C.J. Yarbrough

#13 · WR · Sr. · Liberty6′3″ · 195 lb · Tanner, AL · East Limestone

C.J. Yarbrough: WR · Liberty · #13.

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C.J. Yarbrough

WR · Liberty · Sr · #13

Beats you over the top. Third year in the same receiving corps at Liberty. A game that shows it: 94 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Old Dominion — Week 5, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Liberty	16	221	13.8	2	41
2020	Liberty	16	260	16.2	1	32
2019	Liberty	6	124	20.7	0	47
Career		38	605	15.9	3	47

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 29-27@ Southern Miss	3	36	12.0	0	25
Wk 2	W 21-14vs UAB	1	19	19.0	0	19
Wk 3	L 36-37@ No. 19 Wake Forest	2	36	18.0	0	19
Wk 4	W 21-12vs Akron	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 5	W 38-24@ Old Dominion	4	94	23.5	1	41	Season-high 94 yds
Wk 6	W 42-24@ Massachusetts	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 11	L 33-36@ UConn	1	3	3.0	1	3
Wk 13	L 14-49vs New Mexico State	2	14	7.0	0	8
Bowl	L 19-21vs Toledo	1	7	7.0	0	7
Total		16	221	13.8	2	41

Signature game

Week 5 · 2022

W 38-24

at Old Dominion

4 rec · 94 yds · 1 TD

With D. Dae Hunter — 121 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 60 yds · 1 TD · A. Alves — 43 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Old Dominion · 1st and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.79Kaidon Salter pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 41 yds for a TD, (Nick Brown KICK)
Week 11 · UConn · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Johnathan Bennett pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 3 yds for a TD, (Nick Brown KICK)
Week 1 · Toledo · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.21Kaidon Salter pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 7 yds to the Liber 47 for a
Week 5 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.09Johnathan Bennett pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 25 yds to the ODU 42 for a
Week 3 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.73Kaidon Salter pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 19 yds to the Liber 45 for a
Week 5 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.36Kaidon Salter pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 20 yds to the ODU 36 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.24Johnathan Bennett pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 12 yds to the Liber 31 for a
Week 3 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.08Kaidon Salter pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 17 yds CJ Yarbrough fumbled, recovered by Liber for a
Week 3 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.08Kaidon Salter pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 17 yds CJ Yarbrough fumbled, recovered by Liber for a
Week 5 · Old Dominion · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.00Johnathan Bennett pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 8 yds to the Liber 38

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Hugh Freeze — 26-11 over that span.

2019Liberty8-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced

2020Liberty10-1HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Liberty8-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 30 (#421 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2022 season

30Below cohort / limited sample #421 of 488 · 2022?

6 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: fumbles lost (84th percentile). Concern: receptions (14th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 84th pct

Yards / catch#219 / 550 · 59th pct

13.8

Rec TDs#293 / 550 · 39th pct

Long catch#363 / 550 · 33rd pct

Rec yards#448 / 550 · 19th pct

221

Receptions#466 / 550 · 14th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	1.3	12.3	10.0	0.0
Road5g	2.2	35.4	12.9	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.9	29.1	13.1	0.1
Weeks 8+2g	1.5	8.5	5.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Hugh Freeze

Pass share

44.9%

394 pass / 484 run

Plays / game

67.5

13 games

Team sack rate

9.8%

449 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

16 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

30 · #421 of 488 WRs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #421 at the position.

C.J. Yarbrough

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

16 catches in 9 games

Three seasons at Liberty

2019