DeAngelo L. Yancey (born November 18, 1994) is an American former professional

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. He was selected by the

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in the fifth round of the

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. He played

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. Yancey was a prominent member of the Mays High School football team as an All-Region and second-team All-Georgia selection. In college, he had a solid career and ranks among Purdue football receiving record holders and was a

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selection. He totaled 2,344 career receiving yards and 20 receiving

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during his college career. During his freshman college season for the 2013 Boilermakers, Yancey was the leading receiving for the Boilermakers and was named a

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All-Freshman selection. In 2014, he regressed after a promising freshman year. In 2015, he was the leading receiving for the 2015 team. As a senior for the 2016 team, he was third in the

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with 10 receiving touchdowns and led the Big Ten in yards per reception. As a senior, he was named a Second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection at wide receiver.

Early life

Yancey was born in

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. He attended Young Middle School. He then attended

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in Atlanta, where he was a two-sport star in football and track. As a sophomore, he led Mays in receiving touchdowns, but the team fell in their first round playoff game. As a junior, Yancey had 28 receptions for 561 yards and seven touchdowns. Mays compiled a 5–5 record and Yancey had 29 catches for over 600 yards and eight touchdowns his senior year. Yancey played very well as a senior in high school, and he was voted Second-team All-State by the Georgia Sportswriters Association and Class AAAAAA All-Region as a wide receiver. His All-State selection got him invited to the state East–West All-Star game. In addition to football, Yancey also was a competitor in

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. Yancey was one of the state's top sprinters, and he was the first runner to use the signature "truetrot" technique in the state of Georgia. He finished 10th GHSA Boys 5A State Championships in the

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with a time of 11.20 seconds. Regarded as a three-star recruit by ''

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'', Yancey was not ranked as a

in the state of Georgia, and the No. 116 nationally by

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. According to '' Scout.com'', he was ranked as the No. 143 wide receiver in the nation. He was unrated among

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player in the state of Georgia class of 2012 by ''Rivals.com'', the 11th best wide receiver in Georgia class of 2012 by ''Scout.com'', and the 88th best

in the class by ''

''. He chose Purdue over a scholarship offers from

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, Florida International,

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and Wake Forest.

College career

Yancey received an

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to attend

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, where he played for coach

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team from

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. During his career he played in 39 games and caught 141 passes for 2,344 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Freshman season (2013)

Yancey came into Purdue with the intention of playing right away and he was expected to make an impact. He played in 2013 as a true freshman and got off to a modest start. Yancey only recorded one reception for 27 yards in his first game of the season. Yancey continued his slow pace recording just one reception for 5 yards over the next three games. Things started to turn around on September 28 when he posted 117-receiving yards against

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. He topped that performance the ensuing week after he produced a 146-yard performance on October 12 against

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that included posting a 55-yard receiving touchdown. He then went quiet for Purdue for during the next 3 weeks, recording just a single reception for 5 yards. He returned to making an impact on November game against

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that included an 83-yard receiving yards. Due to a

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injury, he did not play in the game against Illinois. He finished up his final game of his freshman season with his best reception performance of his career. With 11 receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown against

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in the

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game. He was named to the 2013 All-Freshman Team by

as a wide receiver.

Sophomore season (2014)

Yancey entered the season as a preseason candidate to reach 1,000 yards receiving by

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. After being held without a reception in the opener, Yancey recorded his first reception of the season against

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. On September 13, Yancey posted his third career touchdown against Notre Dame, by receiving a second quarter 19-yard pass. He recorded a season high 4 receptions on September 20. Yancey struggled the rest of the season, recording just 5 receptions for 60 yards and one touchdown over the final 8 games.

Junior season (2015)

Prior to the 2015 season, Yancey was looking to bounce back after a down sophomore year. He opened the season with 5 receptions for 78 yards against

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on September 6. The following week, he added 68 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown reception, against

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on 2 receptions. On September 19, he connected with quarterback

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for 2 receptions for 24 yards against

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. With Purdue making a change to

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at quarterback, Yancey had 4 receptions for 80 yards against

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, including a 45-yard touchdown reception. He returned to the field October 3, to post 68 yards on 4 receptions against

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in the 2015 Big Ten Conference season opener. Over the next two weeks, Yancey was shut out against

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and had just a 3-yard reception against

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. Two weeks later, Yancey caught 5 passes for 111 yards and a career-high 2 touchdowns against

. On November 7, he had 5 receptions for 51 yards, including a 25-yarder against

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. The following week, he had 4 receptions for 39 yards against Northwestern. Yancey followed that up with a season-high 9 receptions and 117 yards, but no touchdowns against

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. He finished his season with 7 receptions for 61 yards against

in the 2015 edition of the

Senior season (2016)

Yancey’s first catch of the 2016 season was a 35-yard touchdown reception against

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. He posted his first 100-yard game of the season against

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on September 3, when he tallied 113 receiving yards on 7 receptions. On September 24, Yancey posted 7 receptions for 78 yards against

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. The following week, he posted 4 receptions for 40 yards against

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on October 1, and he added 33 yards on 3 receptions against

on October 8. On October 15, he posted 92 yards and a touchdown on 2 receptions against

. Yancey had four receptions for 100 yards including a 88-yard touchdown against the 8th ranked

on October 22 and two receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown against

on October 29. On November 5, he had 4 receptions for 126 yards including a 60-yard touchdown reception against

. He posted three receptions for 35 yards against Northwestern on November 12. Yancey had his greatest career game on November 19 against #7

with 6 receptions for a career-high 155 yards and tied a career-high with 2 touchdowns. In his final regular season game against

, Yancey posted six receptions for eight yards and a touchdown, which gave him 20 career touchdown receptions and broke a tie with

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and Calvin Williams for 7th place in the school's career receiving touchdown list. Following the season, Yancey was named Third Team All-Big Ten by the coaches, and Second-team All-Big Ten by the media. Yancey finished his college career with 141 receptions for 2,344 yards and 20 touchdowns as a receiver as well as four career

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. His 2,344 placed him seventh in Purdue history for career receiving yards. Yancey was named to the East roster for the 2017 East–West Shrine Game.

College statistics

Source:

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Yancey was drafted by the

in the fifth round of the

with the 175th overall selection after the team traded their fifth-round pick (172nd overall) to the

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in order to move back to the #175 pick in order to select Yancey as well as receive the 238th pick (

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). He was signed to a contract on May 5, 2017. He was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the

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the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 2, 2018. On September 1, 2018, Yancey was waived by the Packers. He was signed to the practice squad on October 4, 2018. He was released on October 16, 2018.

New York Jets

On December 17, 2018, Yancey was signed to the

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practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 31, 2018. He was waived on May 14, 2019.

Tennessee Titans

On August 10, 2019, Yancey was signed by the

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. He was waived on August 31, 2019.

New York Guardians

In October 2019, Yancey was the first player taken by the

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of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Draft. He was placed on

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before the start of the season on January 21, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

References

External links

Purdue Boilermakers bio
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