Shemar Bridges

Shemar Bridges
Bridges with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2025
Profile
PositionWide receiver
Personal information
Born (1997-12-26) December 26, 1997 (age 28)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolPotter's House Christian Academy
(Jacksonville, Florida)
CollegeFort Valley State
NFL draft2022: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca

Shemar Bridges (born December 26, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Fort Valley State.

Early life

Bridges grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended Potter's House Christian Academy.

College career

Bridges began his college football career at Tusculum. He redshirted his true freshman season and transferred to Fort Valley State after his redshirt freshman year. Bridges was named second team All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as a redshirt sophomore after finishing the season with 51 receptions for 765 yards and four touchdowns. He caught 13 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns during his redshirt junior season, which was shortened to two games and played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bridges played in four games as a senior and had 28 receptions for 292 yards and one touchdown.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand spanWingspan40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)		207 lb
(94 kg)		33+7⁄8 in
(0.86 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		6 ft 7+1⁄4 in
(2.01 m)		4.66 s1.59 s2.69 s4.43 s7.16 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		11 reps
All values from HBCU Combine/Pro Day

Baltimore Ravens

Bridges signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2022. He was waived by Baltimore with an injury designation on August 30, during final roster cuts. On November 30, Bridges was re–signed to the team's practice squad. Bridges signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 16, 2023. He was waived by the team on August 25.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Bridges signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on January 22, 2024. He played in 15 regular season games in 2024 where he had 83 catches for 933 yards and four touchdowns. In his rookie CFL season, he was named a CFL East All-Star. In 2025, Bridges played in all 18 regular season games where he had just 34 receptions for 361 yards and two touchdowns. He began the 2026 season on the six-game injured list and was eventually released on August 19, 2026.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On August 25, 2026, it was announced that Bridges had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After playing in three games, Bridges was released by the team on October 15, 2026.

References

  1. ↑ "Ravens Rookie WR Shemar Bridges has higher goals". York Dispatch. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ Porter, Chris (November 10, 2021). "Potter's House star alum Shemar Bridges has eyes on the NFL". Firstcoastnews.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ravens 2022 undrafted-free-agent tracker: Oregon QB, Alabama WR headline signings". Baltimore Sun. May 1, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ Brown, Clifton (August 12, 2022). "Shemar Bridges Carries Family Torch Trying to Make Ravens Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Shemar Bridges College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ravens' Shemar Bridges: Lands with Ravens". CBS Sports. RotoWire. May 7, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Shemar Bridges: Dropped with injury". CBS Sports. RotoWire. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  8. ↑ Oestreicher, Kevin (December 2022). "Ravens sign WR Shemar Bridges to practice squad". Ravens Wire. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ravens' Shemar Bridges: Gets another deal from Baltimore". CBS Sports. January 16, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Shemar Bridges". Footballdb.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 "Shemar Bridges". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Ticats release receiver Shemar Bridges, defensive lineman TyJuan Garbut". Canadian Football League. August 19, 2026. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Riders sign American receiver Shemar Bridges". Canadian Football League. August 25, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  14. ↑ "ROUGHRIDERS TRANSACTIONS". riderville.com. Retrieved October 15, 2026.