Kenny Yeboah Explained

Kenny Yeboah
Current Team:New York Jets
Number:88
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:30 October 1998
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:250
High School:Parkland
(South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania)
College:Temple (2016–2019)
Ole Miss (2020)
Undraftedyear:2021
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:4
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:64
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Pfr:YeboKe00

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

Early life

Yeboah was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Following his sophomore year in high school, his family moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania. He attended Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, where he 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] He finished the season with 27 receptions for 524 yards and six touchdowns.[14]

On December 17, 2020, Yeboah announced that he was forgoing the remainder of the 2020 season and entering the 2021 NFL draft.[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] In a January 2, 2022, game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Yeboah collected his first two NFL receptions for a total of 36 yards, both from quarterback Zach Wilson.[21]

On August 30, 2022, Yeboah was waived by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day.[22] [23] He was promoted to the active roster on November 5.[24]

On August 30, 2023, Yeboah was placed on injured reserve.[25] He was activated on December 6.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yeboah makes the most of two years at PHS. CJ. Hemerly. Lehigh Valley Press. March 16, 2016. October 17, 2020.
  2. Web site: Parkland High's Kenny Yeboah to play football at Temple. The Morning Call. August 4, 2015. October 17, 2020.
  3. Web site: Six EPC South football players land on Class 4A all-state team. Baltimore Sun. October 17, 2020.
  4. Web site: Kenny Yeboah commits to Temple football. Marc. Narducci. The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 27, 2015. October 17, 2020.
  5. Web site: Yeboah becoming playmaker after position change. 23 August 2017. October 17, 2020.
  6. Web site: Temple's Kenny Yeboah, a Parkland grad, named to John Mackey Award watchlist. The Morning Call. July 29, 2018. October 17, 2020.
  7. Web site: Temple Owls find new offensive weapon in TE David Martin. The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 2020. October 17, 2020.
  8. Web site: Temple tight end Kenny Yeboah to enter the transfer portal. The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 17, 2020.
  9. Web site: Temple TE transferring to Baylor. Waco Tribune-Herald. December 20, 2019. October 17, 2020.
  10. Web site: How Baylor Commit Kenny Yeboah Ended up with Ole Miss Football. Nate. Gabler. SI.com. May 6, 2020. October 17, 2020.
  11. Web site: Networking helped transfer TE Yeboah land at Ole Miss. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. September 10, 2020. October 17, 2020.
  12. Web site: Why grad transfer success stories no longer apply to just college football elite. Ivan. Maisel. ESPN.com. October 13, 2020. October 17, 2020.
  13. Web site: How Kenny Yeboah and Matt Corral Grew Their Chemistry in an Offseason Without Practice. Nate. Gabler. SI.com. October 14, 2020. October 17, 2020.
  14. Web site: Elijah Moore, Kenny Yeboah opt out of season for Ole Miss football. The Clarion-Ledger. December 17, 2020. January 11, 2021.
  15. Web site: Moore, Yeboah End Ole Miss Careers. 2020-12-18. Ole Miss Athletics. en.
  16. Web site: Greenberg . Ethan . May 7, 2021 . Jets Sign 12 Undrafted Free Agents . 2022-12-18 . NewYorkJets.com.
  17. Web site: Lange . Randy . Greenberg . Ethan . August 31, 2021 . Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit . 2022-12-18 . NewYorkJets.com.
  18. Web site: Jets Sign 13 to the Practice Squad. NewYorkJets.com. September 1, 2021. September 3, 2021. September 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220925095109/https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-practice-squad-2021-season. dead.
  19. Web site: Snap Count Analysis: Which Jets Played Most Snaps in Loss to Falcons in London?. Ethan. Greenberg. NewYorkJets.com. October 11, 2021. October 11, 2021.
  20. Web site: Jets Sign TE Kenny Yeboah, CB Rachad Wildgoose to Active Roster. Greenberg, Ethan. NewYorkJets.com. November 16, 2021.
  21. Web site: Jets' Kenny Yeboah: Two catches as team's top TE.
  22. Web site: Final Cuts: Jets Move 27 Players to Trim Roster to NFL's 53-Man Limit. Lange. Randy. Greenberg. Ethan. NewYorkJets.com. August 30, 2022.
  23. Web site: Jets Sign 13 Players to Practice Squad. Lange, Randy. NewYorkJets.com. August 31, 2022.
  24. Web site: Jets Sign TE Kenny Yeboah to Active Roster. Greenberg, Ethan. NewYorkJets.com. November 5, 2022.
  25. Web site: Jets Sign P Thomas Morstead, FB Nick Bawden to 53-Man Roster. Greenberg, Ethan. NewYorkJets.com. August 30, 2023.
  26. Web site: Jets Place TE C.J. Uzomah on Injured Reserve; Activate TE Kenny Yeboah. Greenberg, Ethan. NewYorkJets.com. December 6, 2023.