Kenny Yeboah
Kenneth Yeboah (born October 30, 1998) is an American football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple and Ole Miss. Early years. Yeboah was born and originally grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, before his family moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, after his sophomore year in high school. He enrolled at Parkland High School and was a starter on the basketball and football teams. Yeboah had 47 receptions for 773 yards and 13 touchdowns in his junior season. As a senior, he caught 72 passes for 1,160  yards and 14 touchdowns and had five interceptions on defense and was named Class AAAA All-State. Yeboah committed to play college football at Temple over offers from Towson, Old Dominion and New Hampshire. College career. As a freshman, Yeboah played in one game and caught a 15 yard pass before redshirting the season in order to transition from wide receiver to tight end. He had 14 receptions for 136 yards in his redshirt freshman season. Yeboah finished his redshirt sophomore season with 13 catches for 154 yards and one touchdown. After the season, Yeboah entered the transfer portal to  play at another program for his final season of eligibility. Yeboah originally committed to transfer to Baylor in order to play for Matt Rhule, who had previously coached him at Temple, but de-committed after Rhule left the school to become the head coach of the Carolina Panthers. He ultimately transferred to Ole Miss for his final season. Yeboah set a school record for most receiving yards in a game by a tight end with 181 on seven receptions and two touchdowns on October 10, 2020 in a 63-48 loss to Alabama. Yeboah announced on December 17, 2020, that  he would forgo the remainder of the 2020 season and enter the NFL draft. He finished the season with 27 receptions for 524 yards and six touchdowns. Professional career. Yeboah signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2021. He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. Yeboah was elevated to the active roster on October 9, 2021, for the team's week 5 game against the Atlanta Falcons and made his NFL debut in the game. On November 16, 2021, Yeboah was signed to  the active roster. In a January 2, 2022 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Yeboah collected his first two NFL receptions (for a total of 36 yards), both from quarterback Zach Wilson.