Deon Yelder

#19 · TE · Western Kentucky6′4″ · 255 lb · Louisville, KY

Deon Yelder: TE · Western Kentucky · #19.

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Deon Yelder

TE · Western Kentucky · #19

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The two seasons at Western Kentucky span two head coaches: Jeff Brohm and Mike Sanford Jr.. First career honor, 2017: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 112 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Georgia State — Bowl, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

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

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Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Western Kentucky	52	688	13.2	7	54
2016	Western Kentucky	--	--	--	--	--
Career		52	688	13.2	7	54

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-17vs Eastern Kentucky	4	40	10.0	0	16	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 7-20@ Illinois	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 3	L 22-23vs Louisiana Tech	6	54	9.0	0	18
Wk 4	W 33-21vs Ball State	3	38	12.7	1	27
Wk 6	W 15-14@ UTEP	3	31	10.3	0	11
Wk 7	W 45-14vs Charlotte	7	92	13.1	1	26
Wk 8	W 35-31@ Old Dominion	3	65	21.7	1	39
Wk 9	L 28-42vs Florida Atlantic	6	62	10.3	1	16
Wk 11	L 23-30@ Marshall	6	73	12.2	0	25
Wk 12	W 41-38vs Middle Tennessee	4	37	9.3	1	14
Wk 13	L 17-41@ Florida International	4	67	16.8	0	34
Bowl	L 17-27vs Georgia State	5	112	22.4	2	54
Total		52	688	13.2	7	54

Signature game

Week 9 · 2017

L 28-42

vs Florida Atlantic

6 rec · 62 yds · 1 TD

With M. White — 371 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.3 · J. Collins — 36.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 40 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.18White to Yelder: a 54-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 17 · Q3 · EPA +3.22Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 18 yds to the LaTch 39 for a
Week 7 · Charlotte · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.95Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 8 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)
Week 13 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.83Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 34 yds to the FlaIn 47 for a
Week 4 · Ball State · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 6 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)
Week 8 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 22 yds to the WKent 45 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Eastern Kentucky · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.78Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 14 yds to the EKent 27 for a
Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.71Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 9 yds to the FlAtl 47 for a
Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.71Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 14 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK) MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined
Week 8 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Mike White pass complete to Deon Yelder for 4 yds for a TD, (Ryan Nuss KICK)

Teams and coaches

2016Western Kentucky11-3HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (89th percentile). Strength: rec yards (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#80 / 709 · 89th pct

0.86

TD rate#180 / 709 · 75th pct

7.5%

Catch rate#191 / 709 · 73rd pct

74.6%

Explosive rate#335 / 709 · 53rd pct

11.9%

Yards / catch#345 / 709 · 51st pct

12.6

Box-score rates (7)

Rec yards#3 / 96 · 97th pct

688

Receptions#5 / 96 · 95th pct

Rec TDs#8 / 96 · 91st pct

Long catch#18 / 96 · 81st pct

Rush TDs#2 / 15 · 80th pct

Yards / catch#32 / 96 · 67th pct

13.2

Rush yards#5 / 15 · 67th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.0	53.8	10.7	0.7
Road5g	3.4	50.6	15.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.1	54.9	13.5	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	4.6	60.8	14.1	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Mike Sanford Jr.

Pass share

59.9%

577 pass / 387 run

Plays / game

74.2

13 games

Team sack rate

7.4%

635 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Deon Yelder

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Five seasons at Western Kentucky

2017 12 games