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2022 Athlon Preseason All-AAC Fourth Team
2021 Athlon All-AAC Fourth Team

2022: Started all 10 games he played in on the year...posted 16 tackles, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry...had a season-best five tackles at Temple (11/5)...posted four tackles vs. Tulane (10/15).

2021: Athlon All-Conference Fourth Team...Appeared all twelve of the Bulls' games on the year, including four starts...totaled 13 tackles 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack and two quarterback hurries on the year...had two tackles and a quarterback hurry vs ECU...amassed 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 sack against Tulane (11/20).

2020: Started all nine of the Bulls' games on the defensive line...posted 19 tackles (12 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble...had a season-high five stops and a TFL at Cincinnati (10/3)...had three stops and a sack vs. UCF (11/27)...made two stops and a TFL vs. Tulsa (10/23)...had four stops and a forced fumble in the season-opening win vs. The Citadel (9/12).

2019: Played in all 12 games and made six starts at defensive tackle…finished the season with 16 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks…tallied two tackles for loss and one sack against Georgia Tech (9/7)…had a career-high three tackles against Georgia Tech.

2018: Appeared in eight games, starting two games against Georgia Tech (9/8) and against Marshall (12/20) in the Gasparilla Bowl…recorded six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in his rookie campaign…had two tackles and a 10-yard sack in the season opener against Elon (9/1)…had two tackles against Georgia Tech…had two tackles and a sack at Temple (11/17).  

TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOL: Named 2017 third-team Class 8A All-State by FloridaHSFootball.com...Offense-Defense All-American Bowl selection…as a junior, posted 66 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and 13 sacks on the way to second team all-state honors by FloridaHSFootball.com…also was an all-area pick as a junior and rated No. 3 on TCPalm’s Super 11 in May, 2017.

PERSONAL: Born on March 14, 2000, in Fort Pierce, Fla....son of Alfred Yates and Tracy Turner...has one younger brother, Armand...majoring in communication. 

YATES’ CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 5, (2x) last at Temple (11/5/22)
Sacks 1.0, (6X), last at Tulane (11/20/21)
TFL 2.0, at Georgia Tech (9/7/19)
Force Fumble 1, vs. The Citadel (9/12/20)
QBH 1, 2x, Last vs ECU (10/28/21)

YATES GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2022 (Total-Solo-Assists)
Howard (1-0-1); Florida (0-1-1); Louisville (1-0-1); Tulane (2-2-4); Temple (3-2-5); SMU (0-1-1); Tulsa (2-0-2); UCF (1-0-1)

2021 (Total-Solo-Assists)
NC State (1-0-1); Florida (1-0-1); FAMU (1-0-1); SMU (2-2-0); Tulsa (2-1-1); ECU (2-0-2); Houston (1-0-1); Tulane (3-3-0)

2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
SMU (2-2-0); Tulsa (2-1-1); ECU (2-0-2); Tulane (3-3-0)

2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
The Citadel (4-4-0); Notre Dame (1-1-0); Cincinnati (5-2-3); ECU (1-0-1); Temple (1-0-1); Tulsa (2-1-1); Memphis (2-2-0); UCF (3-2-1)

2019 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Wisconsin (1-1-0); Georgia Tech (3-3-0); South Carolina State (2-0-2); BYU (1-1-0); Navy (1-0-1); East Carolina (2-0-2); Temple (2-0-2); Cincinnati (1-1-0); UCF (3-2-1).

2018 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Elon (2-1-1); Georgia Tech (2-1-1); Temple (2-2-0).