Craig Yeast

Craig Nelson Yeast (born November 20, 1976) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College, a position he has held since December 2018. Yeast played professionally as a wide receiver and kick returner in National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Jets and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college football at the University of Kentucky.

Craig Yeast
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Born: (1976-11-20) November 20, 1976
Danville, Kentucky
Career information
Position(s)Wide receiver, kick returner
CollegeKentucky
NFL draft1999 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98
Drafted byCincinnati Bengals
Career history
As player
1999–2000Cincinnati Bengals
2001New York Jets
2002–2006Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2008Saskatchewan Roughriders

High school career

Yeast played quarterback and running back for Harrodsburg High School in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Harrodsburg High School merged with Mercer County Senior High School in 2006.

College career

Yeast played college football at the University of Kentucky for four seasons, from 1995 to 1998. When he graduated, Yeast was the all-time leader in career receptions in the history of the Southeastern Conference, with 208 catches, and was second in career receiving yards with 2,899. In 1998, he returned three kickoffs and one punt for touchdowns. As a senior, he was a third team All-American according to College Football News, and was also a consensus All-Southeastern Conference first-team selection and a semi-finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award. Yeast was also a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

NFL career

Yeast was the third pick of the fourth round in the 1999 NFL draft. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Jets. His best NFL season came as a Bengal in 2000 when he caught 24 passes for 301 yards (12.5 average) and had one rushing attempt for 15 yards.

CFL career

In four seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Yeast had 158 pass receptions for 2,706 yards (17.1 yards per catch) and 13 touchdowns. In 2004 Yeast had 59 catches for 1,184 yards (20.1 average) and 8 touchdowns. In 2005 Yeast had 65 catches for 1,010 yards (15.5 average) and 3 touchdowns. On July 29, 2006, Yeast was released by the Tiger-Cats. Following his years as a Tiger-Cat, Yeast had a short stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[1]

Coaching career

After one season as head coach at Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Kentucky, Yeast became wide receiver coach at Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio. On March 3, 2014, he became the head football coach at Fremont Ross High School in Fremont, Ohio.[2] December 2018, Yeast was hired as the head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Kentucky Wesleyan 1–101–6T–7th
Kentucky Wesleyan: 1–101–6
Total:1–10

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2007-07-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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