David Yankey

Not to be confused with David Yancey.

David Yankey

Yankey with Stanford in 2013
No. 61, 66
Position	Offensive guard
Personal information
Born	(1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 Sydney, Australia
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school	Centennial (Roswell, Georgia, U.S.)
College	Stanford
NFL draft	2014: 5th round, 145th overall pick
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2014–2015) Carolina Panthers (2016–2017)
Awards and highlights
Morris Trophy (2012) 2× Consensus All-American (2012, 2013) 2× First-team All-Pac-12 (2012, 2013)
Career NFL statistics
Games played 6 Stats at Pro Football Reference

David Famiyekyi Yankey (born January 18, 1992) is an Australian-American former professional player of American football who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, twice earning consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL draft.

Early life

Yankey attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia, where he earned four varsity letters playing as an offensive lineman for head coach Jeff Measor. He was a three-time All-region selection. As a senior, he earned honorable mention All-state honors. He also earned Centennial's Excalibur Award, an award that honors excellence in athletics, character, and leadership.

Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Yankey was ranked as the No. 47 offensive tackle in his class, while Scout.com rated him as the 44th best offensive tackle in the nation.

College career

Yankey attended Stanford University, where he played for coach Jim Harbaugh and coach David Shaw's Stanford Cardinal football teams from 2010 to 2013. He was a consensus All-American in 2012 and 2013. He announced on January 13, 2014, that he would enter the 2014 NFL draft.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	34 in (0.86 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	5.48 s	1.86 s	3.13 s	4.69 s	7.81 s	30 in (0.76 m)	8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)	25 reps
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day

Minnesota Vikings

Yankey was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.

On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day.

Carolina Panthers

The Carolina Panthers signed Yankey to a futures contract on January 12, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts. The next day he was signed to the Panthers' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 25, 2016.

On September 1, 2017, Yankey was placed on injured reserve.

Personal life

Yankey was born in Sydney, Australia to David and Darina Yankey. He retained his Australian citizenship after his family moved to Roswell, Georgia when he was eight. He became a U.S. citizen in 2014.

External links

• Stanford Cardinal bio Archived November 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
• Media related to David Yankey at Wikimedia Commons