Yodny Cajuste

Yodny Cajuste (born February 21, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia.

Yodny Cajuste
Cajuste at 2018 Big 12 Media Days
No. 72 – New England Patriots
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-21) February 21, 1996
Miami, Florida
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Miramar (FL)
College:West Virginia
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 101
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2021
Games played:7
Games started:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Cajust 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 Second Team honors. During his final season, 2018, he earned multiple honors including FWAA 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
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand spanBench press
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]

Cajuste 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]

References
  1. "Yodny Cajuste Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. "Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia, OT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  3. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Patriots Place OL Yodny Cajuste on IR". Patriots.com. September 10, 2020.


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