David Famiyekyi Yankey (born January 18, 1992) is an Australian-American former professional player of American football who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, twice earning consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
 Yankey with Stanford in 2013 | |||||
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||
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| Born: | 18 January 1992 Sydney, Australia | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Centennial (Roswell, Georgia, U.S.) | ||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / round: 5 / pick: 145 | ||||
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Early life
editYankey attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia, where he earned four varsity letters playing as an offensive lineman for head coach Jeff Measor. He was a three-time All-region selection. As a senior, he earned honorable mention All-state honors. He also earned Centennial's Excalibur Award, an award that honors excellence in athletics, character, and leadership.
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Yankey was ranked as the No. 47 offensive tackle in his class, while Scout.com rated him as the 44th best offensive tackle in the nation.[1]
College career
editYankey attended Stanford University, where he played for coach Jim Harbaugh and coach David Shaw's Stanford Cardinal football teams from 2010 to 2013. He was a consensus All-American in 2012 and 2013. He announced on January 13, 2014, that he would enter the 2014 NFL draft.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
315 lb (143 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
5.48 s | 1.86 s | 3.13 s | 4.69 s | 7.81 s | 30 in (0.76 m) |
8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
25 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Vikings
editYankey was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.[4]
On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6]
Carolina Panthers
editThe Carolina Panthers signed Yankey to a futures contract on January 12, 2016.[7] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts.[8] The next day he was signed to the Panthers' practice squad.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 25, 2016.[10]
On September 1, 2017, Yankey was placed on injured reserve.[11]
Personal life
editYankey was born in Sydney, Australia to David and Darina Yankey. He retained his Australian citizenship after his family moved to Roswell, Georgia when he was eight.[12] He became a U.S. citzen in 2014.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking – Rivals.com offensive tackles 2010". yahoo.com.
- ^ "Stanford guard David Yankey will enter NFL draft". ESPN.com.
- ^ "*David Yankey – Stanford, OG : 2014 NFL Draft Scout External News". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ James Brady. "NFL Draft results 2014: David Yankey selected by Minnesota Vikings". SBNation.com. Vox Media.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Sign 9 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Panthers sign seventh to future contract". Panthers.com. January 12, 2016. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ Henson, Max. "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
- ^ Henson, Max. "Panthers establish practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Oher placed on injured reserve". Panthers.com. November 25, 2016. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (September 1, 2017). "Panthers reduce roster to 77". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017.
- ^ "NFL's Minnesota Vikings draft Australian giant David Yankey". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. May 11, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ Goessling, Ben (July 29, 2014). "Long journey leads Yankey to Vikings". ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
External links
edit- Stanford Cardinal bio
Media related to David Yankey at Wikimedia Commons