Yodny Cajuste (born February 21, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at West Virginia.
 Cajuste at 2018 Big 12 Media Days | |||||||
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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) | ||||||
| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 3 / pick: 101 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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College career
editCajuste 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 Conference Second Team honors. During his final season, 2018, he earned multiple honors including Football Writers Association of America 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
edit| 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] | ||||||||||||
New England Patriots
editCajuste 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 season 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]
On May 18, 2023, Cajuste was waived by New England.[7]
New York Jets
editOn May 30, 2023, Cajuste signed with the New York Jets.[8] He was waived/injured on August 8, 2023.[9] After going unclaimed, he reverted to the team’s injured reserve list.[10] He was released on August 17.
New York Giants
editOn October 11, 2023, Cajuste signed with the practice squad of the New York Giants.[11] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Giants signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on August 20, 2024.[13] He was released on September 4.[14]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Patriots waive Yodny Cajuste, closing the book on disappointing 2019 draft class". CBS News - Boston. May 18, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Hare, Jacob (May 30, 2023). "Former Patriots OL Yodny Cajuste Signs With AFC East Rival". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Riccette, Billy (August 8, 2023). "JJets bring back Grant Hermanns, waive/injure Yodny Cajuste". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jets' Yodny Cajuste: Reverts to injured reserve". CBSSports.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Citak, Matt (October 11, 2023). "Giants sign veteran OT Yodny Cajuste to practice squad". Giants.com.
- ^ "Giants sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Citak, Matt (August 20, 2024). "Giants sign 3 defenders; DL Ryder Anderson waived/injured". Giants.com.
- ^ "Yodny Cajuste: Reaches injury settlement". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2024.