T. J. Yeldon
Yeldon in October 2011
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| No. 24 Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 2, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Daphne, Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Daphne (AL) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
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| Rushing attempts: | 312 |
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| Rushing yards: | 1,205 |
| Average: | 3.9 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 3 |
| Receiving yards: | 591 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Timothy Antonio "T. J." Yeldon Jr. (born October 2, 1993) is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football at Alabama.
Yeldon attended Daphne High School in Daphne, Alabama, where he played football and ran track. Yeldon first played varsity football as a freshman in 2008, being called up to play slot receiver and contribute on special teams, and recorded 227 rushing yards and one touchdown as well as 131 receiving yards and a score on the season. As a sophomore, Yeldon had 1,121 yards on 201 carries with 34 catches for 361 yards and one touchdown. He rushed for 148 yards on 24 carries and scored twice in a 41–19 upset of C. J. Mosley's Theodore Bobcats in the first round of the playoffs.
In his junior season, Yeldon totaled 1,112 yards and 18 scores on the ground while also catching a career-best 34 passes for 504 yards and five touchdowns. Daphne finished the year with an unbeaten 15–0 record and the 2010 Alabama 6A State Championship, beating the defending champions Hoover Buccaneers, who were on a 21-game winning streak, in the final. Yeldon scored the winning touchdown off a 1-yard run with 11 minutes of play remaining.
In his senior season, Yeldon rushed for 2,193 yards on 232 carries with 31 touchdowns and won the Alabama Mr. Football Award over Hueytown's Jameis Winston, becoming the first running back to win the award since Cadillac Williams in 2000. Yeldon was also named a first-team All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and second-team USA Today High School All-American. Daphne finished with a 10–2 record, finishing the season with a 3–13 loss to Prattville in the 6A playoffs.
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