| Personal information | |||||||
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| Born: | June 6, 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
| High school: | Cypress Ranch (Cypress, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | Northwestern State (2018–2022) Georgia Southern (2023) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2024: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||
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Shemar Bartholomew (born June 6, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Northwestern State Demons and Georgia Southern Eagles and was previously a member of the New York Jets.
Bartholomew was born on June 6, 2000, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has six siblings. [1] He attended Cypress Ranch High School in Texas, being a cornerback for three years on the varsity football team. [1] He helped the school win playoff games in his final two years and totaled 40 tackles, five interceptions and 12 pass breakups as a senior. [1] He graduated from Cypress Ranch with a grade-point average (GPA) of 4.34 and committed to play college football for the NCAA Division I FCS Northwestern State Demons. [1]
As a freshman at Northwestern State in 2018, Bartholomew appeared in eight games, three as a starter, and recorded 14 tackles, three pass breakups and two interceptions. [2] He played in nine games, six as a starter, during the 2019 season, recording 26 tackles and four interceptions, including one returned 96 yards for a touchdown. [2] He was named a third-team All-Southland Conference (SLC) performer and an honorable mention sophomore All-American by HERO Sports. [3] He appeared in three games, posting three tackles and an interception, in the spring 2021 season. [2] He started nine games in the fall 2021 season and led the team with six pass breakups, being named second-team All-SLC at the end of the season. [2]
Bartholomew redshirted after having appeared in one game during the 2022 season, then transferred to the Georgia Southern Eagles for the 2023 season. [1] He appeared in 13 games, five as a starter, and made 38 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFLs), 14 pass breakups and one interception, being named second-team All-Sun Belt Conference. [1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.45 s | 1.53 s | 2.50 s | 4.45 s | 7.16 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 15 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [4] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Bartholomew was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. [5] [6] He was a standout in preseason, allowing no receiving yards on nine targets. [7] He was waived on August 29, 2024. [8]
On August 28, 2024, Bartholomew was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. [9] He had been the most in demand player on waivers, with four teams putting in a claim for him. [7] [10]
Bartholomew was waived on August 26, 2025 and re-signed to the practice squad, but released the next day. [11] [12] [13]
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