Joseph Yearby

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Joe Yearby
Free agent
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: Miami, Florida
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: West Little River (FL) Miami Central
College: Miami (FL)
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Third team All-ACC (2015)

Joseph "Joe" Yearby is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Miami. He was a backup to running back Duke Johnson as a freshman, but started in his sophomore year. In his sophomore year, he became just the ninth player from the University of Miami to surpass 1,000 yards in a season.

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College career

Yearby was a 4-Star recruit coming out of Miami Central High School. He committed to Miami on February 26, 2013. [1]

College statistics

RushingReceiving
YearTeamGPAttYardsAvgTDsRecYardsTDs
2014Miami12865095.9181181
2015Miami132051,0024.96232732
2016Miami12995926.0710650
College Totals373902,1035.414414563

Yearby played in 12 games in his Freshman year, rushed for 509 yards in 86 carries for 1 touchdown and also caught 8 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown. In his sophomore year he played in 13 games rushing for 1,002 yards and 6 touchdowns also added 23 receptions for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was named to the third-team All-ACC after his 2015 campaign. [2]

Following the completion of his junior season, on January 3, 2017, the University of Miami announced that Yearby would forego his Senior season to enter the 2017 NFL Draft. [3]

Professional career

On August 1, 2018, Yearby was signed by the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. [4]

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References

  1. "Joseph Yearby commits to Miami".
  2. "Joseph Yearby college stats".
  3. "Joseph Yearby entering NFL draft".
  4. Hensley, Jamison. "Gus Edwards: From zero percent rostered in fantasy to 100 yards". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

3. ^ "Miami Hurricanes Football 2016 Player Profile: Joseph Yearby".