Shemar Bartholomew
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | June 6, 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Cypress Ranch (Cypress, Texas) | ||||||
| College | Northwestern State (2018–2022) Georgia Southern (2023) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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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 and Carolina Panthers.
Early life
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]
College career
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]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 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) | 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 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] | ||||||||||||
New York Jets
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]
Carolina Panthers
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]
Minnesota Vikings
On November 11, 2025, Bartholomew was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad.[14] He was released by the Vikings on November 25.[15]
Green Bay Packers
On December 2, 2025, Bartholomew was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30.[17]
On August 30, 2026, Bartholomew was released by the Packers as part of final roster cuts.[18]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2024 | CAR | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | GB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shemar Bartholomew". Georgia Southern Eagles.
- 1 2 3 4 "Shemar Bartholomew". Northwestern State Demons.
- ↑ "Pough, Bartholomew named to Preseason All-Southland squad". Northwestern State Demons. July 15, 2020.
- ↑ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Shemar Bartholomew College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ↑ Greenberg, Ethan; Pullano, John (May 3, 2024). "Jets Sign 17 Undrafted Free Agents". New York Jets.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Seven Former Eagle Players Report to NFL Camps". Georgia Southern Eagles. July 25, 2024.
- 1 2 Rizzuti, Anthony (August 29, 2024). "Panthers awarded NFL's most popular waiver claim on Wednesday". USA Today.
- ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (August 27, 2024). "Final Cuts | Jets Move 37 to Get Their Roster to 53 Players". New York Jets.
- ↑ Gantt, Darin (August 28, 2024). "Panthers claim six new players off waivers". Carolina Panthers.
- ↑ Martinez, Valentina (August 29, 2024). "Chargers Tried to Add Defender, But Lost Him on Waivers". Sports Illustrated.
- ↑ Gantt, Darin (August 26, 2025). "Panthers make moves to get to the 53-man roster". Panthers.com.
- ↑ Gantt, Darin (August 27, 2025). "Panthers add 13 players to practice squad". Panthers.com.
- ↑ Gantt, Darin (August 28, 2025). "Panthers finalize practice squad with three signings, one release". Panthers.com.
- ↑ Kleifield, Rob (November 11, 2025). "Vikings Sign CB Shemar Bartholomew to Practice Squad". Vikings.com.
- ↑ Schwerzler, Ted. "Confident MN Vikings Release CB Depth". Minnesota Sports Fan. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Packers sign CB Shemar Bartholomew to practice squad". Packers.com. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Packers announce roster moves | Dec 30, 2025". Packers.com. December 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Packers announce roster moves Aug. 30, 2026". Packers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2026.