Yodny Cajuste

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Yodny Cajuste
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Cajuste at 2018 Big 12 Media Days
No. 70 – New York Giants
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-21) February 21, 1996 (age 28)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Miramar (FL)
College: West Virginia (2014–2018)
NFL draft: 2019  / Round: 3 / Pick: 101
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:17
Games started:5
Player stats at PFR

Yodny Cajuste (born February 21, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia.

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College career

Cajuste played college football for West Virginia. He redshirted during the 2014 season. During the 2015 season, he started 6 games before suffering an injury against Baylor. He would return at the end of the season however, as the Mountaineers won the Cactus Bowl. In 2016, he sustained a season-ending injury during the first game of the season against Missouri. During 2017, he started 13 games for the Mountaineers and earned All-Big 12 Conference Second Team honors. During his final season, 2018, he earned multiple honors including Football Writers Association of America All-American (Second Team), Phil Steele All-America (Second Team), Athlon Sports All-America (Fourth Team), Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year, and All-Big 12 Conference First Team.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Bench press
6 ft 4+7⁄8 in
(1.95 m)		312 lb
(142 kg)		34 in
(0.86 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		32 reps
All values from NFL Combine [1] [2]

New England Patriots

Cajuste was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (101st overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. [3] He was placed on the non-football injury list to start the season after undergoing quad surgery.

On September 10, 2020, Cajuste was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. [4]

Cajuste entered the 2021 season as a backup tackle for the Patriots. He made his first career starts in Weeks 5 and 6 at right tackle.

On October 1, 2022, Cajuste was placed on injured reserve with a thumb injury. [5] He was activated on October 29. [6]

On May 18, 2023, Cajuste was waived by New England. [7]

New York Jets

On May 30, 2023, Cajuste signed with the New York Jets. [8] He was waived/injured on August 8, 2023. [9] After going unclaimed, he reverted to the team’s injured reserve list. [10] He was released on August 17.

New York Giants

On October 11, 2023, Cajuste signed with the practice squad of the New York Giants. [11] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Giants signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yodny Cajuste Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia, OT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ Buchmasser, Bernd (April 26, 2019). "NFL draft 2019: Patriots draft OT Yodny Cajuste with the 101st pick". SB Nation . Vox Media . Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Patriots Place OL Yodny Cajuste on IR". Patriots.com. September 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Patriots Elevate OL Marcus Cannon from the Practice Squad to the Active Roster; Place OL Yodny Cajuste on Injured Reserve". Patriots.com. October 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Patriots Activate OL Yodny Cajuste to the 53-Man Roster from Injured Reserve; Place Rookie OL Chasen Hines on Injured Reserve; Elevate OL Kody Russey to the Active Roster". Patriots.com. October 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Patriots waive Yodny Cajuste, closing the book on disappointing 2019 draft class". jsonline.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8. ↑ Jacob Hare (May 30, 2023). "Former Patriots OL Yodny Cajuste Signs With AFC East Rival".
  9. ↑ Riccette, Billy (August 8, 2023). "JJets bring back Grant Hermanns, waive/injure Yodny Cajuste". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jets' Yodny Cajuste: Reverts to injured reserve". CBSSports.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  11. ↑ Citak, Matt (October 11, 2023). "Giants sign veteran OT Yodny Cajuste to practice squad". Giants.com.
  12. ↑ "Giants sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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