No. 40 | |
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Position: | Outside linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Trinidad | 28 November 1992
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Towson |
College: | Maryland |
Undrafted: | 2015 |
Career history | |
Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil (born 28 November 1992) is a former American football outside linebacker for National Football League (NFL). [1] He played college football at the University of Maryland College Park where he was a pre-season selection in 2014 for the Butkus Award [2] as the best Linebacker in college football. As of 2019 he was working in real estate.
Cudjoe-Virgil attended and played high school football at Towson High School. [3]
As a freshman at Seton Hill University, he played in 10 of 11 games and posted 14 tackles on the year. He contributed on special teams. [4]
As a sophomore he was elected team captain in the spring. Played all 11 games at Defensive End. Posted 44 tackles, including 8 tackles for loss and 5 sacks. Currently holds the single season school record for blocked kicks in a season (6) [5] including a record of two in one game.
As a junior, he transferred to the University of Maryland College Park and joined the team as a walk-on [6] where he redshirted
due to NCAA transfer rules. Earned a scholarship prior to the 2013 season. [7]
As a redshirt junior he was elected team captain. Cudjoe-Virgil made his Maryland debut against FIU (8/31) [8] before making his first career start and notching a sack against Old Dominion (9/7). [9] He tailed 7 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 3 tackles for loss against Connecticut
(9/14). [10] Cudjoe-Virgil recorded his first interception against West Virginia (9/21). [11] After 6 games he suffered a season-ending injury (torn pectoral muscle). [12]
As a redshirt senior he was one of 51 selected in the preseason for the Butkus Award [13] watch list for the best linebacker in college football.
Elected team captain, Cudjoe-Virgil suffered a foot injury during training camp and missed the first 3 regular season games. [14]
He appeared in 9 games and recorded 2 sacks and 2.5 TFL. [15] After his redshirt senior season, Cudjoe-Virgil entered the 2015 NFL draft.
Cudjoe-Virgil was selected to participate in the 2015 NFL Combine. [16] He was unable to participate due to injury. He bench pressed 225 lbs 25 times. At pro-day, he was clocked in at 4.5 to 4.6 [17] in the 40 yard dash by NFL scouts.
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash [18] | Bench Press [19] | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad |
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6 ft 2 in (1.88m) | 248 lbs (112 kg) | 32 5⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9 3⁄4 in (0.24 m) | 4.53 s | 27 Reps | 4.25 s | 7.18 s | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9 ft 10 in(2.69 m) |
All values from NFL Combine [20] |
The Tennessee Titans signed Cudjoe-Virgil after the 2015 NFL draft to a 3-year 1.56M contract. [21] After a strong mini-camp by national writers, [22] he appeared in his first preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on 14 August 2015. [23] He suffered a torn hamstring and was placed on injured reserve. [24] Cudjoe-Virgil made his debut for the Tennessee Titans week 12 on 29 November 2015. In week 14 he suffered a season ending torn patella tendon. He was placed on Injured Reserve [25] for the remaining season.
Cudjoe-Virgil suffered a re-tear of his torn patella tendon during rehabilitation and missed all of the 2016 season. [26] He was released by the Tennessee Titans prior to the 2016 season. [27]
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