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2020 Football Roster

Kenny Yeboah
Kenny Yeboah
Kenny Yeboah
Kenny Yeboah
Kenny Yeboah
Kenny Yeboah
Kenny Yeboah
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Kenny Yeboah

  • Position:
    TE
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    1
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    240
  • Hometown:
    Allentown, Pa.
  • High School:
    Parkland
  • Prev. College:
    Temple
  • Major:
    Health Promotion
 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2020 All-SEC Third Team (Phil Steele)
 • 2020 John Mackey Award Watch List 

2020 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Started first eight games of the season at tight end before deciding to forgo final two games in order to begin preparation for the 2021 NFL Draft ... Finished second on the team in receptions (27) and receiving yards (524) ... His six receiving touchdowns ranked No. 7 amongst FBS tight ends ... His 244 yards after catch were the fifth-most this season by a tight end ... vs. Mississippi State (11/28/20): Earned the start at tight end and hauled in two catches for 15 yards ... vs. South Carolina (11/14/20): Caught three passes for 39 yards in the victory ... at Vanderbilt (10/31/20): Hauled in three catches for 32 yards and two touchdowns ... vs. Auburn (10/24/20): Caught four passes for a team-high 83 yards ... at Arkansas (10/17/20): Started at tight end, playing 91-of-92 offensive snaps ... Didn’t record any stats ... vs. #2 Alabama (10/10/20): Caught all seven of his targets for a career-high 181 yards and two TDs ... His receiving 181 yards are the most yards ever by a Rebel tight end ... Was the highest graded offensive player (85.5) ... at Kentucky (10/3/20): Caught three passes for 83 yards and a touchdown in his second start as a Rebel ... vs. #5 Florida (9/26/20): Made Ole Miss debut, earning the start at tight end ... Hauled in a career high five receptions for 91 yards and one TD ... Was on the John Mackey Award watch list ... Member of the 2020 signing class ... Enrolled early and participated in spring workouts.

TEMPLE: Appeared in 38 career games at Temple from 2016-19, including 11 starts at tight end … Hauled in 47 catches for 538 yards and six touchdowns over his four years with the Owls … Had his best statistical year at Temple in 2019 … Appeared in 11 games with eight starts for the Owls as a redshirt junior … Tallied 19 catches for 233 yards and five touchdowns in 2019… Had career day vs. Tulane (11/16/19) , tallying five catches for 63 yards and two TDs … Became the first tight end in school history to tally a multi-touchdown game … Saw action in all 13 games in 2018, primarily on special teams and reserve role at tight end ... Scored first touchdown of career at Maryland on a 47-yard reception … Played in 12 games, with one start as a redshirt freshman in 2017 … Made first career start vs. UMass ... Had career-high four receptions for 73 yards vs. UConn … Was part of the 2016 recruiting class.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year letterwinner at Parkland Senior High in Allentown, Pa. ... Played defensive back, wide receiver, and also punted and kicked ... Holds the school records for receptions in a season (72), career receptions (119), and receiving touchdowns in a season (14) ... Was the first player to top 1,000 receiving yards in a season ... Earned all state, all-area and all-league honors as a senior after hauling in 72 passes for 1,160 yards and 14 scores to go along with five interceptions ... Also lettered twice in basketball … Coached by Jim Morgans.

PERSONAL: Son of George and Mouna Holt-Yeboah … Full name is Kenneth Yeboah … Born: Oct. 30, 1998 … Earned his bachelor’s degree in advertising at Temple … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2020 ... Pursuing a master’s in health promotion.