Joseph Yearby
American football running back
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Joseph "Joe" Yearby is an American former professional football running back. He played college football at the University of Miami. He was a backup to running back Duke Johnson as a freshman, but started in his sophomore year. In his sophomore year, he became just the ninth player from the University of Miami to surpass 1,000 yards in a season.
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| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Little River (FL) Miami Central |
| College | Miami (FL) |
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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College career
Yearby was a 4-Star recruit coming out of Miami Central High School. He committed to Miami on February 26, 2013.[1]
College statistics
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | GP | Att | Yards | Avg | TDs | Rec | Yards | TDs |
| 2014 | Miami | 12 | 86 | 509 | 5.9 | 1 | 8 | 118 | 1 |
| 2015 | Miami | 13 | 205 | 1,002 | 4.9 | 6 | 23 | 273 | 2 |
| 2016 | Miami | 12 | 99 | 592 | 6.0 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 0 |
| College totals | 37 | 390 | 2,103 | 5.4 | 14 | 41 | 456 | 3 | |
Yearby played in 12 games in his Freshman year, rushed for 509 yards in 86 carries for 1 touchdown and also caught 8 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown. In his sophomore year he played in 13 games rushing for 1,002 yards and 6 touchdowns also added 23 receptions for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was named to the third-team All-ACC after his 2015 campaign.[2]
Following the completion of his junior season, on January 3, 2017, the University of Miami announced that Yearby would forego his Senior season to enter the 2017 NFL draft.[3]
Professional career
On August 1, 2018, Yearby was signed by the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football,[4] for what has been described as a "brief stint".[5] In 2019, he was cut from the Apollos roster and went on to figure in the roster of the National Gridiron League team, St. Louis Stampede (Camp only). In 2020, he appeared in the draft pool of the XFL and with the team Wichita Force (Camp only).[6]