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T.J. Yeldon
All-State Team
Year
Class
Position
Team
Source
2011
6A
RB
1st
ASWA
Awards
Year
Award
Position
Class
Source
2011
AL-MS Game
RB
Sr.
2011
Mr. Football
RB
Sr.
ASWA
2011
6A Back of the Year
RB
Sr.
ASWA
2011
Super 12
RB
Sr.
ASWA
2011
All American
RB
Sr.
U.S. Army
Born:
High School: Daphne
Position: Running Back
Height/Weight: 6'2" / 210
Senior Season: 2011
College: Alabama
High School Bio:
As just a freshman for the Daphne Trojans, Yeldon rushed for 227 yards and one score while hauling in 131 receiving yards and a touchdown through the air. He followed that up with 1,121 yards on 201 carries as a sophomore and 34 catches for 361 yards and one touchdown receiving.
Yeldon totaled 1,112 yards and 18 scores on the ground as a junior in 2010 while also catching a career best 34 passes for 504 yards and five touchdowns. As a senior he rushed for an amazing 2,193 yards on 232 carries and scored 31 touchdowns in 2011, averaging 9.5 yards per carry. He also caught 19 passes for 506 yards and a score as a senior for the Trojans.
He finished his high school career with 4,653 yards on the ground with 65 rushing touchdowns while accounting for 1,502 receiving yards and eight scores. T.J. accumulated 6,155 yards from scrimmage in four years with 73 touchdowns while playing in Alabamas highest classification.
Yeldon was named as Mr. Football in the state of Alabama by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, was named as the Back of the Year for class 6A and a first-team All-State selection by the ASWA. He played in the U.S. Army All American game and the Alabama-Mississippi All Star Classic .
He was a second-team USA Today High School All-American and was selected to the Orlando Sentinels All-Southern team following his senior season at Daphne.
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