Joseph Yearby
Introduction
Joseph Yearby is an American football Running back for the Miami Hurricanes. He was a backup to running back Duke Johnson as a freshman, but started in his sophomore year. Mark Walton started over him in his junior year. In his sophomore year, he became just the ninth player from the University of Miami to surpass 1,000 yards in a season.
College career
Yearby was a 4-Star recruit coming out of Miami Central High School. He committed to Miami in February 26,2013.
College statistics
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | GP | Att | Yards | Avg | TDs | Rec | Yards | TDs |
| 2014 | Miami | 12 | 86 | 509 | 5.9 | 1 | 8 | 118 | 1 |
| 2015 | Miami | 13 | 205 | 1,002 | 4.9 | 6 | 23 | 273 | 2 |
| 2016 | Miami | 12 | 99 | 592 | 6.0 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 0 |
| College Totals | 37 | 390 | 2,103 | 5.4 | 14 | 41 | 456 | 3 | |
Yearby played in 12 games in his Freshman year, rushed for 509 yards in 86 carries for 1 TD also caught 8 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown. In his sophomore year he played in 13 games rushing for 1,002 yards and 6 touchdowns also added 23 receptions for 273 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was named to the third-team All-ACC after his 2015 campaign.
Following the completion of his Junior season, on January 3, 2017 the University of Miami announced that Yearby would forego his Senior season to enter the NFL draft.