Yodny Cajuste
Yodny Cajuste (born February 21, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia.
 Cajuste at 2018 Big 12 Media Days | |||||
| No. 72 – New England Patriots | |||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born: | February 21, 1996 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Miramar (FL) | ||||
| College: | West Virginia (2014–2018) | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 101 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
College career
Cajust played college football for West Virginia. He redshirted during the 2014 season. During the 2015 season he started 6 games before suffering an injury against Baylor. He would return at the end of the season however, as the Mountaineers won the Cactus Bowl. In 2016, he sustained a season ending injury during the first game of the season against Missouri. During 2017, he started 13 games for the Mountaineers and earned All Big 12 Second Team honors. During his final season, 2018, he earned multiple honors including FWAA All-American (Second Team), Phil Steele All-America (Second Team), Athlon Sports All-America (Fourth Team), Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year, and All-Big 12 Conference First Team.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
312 lb (142 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) | 32 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Cajuste was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (101st overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[3] He was placed on the non-football injury list to start the season after undergoing quad surgery.
On September 10, 2020, Cajuste was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[4]
Cajuste entered the 2021 as a backup tackle for the Patriots. He made his first career starts in Weeks 5 and 6 at right tackle.
On October 1, 2022, Cajuste was placed on injured reserve with a thumb injury.[5] He was activated on October 29.[6]
References
- "Yodny Cajuste Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- "Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia, OT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- Buchmasser, Bernd (April 26, 2019). "NFL draft 2019: Patriots draft OT Yodny Cajuste with the 101st pick". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Patriots Place OL Yodny Cajuste on IR". Patriots.com. September 10, 2020.
- "Patriots Elevate OL Marcus Cannon from the Practice Squad to the Active Roster; Place OL Yodny Cajuste on Injured Reserve". Patriots.com. October 1, 2022.
- "Patriots Activate OL Yodny Cajuste to the 53-Man Roster from Injured Reserve; Place Rookie OL Chasen Hines on Injured Reserve; Elevate OL Kody Russey to the Active Roster". Patriots.com. October 29, 2022.