Kenny Yeboah

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Kenny Yeboah
No. 83 – New York Jets
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-30) October 30, 1998 (age 23)
Providence, Rhode Island
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Parkland
(Allentown, Pennsylvania)
College:Temple (2016–2019)
Ole Miss(2020)
Undrafted:2021
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Player stats at NFL.com

Kenneth Yeboah (born October 30, 1998) is an American football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple and Ole Miss.

Early years[]

Yeboah was born and originally grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, before his family moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, after his sophomore year in high school. He enrolled at Parkland High School and was a starter on the basketball and football teams.[1] Yeboah had 47 receptions for 773 yards and 13 touchdowns in his junior season.[2] As a senior, he caught 72 passes for 1,160 yards and 14 touchdowns and had five interceptions on defense and was named Class AAAA All-State.[3] Yeboah committed to play college football at Temple over offers from Towson, Old Dominion and New Hampshire.[4]

College career[]

As a freshman, Yeboah played in one game and caught a 15 yard pass before redshirting the season in order to transition from wide receiver to tight end.[5] He had 14 receptions for 136 yards in his redshirt freshman season.[6] Yeboah finished his redshirt sophomore season with 13 catches for 154 yards and one touchdown.[7] After the season, Yeboah entered the transfer portal to play at another program for his final season of eligibility.[8]

Yeboah originally committed to transfer to Baylor in order to play for Matt Rhule, who had previously coached him at Temple, but de-committed after Rhule left the school to become the head coach of the Carolina Panthers.[9][10] He ultimately transferred to Ole Miss for his final season.[11] Yeboah set a school record for most receiving yards in a game by a tight end with 181 on seven receptions and two touchdowns on October 10, 2020 in a 63-48 loss to Alabama.[12][13]

Yeboah announced on December 17, 2020, that he would forgo the remainder of the 2020 season and enter the NFL draft.[14] He finished the season with 27 receptions for 524 yards and six touchdowns.[15]

Professional career[]

Yeboah signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2021.[16] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] Yeboah was elevated to the active roster on October 9, 2021, for the team's week 5 game against the Atlanta Falcons and made his NFL debut in the game.[19] On November 16, 2021, Yeboah was signed to the active roster.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ Hemerly, CJ (March 16, 2016). "Yeboah makes the most of two years at PHS". Lehigh Valley Press. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Parkland High's Kenny Yeboah to play football at Temple". The Morning Call. August 4, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Six EPC South football players land on Class 4A all-state team". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Narducci, Marc (July 27, 2015). "Kenny Yeboah commits to Temple football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Yeboah becoming playmaker after position change". Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Temple's Kenny Yeboah, a Parkland grad, named to John Mackey Award watchlist". The Morning Call. July 29, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Temple Owls find new offensive weapon in TE David Martin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Temple tight end Kenny Yeboah to enter the transfer portal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Temple TE transferring to Baylor". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 20, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. ^ Gabler, Nate (May 6, 2020). "How Baylor Commit Kenny Yeboah Ended up with Ole Miss Football". SI.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Networking helped transfer TE Yeboah land at Ole Miss". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. September 10, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Maisel, Ivan (October 13, 2020). "Why grad transfer success stories no longer apply to just college football elite". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  13. ^ Gabler, Nate (October 14, 2020). "How Kenny Yeboah and Matt Corral Grew Their Chemistry in an Offseason Without Practice". SI.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Moore, Yeboah End Ole Miss Careers". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  15. ^ "Elijah Moore, Kenny Yeboah opt out of season for Ole Miss football". The Clarion-Ledger. December 17, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  16. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 7, 2021). "Jets Sign 12 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com.
  17. ^ "Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com. August 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "Jets Sign 13 to the Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. September 1, 2021.
  19. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 11, 2021). "Snap Count Analysis: Which Jets Played Most Snaps in Loss to Falcons in London?". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  20. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 16, 2021). "Jets Sign TE Kenny Yeboah, CB Rachad Wildgoose to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.

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