
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
Career highs
439passing yards, best game on fileat Florida State, 20103touchdown passes, best game on fileeight times; last at Florida State, 2010Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | North Carolina | 218 | 365 | 59.7 | 2,655 | 7.3 | 14 | 18 |
| 2008* | North Carolina | 81 | 135 | 60.0 | 1,168 | 8.7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2009 | North Carolina | 214 | 355 | 60.3 | 2,136 | 6.0 | 14 | 15 |
| 2010 | North Carolina | 282 | 422 | 66.8 | 3,418 | 8.1 | 19 | 9 |
| On file (2007–10) | 795 | 1,277 | 62.3 | 9,377 | 7.3 | 58 | 46 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | North Carolina | 73 | −123 | −1.7 | 2 | 14 |
| 2008* | North Carolina | 24 | −67 | −2.8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | North Carolina | 44 | −66 | −1.5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 | North Carolina | 79 | −77 | −1.0 | 3 | 24 |
| On file (2007–10) | 220 | −333 | −1.5 | 7 | 24 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | North Carolina | 13 | QB | |
| 2008 | North Carolina | 13 | QB | |
| 2009 | North Carolina | 13 | QB | |
| 2010 | North Carolina | 13 | QB | 6′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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | L 24–30 | 28 | 46 | 412 | 3 | 0 | −38 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | L 24–30 | 18 | 24 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 25 | at | W 17–13 | 22 | 30 | 204 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 42–17 | 18 | 26 | 181 | 2 | 0 | −14 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 21–16 | 18 | 34 | 164 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 44–10 | 17 | 22 | 325 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 23 | at | L 10–33 | 12 | 21 | 140 | 0 | 2 | −8 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 21–17 | 23 | 33 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 37–35 | 24 | 35 | 439 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 10–26 | 18 | 33 | 197 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 25–29 | 33 | 44 | 411 | 2 | 0 | −53 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 24–19 | 28 | 35 | 264 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 30–27 | 23 | 39 | 234 | 1 | 1 | −28 |
2009 North Carolina 13 games, 2,136 passing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 40–6 | 9 | 20 | 114 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 12–10 | 23 | 32 | 233 | 1 | 2 | −26 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 31–17 | 19 | 24 | 227 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 7–24 | 11 | 26 | 137 | 1 | 2 | −5 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 3–16 | 20 | 36 | 135 | 0 | 2 | −10 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 42–12 | 14 | 20 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 27–30 | 12 | 25 | 64 | 1 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 20–17 | 18 | 28 | 131 | 2 | 1 | −9 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 19–6 | 16 | 28 | 119 | 0 | 1 | −12 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 33–24 | 17 | 31 | 213 | 1 | 0 | −5 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 31–13 | 23 | 34 | 182 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 27–28 | 13 | 19 | 280 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 17–19 | 19 | 32 | 183 | 2 | 1 | −22 |
2008 North Carolina 7 games, 1,168 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 35–27 | 15 | 26 | 221 | 2 | 1 | −10 |
| Sep 11 | at | W 44–12 | 14 | 22 | 221 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 17–20 | 11 | 18 | 181 | 1 | 0 | −29 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 28–7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 10–41 | 10 | 22 | 116 | 0 | 1 | −22 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 28–20 | 15 | 19 | 190 | 3 | 1 | −2 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 30–31 | 15 | 25 | 211 | 2 | 1 | −9 |
2007 North Carolina 12 games, 2,655 passing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 37–14 | 13 | 18 | 218 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 31–34 | 20 | 32 | 344 | 3 | 1 | −11 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 20–22 | 25 | 38 | 339 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 10–37 | 11 | 27 | 85 | 0 | 4 | −2 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 10–17 | 16 | 25 | 182 | 0 | 1 | −21 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 33–27 | 15 | 23 | 218 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 15–21 | 22 | 42 | 285 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 10–37 | 26 | 33 | 236 | 1 | 2 | −17 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 16–13 | 16 | 26 | 149 | 1 | 2 | −21 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 27–31 | 22 | 42 | 241 | 0 | 2 | −9 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 25–27 | 21 | 35 | 283 | 1 | 0 | −20 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 20–14 | 11 | 24 | 75 | 1 | 2 | −18 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅜″ |
| Weight | 219 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.07 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.76 sW |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′8″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.96 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 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.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Houston Texans | 6 | 82 | 134 | 949 | 3 | 3 | 57 |
| 2012 | Houston Texans | 3 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| 2013 | Houston Texans | 2 | 15 | 22 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Houston Texans | 4 | 28 | 57 | 370 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Houston Texans | 4 | 47 | 97 | 523 | 4 | 3 | 51 |
| NFL career | 20 | 179 | 324 | 2,057 | 10 | 11 | 107 | |
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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