Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil
American football player (born 1992)
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Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil (born 28 November 1992) is a former American football outside linebacker for National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at the University of Maryland College Park where he was a pre-season selection in 2014 for the Butkus Award[2] as the best linebacker in college football. As of 2019 he was working in real estate.
Trinidad
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| Position | Outside linebacker | ||||
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| Born | 28 November 1992 Trinidad | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Towson | ||||
| College | Maryland | ||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||
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Early life
Cudjoe-Virgil attended and played high school football at Towson High School.[3]
College career
Seton Hill University
Freshman season (2010)
As a freshman at Seton Hill University, he played in 10 of 11 games and posted 14 tackles on the year. He contributed on special teams.[4]
Sophomore season (2011)
As a sophomore he was elected team captain in the spring. Played all 11 games at Defensive End. Posted 44 tackles, including 8 tackles for loss and 5 sacks. Currently holds the single season school record for blocked kicks in a season (6) [5] including a record of two in one game.
Maryland
Junior season (2012)
As a junior, he transferred to the University of Maryland College Park and joined the team as a walk-on [6] where he redshirted
due to NCAA transfer rules. Earned a scholarship prior to the 2013 season.[7]
Redshirt junior season (2013)
As a redshirt junior he was elected team captain. Cudjoe-Virgil made his Maryland debut against FIU (8/31)[8] before making his first career start and notching a sack against Old Dominion (9/7).[9] He tailed 7 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 3 tackles for loss against Connecticut
(9/14).[10] Cudjoe-Virgil recorded his first interception against West Virginia (9/21).[11] After 6 games he suffered a season-ending injury (torn pectoral muscle).[12]
Redshirt senior season (2014)
As a redshirt senior he was one of 51 selected in the preseason for the Butkus Award[2] watch list for the best linebacker in college football.
Elected team captain, Cudjoe-Virgil suffered a foot injury during training camp and missed the first 3 regular season games.[13]
He appeared in 9 games and recorded 2 sacks and 2.5 TFL.[14] After his redshirt senior season, Cudjoe-Virgil entered the 2015 NFL draft.
Professional career
Cudjoe-Virgil was selected to participate in the 2015 NFL Combine.[15] He was unable to participate due to injury. He bench pressed 225 lbs 25 times. At pro-day, he was clocked in at 4.5 to 4.6[16] in the 40 yard dash by NFL scouts.
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash[16] | Bench Press[16] | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in
(1.88m) |
248 lbs
(112 kg) |
32 5⁄8 in
(0.82 m) |
9 3⁄4 in
(0.24 m) |
4.53 s | 27 Reps | 4.25 s | 7.18 s | 30 in
(0.76 m) |
9 ft 10 in(2.69 m) |
| All values from NFL Combine[17] | |||||||||
The Tennessee Titans signed Cudjoe-Virgil after the 2015 NFL draft to a 3-year 1.56M contract.[18] After a strong mini-camp by national writers,[19] he appeared in his first preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons on 14 August 2015.[20] He suffered a torn hamstring and was placed on injured reserve.[21] Cudjoe-Virgil made his debut for the Tennessee Titans week 12 on 29 November 2015. In week 14 he suffered a season ending torn patella tendon. He was placed on injured reserve[22] for the remainer of the season.
Cudjoe-Virgil suffered a re-tear of his torn patella tendon during rehabilitation and missed all of the 2016 season.[23] He was released by the Tennessee Titans prior to the 2016 season.[24]