23
09-06
14 MTL 1 1 9 0 9.0 9
09-12
15 WPG 1 2 4 0 4.0 4
09-20
16 EDM 1 1 8 0 8.0 8
09-27
17 WPG 4 4 41 0 10.3 17
10-04
18 TOR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-11
19 CGY 3 3 37 0 12.3 18
10-24
21 OTT 2 4 42 0 21.0 28
Total
34 51 361 2 10.1 225

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-07
1 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-14
2 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-27
4 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-04
5 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-12
6 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-20
7 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-27
8 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-02
9 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-07
10 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-16
11 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-01
13 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-06
14 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-12
15 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-20
16 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-27
17 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-04
18 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-11
19 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-24
21 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
0 0 0 0.0 0

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
09-12
15 WPG 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total
1 0 0.0 0 0

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS