Joseph Yearby

Joe Yearby
Profile
PositionRunning back
Personal information
BornMiami, Florida, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Little River (FL) Miami Central
CollegeMiami (FL)
NFL draft2017: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
  • Third team All-ACC (2015)

Joseph "Joe" Yearby is an American former professional football running back. 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.

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

Rushing Receiving
Year Team GP Att Yards Avg TDs Rec Yards TDs
2014 Miami 12 86 509 5.9 1 8 118 1
2015 Miami 13 205 1,002 4.9 6 23 273 2
2016 Miami 12 99 592 6.0 7 10 65 0
College totals 37 390 2,103 5.4 14 41 456 3

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] for what has been described as a "brief stint".[5] In 2019, he was cut from the Apollos roster and went on to figure in the roster of the National Gridiron League team, St. Louis Stampede (Camp only). In 2020, he appeared in the draft pool of the XFL and with the team Wichita Force (Camp only).[6]

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.
  5. ^ Blostein, Zach. "Gus Edwards: All-star team out of FSU's decommitments over the last 10 years". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "ProCanes 2021". hurricanewarriors.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

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

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