Jeff Yeates

Jeffrey Lee Yeates (born August 3, 1951) is a former American football defensive lineman. He played college football at Boston College. He was drafted in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 1973 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.

Jeff Yeates

No. 62, 79
Position:	Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born:	(1951-08-03) August 3, 1951 (age 74) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:	Tonawanda (NY) Cardinal O'Hara
College:	Boston College
NFL draft:	1973: 4th round, 103rd pick
Career history
Buffalo Bills (1973-1976) Atlanta Falcons (1976-1984)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-East (1971) Second-team All-East (1972)
Career NFL statistics
GP / GS: 138 / 84 Sacks: 7 FF / FR: 0 / 8 Interceptions: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Career

In 1971 Yeates was named to the UPI All-East all-star team,^[1][2] as well as the AP All-East all-star team.^[3]

Yeates was selected in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 1973 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.^[4][5] After appearing in three games for the Bills in 1976, he was waived,^[6][7] and later signed by the Atlanta Falcons.^[8] In September 1977, he was waived by the Falcons.^[9] In 1978, he became a starter after Claude Humphrey retired.^[10] In 1980, when the Falcons switched to a 3-4 defense, Yeates was a starting defensive end alongside Jeff Merrow.^[11] He was released by the Falcons in August 1984.^[12][13]