32 Facts About DeAngelo Yancey

DeAngelo L Yancey was born on November 18,1994 and is an American former professional football wide receiver.

DeAngelo Yancey was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft.

DeAngelo Yancey totaled 2,344 career receiving yards and 20 receiving touchdowns during his college career.

DeAngelo 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.

DeAngelo Yancey finished 10th GHSA Boys 5A State Championships in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.20 seconds.

DeAngelo Yancey was unrated among high school football player in the state of Georgia class of 2012 by Rivals.

DeAngelo Yancey chose Purdue over a scholarship offers from Buffalo, Florida International, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, NC State and Wake Forest.

DeAngelo Yancey received an athletic scholarship to attend Purdue University, where he played for coach Darrell Hazell's Purdue Boilermakers football team from 2013 to 2016.

DeAngelo Yancey came into Purdue with the intention of playing right away and he was expected to make an impact.

DeAngelo Yancey played in 2013 as a true freshman and got off to a modest start.

DeAngelo Yancey only recorded one reception for 27 yards in his first game of the season.

DeAngelo Yancey continued his slow pace recording just one reception for 5 yards over the next three games.

DeAngelo Yancey then went quiet for Purdue for during the next 3 weeks, recording just a single reception for 5 yards.

DeAngelo Yancey finished up his final game of his freshman season with his best reception performance of his career.

DeAngelo Yancey was named to the 2013 All-Freshman Team by Big Ten Network as a wide receiver.

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

DeAngelo Yancey struggled the rest of the season, recording just 5 receptions for 60 yards and one touchdown over the final 8 games.

DeAngelo Yancey returned to the field October 3, to post 68 yards on 4 receptions against Michigan State in the 2015 Big Ten Conference season opener.

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

DeAngelo Yancey followed that up with a season-high 9 receptions and 117 yards, but no touchdowns against Iowa.

DeAngelo Yancey finished his season with 7 receptions for 61 yards against Indiana in the 2015 edition of the Old Oaken Bucket.

DeAngelo Yancey's first catch of the 2016 season was a 35-yard touchdown reception against Eastern Kentucky.

DeAngelo Yancey finished his college career with 141 receptions for 2,344 yards and 20 touchdowns as a receiver as well as four career tackles.

DeAngelo Yancey's 2,344 placed him seventh in Purdue history for career receiving yards.

DeAngelo Yancey was signed to a contract on May 5,2017.

DeAngelo Yancey was waived by the Packers on September 2,2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.

On September 1,2018, DeAngelo Yancey was waived by the Packers.

DeAngelo Yancey was signed to the practice squad on October 4,2018.

On December 17,2018, DeAngelo Yancey was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.

In October 2019, DeAngelo Yancey was the first player taken by the New York Guardians of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Draft.

DeAngelo Yancey was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season on January 21,2020.

DeAngelo Yancey had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.