Craig Nelson Yeast was born on November 20,1976 and is an American football coach and former player who is the head football coach at Mercer County Senior High School in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
15 Facts About Craig Yeast
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Craig Yeast is the former head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
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Craig Yeast played quarterback and running back for Harrodsburg High School in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
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Craig Yeast played college football at the University of Kentucky from 1995 to 1998.
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When he graduated, Craig Yeast was the all-time leader in career receptions in the history of the Southeastern Conference, with 208 catches, and was second in career receiving yards with 2,899.
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Craig Yeast was a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
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Craig Yeast was the third pick of the fourth round in the 1999 NFL draft.
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Craig Yeast played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Jets.
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In four seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, Craig Yeast had 158 pass receptions for 2,706 yards and 13 touchdowns.
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In 2004 Craig Yeast had 59 catches for 1,184 yards and 8 touchdowns.
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In 2005 Craig Yeast had 65 catches for 1,010 yards and three touchdowns.
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On July 29,2006, Craig Yeast was released by the Tiger-Cats.
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Later, after one season as head coach at Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Kentucky, Craig Yeast became wide receiver coach at Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio.
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December 2018, Craig Yeast was hired as the head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky.
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Craig Yeast resigned on February 15,2022, to become the head coach at Mercer County in his hometown.