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2017 Football Roster

8 Jerryl Yarbrough

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Austin, Texas
  • Prev School Connally HS
  • Major Accounting/Finance

Biography

At Midwestern State

Senior (2017)
played in each of MSU's 11 games making one start as Y receiver... finished season with 19 receptions for 227 yards and four touchdowns... made season-high six catches for 60 yards in a 45-42 overtime win against Tarleton State (11/4)... made three catches for 49 yards including TD receptions of 25 and 10 yards in MSU's LSC title clinching 56-43 win at Eastern New Mexico (11/11)... had campaign-high four receptions for 32 yards in a 45-3 win over West Texas A&M (10/21)... made three catches for 50 yards with a 26-yard TD in lone start against Western New Mexico (9/30)... closed career with 52 receptions for 712 yards and 10 touchdowns...

Junior (2016)
played in 10 games making two starts at wide receiver... closed campaign with 14 receptions for 194 yards and five touchdowns... scored two touchdowns within 20 seconds as MSU overcame a 17-0 deficit to lead 28-24 after keyed by two Yarbrough TDs including a 28-yard catch with 1:12 to play and a 34-yard strike following a successful on-side recovery with 52 seconds go against Eastern New Mexico (11/12)... closed season with a bang catching two passes for 62 yards and two TDs against Eastern New Mexico (11/12) before catching a campaign-high four passes for 50 yards and another score in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs at Ferris State (11/19)... notched three receptions for 39 yards including the go-ahead 10-yard TD catch with 16 seconds to play in a 28-21 victory over Angelo State (10/15)...

Junior (2015)
attended MSU, but did not play football...

Sophomore (2014)
competed in 10 games as a reserve wide receiver... caught 11 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown... made season-high three catches for 34 yards at Tarleton State (9/27)... caught a 14-yard pass for a touchdown against McMurry (10/18)... recorded two receptions for 44 yards in the LSC Playoffs against Tarleton State (11/15)...

Redshirt Freshman (2013)
started all 10 games as a redshirt freshman for the Mustangs at receiver... collected eight receptions for 145 yards, with a long of 24... averaged 18.1 yards per reception and 14.5 yards a game for the Mustangs... recorded five grabs for 20 or more yards during the season... caught two passes for 38 yards, including his season-long 24-yard reception, in the Comcast SportsNet Houston regionally televised win against Texas A&M-Kingsville... put up two grabs for 38 yards again the following week against McMurry...

Freshman (2012)
served redshirt season...

At Pflugerville Connally High School
District 16-4A Receiver of the Year and first-team all-district selection for coach Howard McMahan... collected 37 passes for 865 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior for the Cougars... caught nine passes for 207 yards as a junior... team captain as a senior...

Personal
son of Jerryl E. Yarbrough and Debbie Alexander... born  April 18, 1994...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 205 lbs
  • 12

    2013Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 200 lbs
    12
  • 8

    2014Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 200 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 200 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 205 lbs
    8