T.J. YATESYates, Taylor JonathanHeight: 6-4 Weight: 216 Born: May 28, 1987 Marietta, GA High School: Pope (Marietta, GA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 2008 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 2009 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 2010 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (152nd overall) 2011 Houston Texans |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 11 | QB | 6 | 5 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 13 | QB | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 13 | QB | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL | 13 | QB | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 6 | QB | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 2 | QB | 4 | 3 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 22 | 10 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/30/2011 | 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 7/31/2011 | 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL |
| Traded | 6/19/2014 | 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL |
| Released | 9/5/2015 | 2015 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2015 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 10/28/2015 | 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/21/2015 | 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2016 | 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 12/13/2016 | 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL |
| Signed | 4/10/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/5/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Released (Injured) | 9/12/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 11/3/2017 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 23 | 23 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 50 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL | 17 | 17 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 132 | 132 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 206 | 206 | 18.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 428 | 428 | 0 | 0 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 28 | 107 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 134 | 82 | 61.2 | 49 | 949 | 7.1 | 11.6 | 50 | 3 | 2.2 | 3 | 2.2 | 15 | 74 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 80.7 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 5 | 38 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 5 | 113 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2014 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2014 ATL NFL | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 | 21.3 | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 77.1 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 57 | 28 | 49.1 | 28 | 370 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 61t | 3 | 5.3 | 1 | 1.8 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 80.3 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 97 | 47 | 48.5 | 47 | 523 | 5.4 | 11.1 | 40 | 4 | 4.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 13 | 75 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 65.8 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 324 | 179 | 55.2 | 134 | 2057 | 6.3 | 11.5 | 61t | 10 | 3.1 | 11 | 3.4 | 36 | 189 | 107 | 26 | 4 | 70.7 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Houston Texans (NFL)2017 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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