T.J. Yates in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Stephanie Bray (spaigebray), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, North Carolina, 2006–⁠10

T.J. Yates

Number
No. 13
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Marietta, GA
Born
May 28, 1988, in Marietta, Georgia

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T.J. Yates played quarterback at North Carolina (2006–⁠10). The Houston Texans took Yates in round 5, No. 152 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,418
Passing yards, 2010 (North Carolina, 8–⁠5)
Best game
412 yards
Vs. LSU, week 1, 2010: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 152
Round 5, 2011 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

439passing yards, best game on fileat Florida State, 20103touchdown passes, best game on fileeight times; last at Florida State, 2010

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2007*North Carolina21836559.72,6557.31418
2008*North Carolina8113560.01,1688.7114
2009North Carolina21435560.32,1366.01415
2010North Carolina28242266.83,4188.1199
On file (2007–⁠10)7951,27762.39,3777.35846

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2007*North Carolina73−123−1.7214
2008*North Carolina24−67−2.817
2009North Carolina44−66−1.5111
2010North Carolina79−77−1.0324
On file (2007–⁠10)220−333−1.5724

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2007North Carolina13QB
2008North Carolina13QB
2009North Carolina13QB
2010North Carolina13QB6′4″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2010 North Carolina 13 games, 3,418 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.LSUL 24–⁠30284641230−38
Sep 18vs.Georgia TechL 24–⁠3018242091010
Sep 25atRutgersW 17–⁠132230204110
Oct 2vs.East CarolinaW 42–⁠17182618120−14
Oct 9vs.ClemsonW 21–⁠16183416410−6
Oct 16atVirginiaW 44–⁠1017223253016
Oct 23atMiamiL 10–⁠33122114002−8
Oct 30vs.William & MaryW 21–⁠1723332381114
Nov 6atFlorida StateW 37–⁠352435439304
Nov 13vs.Virginia TechL 10–⁠2618331970417
Nov 20vs.NC StateL 25–⁠29334441120−53
Nov 27atDukeW 24–⁠192835264109
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeW 30–⁠27233923411−28
2009 North Carolina 13 games, 2,136 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.The CitadelW 40–⁠69201142112
Sep 12atUConnW 12–⁠10233223312−26
Sep 19vs.East CarolinaW 31–⁠171924227205
Sep 26atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠24112613712−5
Oct 3vs.VirginiaL 3–⁠16203613502−10
Oct 10vs.Georgia SouthernW 42–⁠121420118006
Oct 22vs.Florida StateL 27–⁠3012256411−3
Oct 29atVirginia TechW 20–⁠17182813121−9
Nov 7vs.DukeW 19–⁠6162811901−12
Nov 14vs.MiamiW 33–⁠24173121310−5
Nov 21atBoston CollegeW 31–⁠132334182033
Nov 28atNC StateL 27–⁠281319280210
Dec 26 ✦vs.PittsburghL 17–⁠19193218321−22
2008 North Carolina 7 games, 1,168 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.McNeeseW 35–⁠27152622121−10
Sep 11atRutgersW 44–⁠121422221305
Sep 20vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠20111818110−29
Nov 8vs.Georgia TechW 28–⁠71328000
Nov 22vs.NC StateL 10–⁠41102211601−22
Nov 29atDukeW 28–⁠20151919031−2
Dec 27 ✦vs.West VirginiaL 30–⁠31152521121−9
2007 North Carolina 12 games, 2,655 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.James MadisonW 37–⁠141318218315
Sep 8atEast CarolinaL 31–⁠34203234431−11
Sep 15vs.VirginiaL 20–⁠222538339310
Sep 22atSouth FloridaL 10–⁠3711278504−2
Sep 29atVirginia TechL 10–⁠17162518201−21
Oct 6vs.MiamiW 33–⁠27152321800−10
Oct 13vs.South CarolinaL 15–⁠212242285121
Oct 27atWake ForestL 10–⁠37263323612−17
Nov 3vs.MarylandW 16–⁠13162614912−21
Nov 10atNC StateL 27–⁠31224224102−9
Nov 17atGeorgia TechL 25–⁠27213528310−20
Nov 24vs.DukeW 20–⁠1411247512−18

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2011
Height6′3⅜″
Weight219 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan75⅛″W
40-yard dash5.07 s
10-yard split1.76 sW
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump8′8″
3-cone drill6.96 s
20-yard shuttle4.12 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2011Houston Texans6821349493357
2012Houston Texans34103801−1
2013Houston Texans21522113020
2014Atlanta Falcons13464010
2015Houston Texans42857370310
2017Houston Texans447975234351
NFL career201793242,0571011107

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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