DeAngelo Yancey
American football player (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DeAngelo L. Yancey (born November 18, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
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Position: | Wide receiver |
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Born: | (1994-11-18) November 18, 1994 (age 29) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
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High school: | Mays (Atlanta, Georgia) |
College: | Purdue (2013-2016) |
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 175 |
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Yancey was a prominent member of the Mays High School football team as an All-Region and second-team All-Georgia selection. In college, he had a solid career and ranks among Purdue football receiving record holders and was a 2016 All-Big Ten Conference football team selection. He totaled 2,344 career receiving yards and 20 receiving touchdowns during his college career.
During his freshman college season for the 2013 Boilermakers, Yancey was the leading receiving for the Boilermakers and was named a Big Ten Network All-Freshman selection. In 2014, he regressed after a promising freshman year. In 2015, he was the leading receiving for the 2015 team. As a senior for the 2016 team, he was third in the Big Ten Conference with 10 receiving touchdowns and led the Big Ten in yards per reception. As a senior, he was named a Second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection at wide receiver.